SIBLEY, Iowa (KCAU) — Election season is right around the corner, and for some areas, the ballots look pretty bare.

Jerry Johnson has been the mayor of Sibley, Iowa, for 22 years, but his term is over in December, and he's not running for re-election.

"This is a wonderful town," Johnson said. "We have everything you could possibly want."

So, who's running to take his place? Nobody. There are no candidates on the ballot, and the November 4th election is less than a month away.

"I think there will be write-ins, but I don't know, I think we have people interested, but it will be write-ins, and that's kinda difficult," Johnson said.

Sibley also doesn't have a candidate for the city council Ward One seat. The 2020 U.S. Census indicated the population of Sibley was 2,860 people.

So why is

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