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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · 0 races

No federal, state or legislative races on this date. County, city and school races are below.

County, city and school races

3,315 local races in 99 counties on November 4, 2025. Pick a county.

County

City · 13

Chester City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Nancy Agnitsch Winner1653.3%
Jacob Cray Winner1446.7%

Cresco City Council At-Large

Richard McConnell Unopposed202100.0%

Cresco City Council Ward 2

James Wolfe Unopposed67100.0%

Cresco Mayor

Alexander S. Fortune Unopposed205100.0%

Elma City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Judy Ungs Winner7430.7%
Myron Head Winner6828.2%
Anthony Helfter Winner6225.7%
Joshua Smith 3715.3%

Elma Mayor

Randy Thoren Unopposed72100.0%

Lime Springs City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Billi Johnson Winner6521.8%
Jeff Burnikel Winner6521.8%
John M. Heisler Winner6020.1%
Kristy McNamara 5217.4%
Brian Johnson 3411.4%

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Lime Springs Mayor

Rick Kirkpatrick Unopposed78100.0%

Protivin City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Ben Novotny Winner5547.4%
Noah Heinrich Winner5345.7%
Mark Panos Winner86.9%

Protivin Mayor

Kenneth Lawrence Lukes Unopposed57100.0%

Riceville City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Christina Hubka Winner4450.0%
Brian Foster Winner4348.9%
Brandon Watson Winner11.1%

Riceville City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy

2 seats: the top 2 win.

James Owen Winner4355.1%
Robert Grimm Winner3544.9%

Riceville Mayor To Fill a Vacancy

Sal Gomez Unopposed22100.0%

School board · 3

Howard-Winneshiek School Director District 1

Alison Holten Unopposed441100.0%

Howard-Winneshiek School Director District 4

Thomas Williams Unopposed445100.0%

Riceville School Director District 5

Elizabeth Baethke Winner2670.3%
Karl Fox 1129.7%

Howard County page →

Voting on Tuesday, November 2, 2027

City and school election

Early voting starts at the county auditor’s office October 13, 2027¹
Registration closes, and absentee ballot requests must reach the auditor, at 5 p.m. October 18, 2027²
Last day to vote early in person November 1, 2027
Election day: polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. November 2, 2027³

Find your polling place Vote absentee or early

Notes

Iowa Code §53.10: in-person absentee voting at the auditor’s office starts twenty days before the election and runs through the day before. Satellite voting sites, where a county has them, can have shorter hours. ↩
Iowa Code §48A.9 (registration closes fifteen days before the election) and §53.2 (absentee requests are due the same day). You can still register at your polling place on election day, with ID and proof of where you live. ↩
Iowa Code §49.73. An absentee ballot returned by mail or in person must reach the county auditor before the polls close. ↩

Voting dates are worked out from Iowa’s election calendar and the Iowa Code. A special election, or a change in the law, can move them; the county auditor has the final word.

Sources: races and results from civicAPI and the Iowa Secretary of State; state campaign finance totals from reports filed with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board; federal from the Federal Election Commission.