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Source: Ballotpedia, Jackson 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).
| Office | Candidates |
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| City & town offices |
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| Bellevue Township Trustee Board (Jackson County) | Scott Flagel vs. Hunter Zeimet |
Also on every Jackson 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
- Jackson County Agricultural Extension Council: Kathy Kunde, Jebidiah Miller, Brandt Moore, John C. Stender, Karen L. Till
- Jackson County Attorney: John L. Kies (R)
- Jackson County Board of Supervisors District 2: Joe Kettmann (R)
- Jackson County Board of Supervisors District 3: Donald L. Schwenker (R)
- Jackson County Recorder: Jennifer Phillips Jones (R)
- Jackson County Treasurer: Beth Gerlach (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Jackson County Public Hospital Trustee Board: Kevin L. Burns, Matthew C. Osterhaus, William Schwenker
- Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board (special election, remainder of term): Michelle Turner
- Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board: William Bevan, Terri McCulley
City & town offices
- Bellevue Township Clerk (Jackson County): Troy Patzner
- Brandon Township Clerk (Jackson County): Jerry Schau
- Butler Township Clerk (Jackson County): Mike Burke
- Butler Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Bob Noonan
- Farmers Creek Township Clerk (Jackson County): Sandra Gerlach
- Farmers Creek Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Pat Veach
- Iowa Township Clerk (Jackson County): Melanie Macy
- Iowa Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Gregory Jepsen
- Jackson Township Clerk (Jackson County): Lester Johnson
- Jackson Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Kevin Lundin
- Maquoketa Township Clerk (Jackson County): Bill Deppe
- Maquoketa Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Jeff Holtz
- Maquoketa Township Trustee Board (Jackson County) (special election, remainder of term): Brandon Moore
- Monmouth Township Clerk (Jackson County): Deb DeVore
- Monmouth Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Andrew Thordsen
- Otter Creek Township Clerk (Jackson County): Mary Gansen
- Otter Creek Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): John Gansen
- Perry Township Clerk (Jackson County): Christopher M. Dunn
- Perry Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Chris Hoerschelman
- Prairie Springs Township Clerk (Jackson County): Kathleen Reiss
- Prairie Springs Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Joseph Kies
- Richland Township Clerk (Jackson County): Mary Ann Kunde
- Richland Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Ronald Manders
- South Fork Township Clerk (Jackson County): Craig Schnoor
- South Fork Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Josh Dostal
- Tete Des Morts Township Clerk (Jackson County): Larry Herrig
- Van Buren Township Clerk (Jackson County): Carolyn A. Grant
- Van Buren Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Warren Moeller
- Washington Township Clerk (Jackson County): Brenda Tebbe
- Washington Township Trustee Board (Jackson County): Mark Banowetz
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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