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Scott County board certifies Davenport City primary canvass after auditor reports 5,093 ballots
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Summary
The Scott County board met Oct. 9, 2025, approved a motion to canvass the Davenport City primary and certified results after the county auditor reported 5,093 ballots cast and 7.8% turnout; five board members voted "aye."
On Oct. 9, 2025, the Scott County board met at 4:30 p.m. and voted to canvass and certify the Davenport City primary election results after the county auditor delivered the official tally.
"So we had a total of 5,093 voters that cast ballots, and the turnout was 7.8%, which is actually about 2% higher than it was back in 2023. So that is a good thing for us," said Unidentified Speaker 3, the county auditor, presenting results from the Oct. 7 primary. The auditor named candidates advancing to the November election in several contests, including mayoral candidates Judith Lee and Jason Gordon and ward contenders Paul Vasquez and Jim Cuntweiss (3rd Ward), John Blanc and Tim Kelly (5th Ward), and Chris Jerome and Mark Holloway (7th Ward).
Unidentified Speaker 3 also said the October vote was a "warm up" and that officials expect "about 15% turnout for November," noting the county's November 2023 turnout was approximately 17%.
Following the report, Unidentified Speaker 1 asked for a motion to canvass the Davenport City primary votes. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to "canvass of votes for the Davenport City primary election," and the motion was seconded. The board approved the canvass on a roll-call vote recorded as five "aye" votes: Peck, Verbiestko, Dixon, Maxwell and Ashton. The presiding officer then announced, "The motion carries."
The meeting record contains inconsistent spellings of several members' names between the initial roll call and the vote: earlier roll-call responses are transcribed as "Beck" and "Rubiesco," while the subsequent vote lists "Peck" and "Verbiestko." The transcript itself shows those variations; the canvass was recorded as approved in the meeting.
After approving the canvass, the presiding officer invited any additional business and then moved the meeting to adjourn. The meeting concluded shortly thereafter.
Meeting details: special Scott County board meeting called to order Oct. 9, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.; auditor presented Davenport City primary results from Oct. 7; board voted to canvass and certified the results; meeting adjourned.
