Democratic nomination for supervisor still up for grabs; Boswell, Vandall win

Nearly 3,000 votes were cast in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election and Democrats still don’t have a candidate for Jasper County Supervisor. None of the four candidates on the ballot managed to earn the 35 percent of the vote needed to secure the party’s nomination. Denny Stevenson led all candidates with 861 votes, followed by Jerry Sawin with 766, Sandy Shaver with 670 and incumbent Max Worthington with 615. Total ballots cast in the Democratic primary numbered 2,980 — 28.28 percent of registered Democrat voters, while Republican turnout was lower with 716 ballots for a total of 9.99 percent of registered Republicans. Rep. Leonard Boswell cruised to an easy victory in Jasper County over challenger Ed Fallon 1,993 to 929 in Iowa’s 3rd co