This upcoming Tuesday, Harrison County voters will flock to the polls to make their voices heard in races with local, state and federal implications. There are also two measures on the ballot that could, or could not, be added to the state constitution based on the voters' decision.
Below you will find a look at those races and the individuals running in them, as well as the language of the constitutional amendments. But first, let's take a look at where you will be voting.
Voting precinct locations
Precinct 1: Little Sioux Township and City of Little Sioux
City Hall, 407 N First St., Little Sioux
Precinct 2: Jackson and Allen Townships and City of Pisgah
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 620 Front St., Pisgah
Precinct 3: Harrison and Douglas Townships and City of Dunlap
City Hall, 716 Iowa Ave., Dunlap
Precinct 4: Morgan and Raglan Townships and City of Mondamin
Community Center, 200 Maple St., Mondamin
Precinct 5: Magnolia and Calhoun Townships and City of Magnolia
City Hall, 380 Magnolia St., Magnolia
Precinct 6: Boyer and Lincoln Townships and City of Woodbine
Sacred Heart Parish Center, 33 Seventh St., Woodbine
Precinct 7: Clay, Taylor and Cincinnati Townships and City of Modale
American Legion Hall, 102 E Palmer St., Modale
Precinct 8: Jefferson and LaGrange Townships and City of Logan
Community Center, 108 W Fourth St., Logan
Precincts 9 and 10: St. John Township and City of Missouri Valley
Rand Center, 100 S Fourth Street, Missouri Valley
Precinct 11: Cass, Union and Washington Townships and City of Persia
Persia Fire Hall, 117 Main St., Persia
Party affiliation key
Democratic Party (DEM)
Republican Party (REP)
Libertarian Party (LIB)
Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)
Socialist Party USA (SOC)
We The People (WTP)
Nominated by Petition (NBP)
Help Make Harrison County Great (HHC)
Federal
President and Vice President (vote for no more than one team)
Kamala D. Harris, Tim Walz (DEM)
Donald J. Trump, JD Vance (REP)
Chase Oliver, Mike ter Maat (LIB)
Claudia De la Cruz, Karina Garcia (PSL)
William P. Stodden, Stephanie H. Cholensky (SOC)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nichole Shanahan (WTP)
Shiva Ayyadurai, Crystal Ellis
State
United States Representative – District 4 (vote for no more than one)
Ryan Melton (DEM)
Randy Feenstra (REP)
State Senator – District 8 (vote for no more than one)
Ryan Lee Roenfeld (DEM)
Mark Costello (REP)
State Representative – District 15 (vote for no more than one)
Benjamin Schauer (DEM)
Matt W. Windschitl (REP)
Local
Harrison County Board of Supervisors (vote for no more than one)
Rebecca Wilkerson (REP)
Michele Stirtz (HHC)
County Auditor (vote for no more than one)
Megan Pauley Reffett (REP)
County Sheriff (vote for no more than one)
Brandon M. Doiel (REP)
County Attorney (to fill a vacancy – vote for no more than one)
Sarah A. Delanty (REP)
District
Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner (vote for no more than three)
Roger Gunderson
Anita Mether
Agricultural Extension Council (vote for no more than four)
Mark Sullivan
Robert L. Rains
Julia Witte
Jason Knickman
Judicial races
Iowa Supreme Court Justice
David May
Court of Appeals Judge
Samuel Langholz
Mary Ellen Tabor
Tyler J. Buller
Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly
District 4 Court Judge
Eric John Nelson
Jennifer Benson Bahr
District 4 Associate Judge
David W. Brooks
Constitutional amendments
First, some background on the situation.
As Iowa does not have a petition system when it comes to placing constitutional amendments on the ballot, the two measures facing voters were instead passed as resolutions by two consecutive general assemblies. To officially amend the state constitution, the measures must pass through a simple majority in the election.
The first amendment concerns Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. It would repeal it and adopt the following:
“Only a citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years, who shall have been a resident of this state for such period of time as shall be provided by law and of the county in which the citizen claims the citizen’s vote for such period of time as shall be provided by law, shall be entitled to vote at all elections which are authorized by law. However, for purposes of a primary election, a United States citizen must be at least eighteen years of age as of the next general election following the primary election. The required periods of residence shall not exceed six months in this state and sixty days in the county.”
It is important to note that this is already state law, but would be amending the state constitution to reflect what is already current practice.
The second amendment concerns Section 17 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. It would repeal it and adopt the following:
“If there is a temporary disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall act as governor until the disability is removed, or the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office. In case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall become governor for the remainder of the term, which shall create a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. This section shall also apply, as appropriate, to the governor-elect and the lieutenant governor-elect.”
This amendment does not have an impact on Gov. Kim Reynolds ability to fill former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg's position, who stepped down recently, as the amendment only deals with circumstances surrounding the vacancy of the office of governor.
Public measures
There is a single public measure on the ballot. Public Measure SB reads:
“Shall the Board of Directors of Iowa Western Community College (Merged Area XIII) in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $55,000,000 to provided funds to construct, furnish, and equip a new academic building and renovate, remodel and improve existing buildings within Merged Area XIII?”
Townships
Each of these races, which will appear on ballots for those in the township they correspond to, is a “vote for no more than one” race.
Allen Township Trustee
Solomon R. Mohn
Boyer Township Trustee
Hilary Moores
Boyer Township Clerk – to fill a vacancy
Rebecca Colwell
Calhoun Township Trustee
Jim Olson, Sr.
Cass Township Trustee
Lynn Dickinson
Cincinnati Township Trustee
Michele Mahoney
Cincinnati Township Trustee – to fill a vacancy
Sabrina Mahoney
Clay Township Trustee
Tina M. Hirst
Douglas Township Trustee
John J. Sullivan
Douglas Township Clerk – to fill a vacancy
Lori Dickinson
Harrison Township Trustee
Dick Frazier
Jackson Township Trustee
David J. Roden
Jefferson Township Trustee
Clarence Skip Leonard
LaGrange Township Trustee
Doug Reisz
Lincoln Township Trustee
No candidate
Little Sioux Township Trustee
Rick Shearer
Magnolia Township Trustee
Kyle Swinford
Morgan Township Trustee
Susan J. Cooper
Raglan Township Trustee
Russell Lawrenson
St. John Township Trustee
Eugene Rath II
Taylor Township Trustee
Tim Faylor
Union Township Trustee
Seth Parsons
Washington Township Trustee
Scott Dollen
