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Source: Ballotpedia, Ida 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 Ida County. Every race listed below has one candidate per seat. |
Also on every Ida 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
- Ida County Agricultural Extension Council: Elliott Bengford, Barbara Knudsen, Teresa Sohm-McMillen, Layne Todd, Denise Van Dusen
- Ida County Attorney: Meghann Cosgrove Whitmer (D)
- Ida County Board of Supervisors District 3: Devlun Whiteing (R)
- Ida County Recorder: Marcus Prell (R)
- Ida County Treasurer: Traci Riessen (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Ida County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board: Roger Bumann
City & town offices
- Battle Township Clerk (Ida County): Melissa Butcher
- Blaine Township Clerk (Ida County): Jay W. Hemer
- Blaine Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Eric Hemer
- Corwin Township Clerk (Ida County): Linda Burk
- Corwin Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Arthur L. Witten
- Corwin Township Trustee Board (Ida County) (special election, remainder of term): John L. Burk
- Douglas Township Clerk (Ida County): Trudie Volkert
- Galva Township Clerk (Ida County): Maureen Andresen
- Galva Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Jeff Naslund
- Garfield Township Clerk (Ida County): Rick McBride
- Garfield Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Chester S. Lee
- Griggs Township Clerk (Ida County): Keith J. Leonard
- Griggs Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Francene Leonard
- Griggs Township Trustee Board (Ida County) (special election, remainder of term): Kent Dittmer
- Hayes Township Clerk (Ida County): Barb Knudsen
- Hayes Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Billy Bergman
- Logan Township Clerk (Ida County): Trisha Hoffman
- Logan Township Trustee Board (Ida County): David Thorborg
- Maple Township Clerk (Ida County): Madison Goettsch
- Maple Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Rusty Sadler
- Silver Creek Township Clerk (Ida County): Jeff Stevenson
- Silver Creek Township Trustee Board (Ida County): Dennis R. Bennett
- Silver Creek Township Trustee Board (Ida County) (special election, remainder of term): Pam Cobb
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Judicial District 3B, associate judges
Daniel P. Vakulskas, John C. Nelson, Mark Cord, Mark C. Cord, Melinda Wicks
Judicial District 3B, district judges
Tod J. Deck, Zachary S. Hindman
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