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Source: Ballotpedia, Calhoun County, Iowa, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 17, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Iowa voter registration lookup (Secretary of State).
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| No contested local or district races found for Calhoun County. Every race listed below has one candidate per seat. |
Also on every Calhoun County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, the other statewide offices, your U.S. House district, your legislative districts and the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention questions.
Party labels are as listed by Ballotpedia (R = Republican, D = Democrat). Candidates Ballotpedia lists as Independent appear on Iowa ballots as nominated by petition with no party ("No Party" on official Iowa lists). Township, agricultural extension and soil and water races are nonpartisan. Party nominees were chosen in the June 2 primary.
Judicial retention lists come from Ballotpedia and may be incomplete; the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention questions are on every Iowa ballot.
State Senate and State House races depend on your address; they are listed on the Secretary of State candidate list.
This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Iowa voter registration lookup (Secretary of State).
Unopposed
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
County offices
- Calhoun County Agricultural Extension Council: Kendra Davis, Jacob Davis, Michelle Dischler, Dennis Hammen, Andrew Miller
- Calhoun County Attorney: Benjamin Smith (R)
- Calhoun County Auditor (special election, remainder of term): Jena Patzner (R)
- Calhoun County Board of Supervisors District 2: Scott Jacobs (R)
- Calhoun County Recorder: Cathy Voith (R)
- Calhoun County Treasurer: M. Alan Ellis (No Party)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Calhoun County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board: Darcy Maulsby
City & town offices
- Butler Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Callie Hanlon
- Butler Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Dan Erickson
- Cedar Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Jason McKenney
- Center Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Connie Falk
- Center Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Michael Powers
- Elm Grove Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Darcy Maulsby
- Elm Grove Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Jeffery L. Johnson
- Garfield Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Ben Albright
- Greenfield Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Candy Bilstad
- Greenfield Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Dean Black
- Jackson Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Kenneth A. Steinkamp
- Lake Creek Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Craig Hiler
- Lincoln Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Gwen Ewing
- Logan Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Tim Nicholson
- Logan Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County) (special election, remainder of term): Mat Dischler
- Reading Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Vicki Johnson
- Reading Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Steve Gutshall
- Sherman Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Anne Hyink
- Sherman Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Brad Gangestad
- Twin Lakes Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Shelly Hartwig
- Twin Lakes Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Ed Irwin
- Union Township Clerk (Calhoun County): Timothy J. Woodward
- Union Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Kriss Lightner
- Williams Township Clerk (Calhoun County): William Daniel
- Williams Township Trustee Board (Calhoun County): Evan Hecht
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Judicial District 2B, associate judges
Joseph L. Tofilon, Stephen A. Owen
Judicial District 2B, district judges
Amy Moore, Angela L. Doyle, Ashley Sparks, Bethany Currie, Christopher C. Polking
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