← All Iowa counties
Contested races
Source: Ballotpedia, Mahaska 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 |
|---|
| No contested local or district races found for Mahaska County. Every race listed below has one candidate per seat. |
Also on every Mahaska 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
- Mahaska County Agricultural Extension Council: Gary Engel, Shirley Gomaat, Merle Lee Mann, Joy Prothero
- Mahaska County Attorney: Andrew Ritland (R)
- Mahaska County Auditor (special election, remainder of term): Madison Garden (R)
- Mahaska County Recorder: Tracey Ver Steegh (R)
- Mahaska County Supervisor Board At-large: Steve Wanders (R), Chuck Webb (R)
- Mahaska County Treasurer: Shauna Hol (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Mahaska County Public Hospital Trustee Board: Donna Arendt, David Langkamp, Marsha Riordan, Joette Stout
- Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Board: Gene De Bruin, Steven Plate
City & town offices
- Black Oak Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Jerry De Bruin
- Cedar Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Jennifer Van Zante
- Cedar Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Sean Hedge, Ronald Reed
- East Des Moines Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Linda DeRonde
- East Des Moines Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Brent DeRonde, Roger Rodwell
- Harrison Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Karen Fynaardt
- Jefferson Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Jayne Rozenboom
- Jefferson Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Jerry Parker
- Madison Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): John Bandstra
- Prairie Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Christopher Ver Steegh
- Prairie Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Laurel DeJong
- Richland Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Sandy Vander Hart
- Richland Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Laurence Roose, Mike Vander Hart
- Scott Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Adrienne Johnson
- Scott Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Michael R. Johnson, Jack Rempe
- West Des Moines Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Lois Harris
- West Des Moines Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Dennis Atolik, Wayne Ver Steegh
- White Oak Township Clerk (Mahaska County): Vickie Cope
- White Oak Township Trustee Board (Mahaska County): Carroll Hol
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Judicial District 8A, associate judges
Jennifer Nicole Jensen, Susan Cole
Judicial District 8A, district judges
Amber L. Thompson, Dustin Hite
Candidate bios and positions for these local races are not on Vote Book yet. Spot an error? Tell us · All Iowa counties