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Source: Ballotpedia, Cedar 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 Cedar County. Every race listed below has one candidate per seat. |
Also on every Cedar 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
- Cedar County Agricultural Extension Council: Finn Bendixen, Alan Beyer, Jeffrey T. Lafrenz, Katerina Storjohann
- Cedar County Attorney: Adam Blank (R)
- Cedar County Board of Supervisors At-large: Michael Bixler (R), Warren Wethington (R)
- Cedar County Recorder: Melissa Bahnsen (R)
- Cedar County Treasurer: Sandy Delaney (D)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Cedar County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board (special election, remainder of term): James Pelzer
City & town offices
- Cass Township Clerk (Cedar County): Kelly C. Thomas
- Cass Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): David F. Swan
- Center Township Clerk (Cedar County): Devalyn Wilson
- Center Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): William Schwitzer
- Center Township Trustee Board (Cedar County) (special election, remainder of term): Loren Mohr
- Fairfield Township Clerk (Cedar County): Duane C. Stonerook
- Fairfield Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Scott Tholen
- Farmington Township Clerk (Cedar County): Greg Shuger
- Farmington Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): John Kirkman
- Fremont Township Clerk (Cedar County): Linda K. Coppess
- Fremont Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Dennis E. Coppess
- Gower Township Clerk (Cedar County): Douglas Klein
- Gower Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Dale R. Slach
- Inland Township Clerk (Cedar County): Logan Peitscher
- Inland Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Lori Dunn
- Iowa Township Clerk (Cedar County): Sara Yoder
- Linn Township Clerk (Cedar County): Julie Broulik
- Linn Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Russ Cook
- Massillon Township Clerk (Cedar County): Brenda Hansen
- Massillon Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Penny Vacek
- Pioneer Township Clerk (Cedar County): Christine Weber
- Pioneer Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Glen D. Weber
- Red Oak Township Clerk (Cedar County): Barbara J. Haynes
- Red Oak Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Paul A. Urmie
- Rochester Township Clerk (Cedar County): Terry A. LeDoux
- Rochester Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Jacie Thomsen
- Rochester Township Trustee Board (Cedar County) (special election, remainder of term): Jon L. Zobel
- Springdale Township Clerk (Cedar County): Trent Hansen
- Springdale Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Mike Lodge
- Springfield Township Clerk (Cedar County): Julie Schroeder
- Springfield Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Bill Urmie
- Springfield Township Trustee Board (Cedar County) (special election, remainder of term): David Niermeyer
- Sugar Creek Township Trustee Board (Cedar County): Matt Bowers
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Judicial District 7, district judges
Elizabeth O'Donnell, Henry William Latham II, Jeffrey McDaniel, Joel William Barrows, Mark Ray Lawson, Patrick A. McElyea, Tamra J. Roberts
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