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AT LARGE PRIMARY RESULTS (top 4 advance to general, 2 spots in Nov.):
Jennifer Olsen, 4834; Ian Frink, 4765; Gene Meeker, 3678; Tina Gillispie-Clawson, 1993; LaMark Combs, 1581.

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Q C Times : Davenport primary re-cap, Races closes in 1st, 3rd wards, by Tory Brecht & Thomas Geyer, 10/10/07

• Incumbents in the Davenport City Council primary election swatted their competition, except in the 3rd Ward where Bill Boom garnered more votes than controversial two-term incumbent Keith Meyer as both advanced to the Nov. 6 election.
  
  Also watched closely was the six-way battle for 1st Ward, where former Davenport Mayor Pat Gibbs will square off against Nathan Brown in November.
  
  In the 3rd Ward, Boom said he was thrilled with the gap of 39 votes separating himself and Meyer. Boom received 297 votes, or 47.7 percent, to Meyer’s 258 votes, or 41.5 percent. Challenger Gregory Dyer, who received 65 votes, will be off the ballot in November.
  
  In 2005, Boom trailed Meyer by 20 votes after the primary, and cut that difference to a narrow nine-vote loss in the general election.
  
  “We’re so happy and proud our supporters came out,” Boom said. “They understood the message that it’s time for change.”
  
  Boom noted that Meyer’s turnout in this primary was larger than in the 2005 primary. Boom believes he has a good shot at picking up votes from Dyer’s supporters.
  
  “We think a good portion of Keith’s support came out already,” he said.
  
  “I think we’ve been able to get our message out there about leadership and working with people in the neighborhoods to create a better and safer environment.”
  
  In an e-mail to the Times, Meyer said one of his best friends stopped by Tuesday morning to say he didn’t think Meyer was going to make it through the primary.
  
  “Tell people of the 3rd Ward thanks for their support and to keep the faith,” Meyer wrote. “I have passed, in the general (election), the first place finisher in the primary before, and will do it again.”
  
  To build on his momentum, Boom will hold a fundraiser Thursday at the Col Ballroom and a 3rd Ward “rock the vote” event at Mac’s Tavern on Oct. 19, aimed at generating turnout from new downtown residents and Palmer College students, he said
  
  In the 1st Ward race, Brown and Gibbs said they were excited to make it through the primary. Brown received 429 votes, or 31.7 percent, while Gibbs got 357 votes, or 26.4 percent.
  
  Of the other 1st Ward candidates, Patrick Holmes got 274 votes, Bruce Bleke got 150 votes, Les Miller got 101 votes and Donald Snyder received 39 votes.
  
  First Ward Alderman Ron Van Fossen is not running for re-election.
  
  “I’d like to thank all the voters,” Brown said. “They came out, and I feel like they’re looking for change and a new perspective.
  
  “We ran a positive campaign,” he added. “I’m looking forward to the next couple of weeks and meeting and talking with as many people as I can.”
  
  Brown said the time has come to dig into the issues that confront the city.
  
  “I’m looking to get to work,” he said, both as a campaigner and as 1st Ward alderman. “Just like any Midwesterner faced with adversity, I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done.”
  
  Gibbs said he thinks he did fine in the primary.
  
  “I spent very little money in the primary,” he said. “I didn’t spend enough to have to report it. This was a test for positive or negative name recognition.
  
  “But now it’s time to raise money and to spend money,” he said, adding that it also is time to hit the pavement and talk to voters about the issues.
  
  Two other wide-open wards were the 6th and the 8th, where incumbents Charlie Brooke and Brian Dumas, respectively, chose not to seek re-election.
  
  Coming through in the 6th Ward were Jeff Justin with 39 percent of the vote and Dale Gilmour with 21 percent, besting David Fuller, Matthew Jacobs, Linda Smith Kortemeyer and Jason Strang. In the 8th Ward, Mike Matson garnered 42 percent and Becky Schabilion 27 percent to top Kevin Dill and Matthew McDonnell.
  
  Also moving on to the general election are:
  
  At-large: Incumbent Ian Frink and challengers Jennifer Olsen, Gene Meeker and Tina Gillispie-Clawson. LaMark Combs did not make the cut.
  
  2nd Ward: Incumbent Shawn Hamerlinck and Thomas Carnahan. Rick Gaghagen was defeated.
  
  5th Ward: Incumbent Bill Lynn and incumbent Douglas Cunningham. Phylliss Phillips, Scott Ryder and Walter Skovronski were unsuccessful.
  
  7th Ward: Incumbent Barney Barnhill and Marcia Patch. They defeated James Davis and Eric Swanson.
  
  There was no primary in the 4th Ward as there are only two candidates, incumbent Ray Ambrose and challenger Lisa Lewis.
  
  
  
  Davenport primary results
  
  Mayor
  
  Bill Gluba, 4,784 votes, or 45.3 percent
  
  Jamie L. Howard, 2,224, or 21.1 percent
  
  Phil Yerington, 3,495, or 33.1 percent
  
  Alderman at-large
  
  (Top 4 advance)
  
  LaMark Combs, 1,581, or 9.3 percent
  
  Ian Frink (incumbent), 4,765, or 28.1 percent
  
  Tina Gillispie-Clawson, 1,993, or 11.8 percent
  
  Gene Meeker, 3,678, or 21.7 percent
  
  Jennifer Olsen, 4,834, or 28.5 percent
  
  1st Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  Bruce D. Bleke, 150, or 11.1 percent
  
  Nathan Brown, 429, or 31.8 percent
  
  Patrick Joseph Gibbs, 357, or 26.4 percent
  
  Patrick Holmes, 274, or 20.3 percent
  
  Les Miller, 101, or 7.5 percent
  
  Donald W. Snyder, 39, or 2.9 percent
  
  2nd Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  Thomas W. Carnahan, 185, or 17.3 percent
  
  Rick L. Gaghagen, 119, or 11.1 percent
  
  Shawn Hamerlinck (incumbent),  764, or 71.5 percent
  
  3rd Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  Bill Boom, 297, or 47.8 percent
  
  Gregory Dyer, 65, or 10.5 percent
  
  Keith Meyer (incumbent), 258, or 41.5 percent
  
  5th Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  Douglas S. Cunningham, 223, or 22.8 percent
  
  Bill Lynn (incumbent), 568, or 57.9 percent
  
  Phyllis Phillips, 39, or 3.9 percent
  
  Scott Ryder, 74, or 7.6 percent
  
  Walter Skovronski, 72, or 7.4 percent
  
  6th Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  David J. Fuller, 230, or 10.2 percent
  
  Dale Gilmour, 486, or 21.5 percent
  
  Matthew Jacobs, 84, or 3.7 percent
  
  Jeffrey W. Justin, 888, or 39.2 percent
  
  Linda Smith Kortemeyer, 233, or 10.3 percent
  
  Jason Strang, 343, or 15.1 percent
  
  7th Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  Barney Barnhill (incumbent), 777, or 50.6 percent
  
  James Davis, 160, or 10.4 percent
  
  Marcia Patch, 327, or 21.3 percent
  
  Eric Swanson, 267, or 17.4 percent
  
  8th Ward
  
  (Top 2 advance)
  
  Kevin Dill, 167, or 13.5 percent
  
  Michael J. Matson, 525, or 42.4 percent
  
  Matthew McDonnell, 196, or 15.8 percent
  
  Becky Schabilion, 344, or 27.8 percent
  
  
  
  
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