# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T22:00:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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The City of West Des Moines has ended its use of runoff elections and opted for a model where the highest vote-getter will always win, making runoffs unnecessary.

West Des Moines City Council unanimously voted Monday, July 6 to make the change. For voters, had the change been in effect a few months ago, it would have meant one less election in an unusually long string of them. And for the city, one less local election means tens of thousands of dollars in cost savings.

Des Moines moved to the winner-take-all model in 2020, after three of four races went to a runoff. Most other metro cities have moved away from the runoff model, as well. 

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