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Every federal, statewide and legislative race on Iowa ballots since 2018: primaries, general elections and specials, with campaign finance for each candidate. Special elections and open seats · Turnout by county

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · 0 races

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

County, city and school races

3 local races in 1 county on February 17, 2026. Pick a county.

City · 3

Mitchellville City Council At-Large Special Four Year Term · special election · 0% reporting

Mitchellville City Council At-Large Special Two Year Term · special election · 0% reporting

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West Des Moines City Council At-Large Special · special election · 50% reporting

Fannette Elliott 1,47540.8%
Katherine Harrington 1,14631.7%
Shad Clayton 99527.5%

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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.