Boone is going to have a highly contested race for mayor and multiple Boone City Council races on Nov. 4.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Early voting begins Oct. 15 and lasts through Nov. 3. The last day to submit a request for a mailed ballot is Oct. 20.
Boone voters may find their precincts and view this year’s candidates on the Boone County website.
Here’s who’s running in Boone’s city elections this year:
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Boone mayor
Four candidates are competing for Boone’s mayoral seat.
Boone Mayor Elijah Stines is seeking reelection for another two-year term. He was elected in 2023, beating out two other candidates with 41% of the vote.
He was the city’s first new mayor in 20 years.
Stines is being challenged this November by Dave Casotti, Erin Drake and Cole Eric Perkins.
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Boone City Council
Boone has two contested city council races. Jordan Hammer and Autumn Weaver for the Ward 1 seat, while incumbent Linda Williamson will face off against Ginny Mitchell for an at-large seat.
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Incumbents Lisa Kahookele and Kole Hilsabeck are running to keep their respective Ward 3 and 5 seats.
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Celia Brocker is a government, crime, political and education reporter for the Ames Tribune. She can be reached at CBrocker@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Ames Tribune: Who’s running for Boone city council, mayor in the 2025 election?