Henry County Election Results

NEW LONDON — The election season is over for 2023 and with it is a respite from political ads.

This was the year for a school board election. Three seats were open, with Tasha Gipple the only incumbent seeking re-election. Jesse Howard and Tim Myers declined to run again. Five candidates ran with these results:

•Mike McBeth — 332*

•Jen Loyd — 260*

•Becky Hays — 248*

•Tasha Gipple — 215

•Dana Cole — 183

There were nine write-in votes.

Both public measures, impacting the school, passed with comfortable margins. The NL Public Measure JZ (PPEL) had a total of 379 votes counted with 245 “yes” votes to 134 “no” votes or 64.6% for passage.

The NL Revenue Purpose Statement 44-KA, better known as the “SAVE statewide penny tax,” had a total of 447 votes counted with 357 “yes” votes to 90 “no” votes or 79.9% for passage.

In New London City Government, all three candidates ran unopposed. Kirk Mille returns as Mayor. Incumbent Travis Benz returns to the Council, and Dawn Sines wins the third open seat.

Henry County officials elected to 4-year terms:

•Supervisor — Greg Moeller — 2020

•Supervisor — Marc Lindeen — 2022

•Supervisor — Chad White — 2020

•Auditor — Shelly Barber — 2020

•Recorder — Mindy Fitzgibbon — 2022

•Attorney — Darin Stater — 2022

•Sheriff — Rich McNamee — 2020

Jesse Howard won the election for Board Member Director 1 for Southeastern Community College with 788 votes beating out Mark Hempen (665) and Ryan Coop (261) in the process.