2026 General Election
November 3, 2026
GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
IOWA COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA
FEDERAL OFFICES
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Vote for No More than One
Josh Turek Democratic Party
Ashley Hinson Republican Party
Thomas Laehn Libertarian Party
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 1
Vote for No More than One
Christina Bohannan Democratic Party
Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican Party
Michael Bridgford No Party
STATE OFFICES
GOVERNOR/ LT. GOVERNOR
Vote for No More than One
Rob Sand Democratic Party
Dave Muhlbauer
Zach Lahn Republican Party
Derek Wulf
SECRETARY OF STATE
Vote for No More than One
Ryan Peterman Democratic Party
Paul D. Pate Republican Party
AUDITOR OF STATE
Vote for No More than One
Taylor Wettach Democratic Party
Chris Cournoyer Republican Party
TREASURER OF STATE
Vote for No More than One
John Norwood Democratic Party
Roby Smith Republican Party
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Vote for No More than One
Chris Jones Democratic Party
Mike Naig Republican Party
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Vote for No More than One
Nate Willems Democratic Party
Brenna Bird Republican Party
STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 91
Vote for No More than One
Mark Divitt Democratic Party
Judd Lawler Republican Party
COUNTY CANDIDATES
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Vote for No More than Three
(no candidate) Democratic
Jonathan Degen Republican Party
Kevin Heitshusen Republican Party
Chris Montross Republican Party
TREASURER
Vote for No More than One
(no candidate) Democratic
Michelle Sims Republican Party
RECORDER
Vote for No More than One
(no candidate) Democratic
Lynn M. Gahring Republican Party
ATTORNEY
Vote for No More than One
(no candidate) Democratic
Tim D. McMeen Republican Party
SHERIFF – TO FILL A VACANCY
Vote for No More than One
(no candidate) Democratic
Todd Sauerbrei Republican Party
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATES
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
Vote for No More than Two
David Volkens
Daniel Glandorf
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Vote for No More than Five
Chad Sickles
Meghan Hansen
Martha Meyer
Randy Osweiler
Erin Eichhorn
DAYTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Vote for No More than Two
(no candidate)
DAYTON TOWNSHIP CLERK
Vote for No More than One
(no candidate)
JUDICIAL BALLOT
COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE
John M. Sandy
Julie A. Schumacher
Sharon Soorholtz Greer
DISTRICT 6 JUDGE
Michael Harris
Mark Fisher
Jason D. Besler
DISTRICT 6 ASSOCIATE JUDGE
Kristin Schneider
Casey D. Jones
Angie Johnston
PUBLIC MEASURES
Statewide Public Measure
1
Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted?
□ YES
□ NO
Summary: Provides that any bill to increase the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature for passage. Further, the two-thirds majority vote requirement applies to the passage of a bill to establish a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state. The requirement excludes taxes imposed at the option of a local government. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment.
Full Text:
The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section to new Article XIII: Passage of a bill that increases the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. This requirement does not apply to taxes imposed at the option of a local government. Passage of a bill that establishes a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment. If such a lawsuit is not filed within the one-year limit, the bill shall be considered properly enacted under this section. Each bill to which this section applies must include a separate provision describing the requirements for enactment prescribed by this section. The general assembly shall enact laws to implement this section.
Kirkwood Community College – Public Measure NC
Shall Kirkwood Community College (Merged Area X) in the Counties of Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Poweshiek, Tama, and Washington, be authorized to renovate, improve, erect, and equip facilities to modernize learning spaces with an emphasis on health sciences, industrial technologies, agricultural sciences, and business and information technology, contract indebtedness therefor, and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not exceeding $88,000,000 for those purposes?
Mid-Prairie Community School District – Public Measure VF
Shall the Board of Directors of the Mid-Prairie Community School District in the Counties of Washington, Iowa, and Johnson, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $19,000,000 to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip an addition to the high school, including a new events entrance, auditorium, and fine arts classrooms, with related remodeling and improvements and related site improvements; and to renovate, improve, furnish and equip several existing special education and general education classrooms?
Iowa County EMS – Levy Public Measure KZ
Shall the Iowa County Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation of the Iowa County EMS Essential Services Advisory Council, be authorized to levy and impose an ad valorem property tax not to exceed One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation on all taxable property within Iowa County for the purpose of funding Emergency Medical Services, including but not limited to ambulance services, first responder services, personnel, training, and equipment, for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) years?
