Iowa City Council Primary Election Unofficial Results: Hayek, Payne, Patel and Mitchell Move On

Your unofficial Iowa City City Council election primary results are in, and four candidates have been selected to move on to the Nov. 8 election, where they will compete for two At-Large Spots on the city council.

The winners of the primary, if the numbers hold up, are current , Raj Patel, and . The four were picked by voters from a pool of seven At-Large candidates.

Hayek, Patel and Payne cruised to victory with comfortable margins, with Hayek's 1,662 votes by far the highest of any of the seven candidates. In contrast, Jarrett Mitchell finished with 364 votes, just 17 more votes than Mark McCallum, his nearest competitor.

The total turnout was 2,598 voters out of 50,820 registered voters. Here is a detailed breakdown from where in Iowa City the votes came from.

The results are scheduled to be officially certified by a canvass of votes at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 13.

Local politics blogger John Deeth provides some analysis of the election results.

Results 

Total Turnout = 2,598 (out of 50,820 registered voters)

Josh Eklow = 127 votes

Richard Finley = 213 votes

Matt Hayek = 1,662 votes

Mark McCallum = 347 votes

Jarrett Mitchell = 364 votes

Raj Patel = 920 votes

Michelle L. Payne = 989 votes

Write-Ins = 62 votes