Orange City voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a rare four-candidate runoff to decide two city council seats — and the unofficial results are now in.
According to the Sioux County Auditor’s Office, 660 ballots were cast, for a 15.1% turnout among eligible Orange City voters.
The top two finishers were:
Mark Scallon – 383 votes
Andrew Bloemendaal – 343 votes
They were followed by:
Adam Howerzyl – 329 votes
Tony Vande Brake – 215 votes
Write-ins – 3 votes
The runoff was triggered after eight candidates competed for the two open seats in November, and no candidate received enough votes to win outright under Iowa’s runoff provision. The top four — Scallon, Bloemendaal, Howerzyl, and Vande Brake — advanced to Tuesday’s final vote.
Sioux County Elections Administrator Ashley Riibe previously explained that all registered voters within Orange City were eligible to vote in the runoff, which was held at Orange City City Hall.
