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Source: Ballotpedia, Howard 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).

Also on every Howard 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

• Howard County Attorney: Kevin E. Schoeberl (R)
• Howard County Board of Supervisors District 2: Joe Pisney (R)
• Howard County Recorder: Roxann Vokaty (D)

Schools, colleges & special districts

• Howard County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board: Timothy Huhe, Hunter Slifka

City & town offices

• Afton Township Clerk (Howard County): Sarah Stickler
• Afton Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Corwin Christensen, Michael Marr
• Albion Township Clerk (Howard County): Craig Meirick
• Albion Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Aj Friedges, Gerald Keune
• Chester Township Clerk (Howard County): Kimberly Brunsvold
• Chester Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Melissa Adams, Brian Goodman
• Forest City Township Clerk (Howard County): Andrew Pisney
• Forest City Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Gene Pisney, Jason Ullom
• Forest City Township Trustee Board (Howard County) (special election, remainder of term): Jan Cray
• Howard Township Clerk (Howard County): Trudy O'Donnell
• Howard Township Trustee Board (Howard County) (special election, remainder of term): Duane Bodermann
• Howard Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Kurt Grover, Jason Ludwig
• Howard Center Township Clerk (Howard County): Gary L. Gassett
• Howard Center Township Trustee Board (Howard County): David Ollendick, Jerry Reicks
• Jamestown Township Clerk (Howard County): Sandra Gronwoldt
• Jamestown Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Steve Christensen, Jim Krueger
• New Oregon Township Clerk (Howard County): Bob Stika
• New Oregon Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Dean D. Hubka, Mike Mrachek
• Oak Dale Township Clerk (Howard County): Monica Jensen
• Oak Dale Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Keith Knode, Loren Rickerl
• Paris Township Clerk (Howard County): Chuck Stevenson
• Paris Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Lon F. Scheidel, Brad Sovereign
• Saratoga Township Clerk (Howard County): Susan Norman
• Saratoga Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Richard Baethke, Barry Christensen
• Vernon Springs Township Clerk (Howard County): Roger L. Kleve
• Vernon Springs Township Trustee Board (Howard County): Ken Hruska, Mark O. Reis

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

Judicial District 1B, associate judges

Linnea M.N. Nicol, Michelle Jungers, Patrice Jaye Eichman

Judicial District 1B, district judges

Joel A. Dalrymple

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