The Redman transition, printed with both of its branches

3 November 2026 · 1 January 2027

Commissioner District 1 changed hands on 3 November 2026; whether that change touches North Liberty waits on the district gap above. The unofficial results, published from the County Clerk's precinct summary report and unofficial until the Election Board certifies them: Bill Redman (D) 16,735 votes, 58.4 percent; Carl H. Baxmeyer (R) 11,924, 41.6 percent, all 68 precincts reporting. The Tribune's election-night blog carried Redman at about 60 percent on the night; the clerk-sourced totals above are the more precise record, and both print. Baxmeyer remains the District 1 holder through 31 December 2026; Redman's term, if the certification stands, begins 1 January 2027. If Liberty Township lies in District 1, the town's commissioner transitions Baxmeyer to Redman on that date; if it lies in District 2 or District 3, its holder is Rafael Morton or Anthony "Tony" Hazen and the Redman transition does not touch this town. This build does not choose between the branches: the district gap's settlers decide it, and the transition will print in its single true form when they do. The same discipline governs the council transitions reached at county strength — District A, Joseph G. Thomas to Mike Hamann; District B, Amy Drake to Ranjan Rohatgi; District C, Daniel J. Schaetzle to Jan Cervelli; District E, Diana L. Hess to Lori A. Camp, uncontested — all unofficial, all for terms from 1 January 2027, and District H's Tanner re-elected unopposed, a holder continuing, no transition. One name in that record prints two ways and stands unresolved: the District C Republican nominee is "James A. O'Brien" in the results and candidate lists and "Jamie O'Brien" in a race preview; the Clerk's certified summary settles the name.