Incumbents swept their way to victory in the race for the Iowa City City Council.

In the At-Large race , current Mayor Bruce Teague led the way with 7,378 votes (37%), while Megan Alter earned 6,203 votes (31.1%) to fend off a challenge from Clara Reynen, who earned about 18% of the votes, and Newman Abuissa, who garnered about 13% of the vote.

In the District B race , Shawn Harmsen received 5,293 votes (53.8%) to best challenger Amy Hospodarsky, who earned 4,482 votes (45.5%), according to preliminary results from the Iowa Secretary of State's Office .

Teague, Alter and Harmsen will serve four-year terms through 2029.

Under Iowa City's charter, the mayor and mayor pro-tempore are elected internally by a council vote in early January, before the first meeting of a new council. Teag

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