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The First Of Two Elections To Fill Vacancies On Spencer City Council Is Coming Up Tuesday (April 7th)

April 06, 2026




(Spencer)– A special election will be held tomorrow (Tues.) in Spencer to decide who will fill the ward 4 seat on the city council.

The city council previously appointed Duane Bates to fill the vacancy, however a petition was filed calling for Tuesday’s special election. One other person, James Vermeer, is running for the seat.

The deadline to vote absentee in the election is 4:30 pm today (Monday).

Another special election to fill a vacant council seat in Ward 5 will be held Tuesday, April 28th. The filing period for that election closed on Friday, April 3rd.