November 8, 1977 City and County Jail Bond Election
The regular city election of Tuesday, November 8, 1977, as published by the Johnson County Auditor: the county page.
Mayor
City of Tiffin Tiffin's figures.
Seats: 1. Term: 2 years (presumed).
| Candidate, as printed | Votes | Share as printed | Result | Archive term record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brotherton Surname only on the county page. | 18 | Elected | The archive's term record matches; its dates differ from the regular term where the archive records an appointment, a resignation or a vacancy. | |
| Formanek Surname only on the county page. | 13 | Not elected | ||
| Spivey Surname only on the county page. | 6 | Not elected | ||
| Scattered | 12 |
- Term length is not on the page: 2 years, as before the 1983 vote.
City Council
City of Tiffin Tiffin's figures.
Seats: not stated on the county page. Term: 2 years (presumed).
| Candidate, as printed | Votes | Share as printed | Result | Archive term record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Stratton | 61 | Elected | The archive's term record matches. | |
| Sheridan Surname only on the county page. | 58 | Elected | The archive's term record matches. | |
| Glenn Potter | 57 | Elected | The archive's term record matches. | |
| Roger Jansen | 20 | Not elected | ||
| Ted Spivey | 14 | Not elected | ||
| Tom Morgan | 13 | Not elected | ||
| Formanek Surname only on the county page. | 6 | Not elected | ||
| Scattered | 22 |
- The page does not state the number of seats or the term length (2 years, as before the 1983 vote).
County jail bond referendum
Johnson County County-wide figures.
Shall the County of Johnson, in the State of Iowa, construct and equip a new county jail, including sheriff's facilities, and borrow money by the issuance and sale of bonds in the sum of One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,900,000) to pay the cost thereof, and shall a tax be levied upon all the taxable property within said County from year to year, at a rate not exceeding forty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one year, in addition to all other taxes, commencing with the levy in the year 1978, to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds until the same are fully paid? Passed.
| Choice | Votes (county) | Share as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Yes carried | 9,543 | 75% |
| No | 3,173 | 25% |
- County-wide figures; the county page prints no Tiffin figures for the jail bond and no required majority.
About this record
- The county page prints several candidates by surname only (Brotherton, Formanek, Spivey, Sheridan).
- The county page does not say how many council seats were open; only the top three are marked elected here.
Votes, shares and names are as the county printed them (read November 8, 2026); every candidate is named. "Presumed" terms follow the term lengths in force when the county page does not state them. "Archive term record" compares a city result with the archive's own record of the official's term, from the minutes; it never replaces it. A difference is reviewed, not settled here. School district and county contests are shown with the whole district's or county's figures, and the Tiffin precinct's where the county prints them. Report an error.
Data last updated November 12, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.