MAYOR HAILA
IOWA STATE DAILY First Ames mayor-elect in 11 years 11.08.2017 No. 057 Vol 213
BY K.RAMBO @iowastatedaily.com John Haila came out of the corner of Arcadia where he was tucked away on the phone. The first thing he did as Ames’ new mayor-elect was hug one of his sons.
Haila, an Iowa State graduate, is the first mayor-elect since 2006 when Ann Campbell was sworn in as mayor. “I think he’ll bring a different perspective, fresh ideas, fresh blood... he’s more than ready,” Campbell said. Haila was overcome with emotion as results came in. “It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I’m humbled and honored,” Haila said. John Haila, president of the Ames Transit Agency Board of Directors, will begin his tenure as mayor of Ames in January when Ann Campbell retires. By a margin of 58.41 percent to 41.59 percent, Haila secured his seat as mayor.
Haila, who was involved with the Campustown Action Association from 2010 until 2014 and spent two years as president, will now serve Ames in the highest position in the city government. Haila is eager to get to work. “Build strong relationships with council, strength relationships between Iowa State, downtown, Campustown; my passion is working together for everybody,” Haila said. Haila campaigned on public sector job growth, public-private partnerships and increasing diversity in Ames. Haila repeatedly expressed his belief in strength in diverse points of view being represented. Haila’s son Nathan Haila was on hand for the Haila watch party at John Haila’s home. “It’s a really exciting time for us — we really want to do something great for the city of Ames as families,” Nathan Haila said.
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ISU students turn up for city elections BY DANIELLE.GEHR AND The 2017 Ames mayoral election ISAAC.CARSON yielded 8,124 votes. Out of 60,679 @iowastatedaily.com registered voters in Story county, 10,675 people voted, or 17.59 percent.
Daily reporters visited seven precincts where Iowa State students typically vote to get a feel for the student turnout. Arlene Boyington, a polling official at the Fire Service Training Bureau felt the turnout increased for her precinct. “It seemed like a heavier year vot-
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ing wise,” Boyington said. “It’s good to see students getting involved in local election.” By around 7 p.m., they had 404 voters and estimated that 50 of them were students. Even those who did not pay attention throughout the mayoral and City Council race were able to quickly do their research and vote. “We had a couple [of students] went out, did some research and came back,” said Carolyn Klaus, polling official at the Union Drive Community Center.
With only a few hours left before the polls closed, the UDCC saw 26 voters while Maple Hall had 15 and Buchanan Hall had 62. These precincts saw mainly students. The Collegiate Presbyterian Church had 358 people vote and estimated there were 50 students and about 20 were undergraduates. Some polling officials had plenty of down time in between waves of voters. At Ames Middle School, which had 72 voters estimating less the
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50 percent being students, polling officials said they had plenty of down time. Some read — featured books include “Bottomland,” “Gather the Daughters,” “Orphan Train” — while others found other activities to occupy their time. At the Collegiate United Methodist Church, where 122 votes were cast with an hour left, one polling official knitted and another filled out a stock portfolio. They estimated between a third and a half of voters were students.
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