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Source: Ballotpedia, Decatur 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 Decatur County. Every race listed below has one candidate per seat. |
Also on every Decatur 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
- Decatur County Agricultural Extension Council: Leigh Ann Coffey, Amy Hamilton, Bobette Lindsey, Zach Mendenhall, Jamie Patterson
- Decatur County Board of Supervisors At-large: Steve Fulkerson (R)
- Decatur County Recorder: Erica Cook (R)
- Decatur County Treasurer: Janet Pierson (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Decatur County Public Hospital Trustee Board: Guy Clark, Denise Elefson, Sheri Frost, Larry Griffin
- Decatur County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board (special election, remainder of term): Steve Hofmann
- Decatur County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board: David Brennecke, Brad Funk
- Central Decatur Community School District, District 2 (special election, remainder of term): Joetta Frank
City & town offices
- Bloomington Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Bill Salsman
- Burrell Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Bill Hill
- Center Township Clerk (Decatur County): Juanita Yutzy
- Center Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Merlin Bell
- Decatur Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Tim Andrew
- Eden Township Clerk (Decatur County): Anne Akers
- Eden Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Daryn Yoder
- Fayette Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Ron Mickelson
- Franklin Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Sam Brimm
- Garden Grove Township Clerk (Decatur County): Sandra Stripe
- Grand River Township Clerk (Decatur County): Susan M. Griffin
- Grand River Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Ty Hunt
- Hamilton Township Clerk (Decatur County): Amy Hamilton
- Hamilton Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Steve Hill
- High Point Township Clerk (Decatur County): David Mendenhall
- High Point Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Zach Mendenhall
- Morgan Township Clerk (Decatur County): Michael G. Andrew
- Morgan Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Benji Hullinger
- Richland Township Clerk (Decatur County): Patti Jimmerson
- Richland Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Galen Jimmerson
- Woodland Township Clerk (Decatur County): Sharon Hamaker
- Woodland Township Trustee Board (Decatur County): Bill Hamaker
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Judicial District 5B, associate judges
Andrew Zimmerman
Judicial District 5B, district judges
Elisabeth S. Reynoldson
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