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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

Ballot measures · 1

Lake Mills School Public Measure VX

Passed Yes 81.6% (452) · No 18.4% (102)

Passes with more yes votes than no.

City · 18

Buffalo Center City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Nicholas Holland Winner10241.6%
Gregory Aukes Winner7229.4%
Troy Armstrong 7129.0%

Buffalo Center Mayor

Rick Hofbauer Unopposed120100.0%

Forest City City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Karl Wooldridge Winner30835.9%
Marcia Tweeten Winner23827.8%
Barbara Ruiter 18521.6%
Signe Meinders 12614.7%

Forest City City Council Ward 1

Carly C. Carper Unopposed119100.0%

Forest City City Council Ward 3

Al Stokka Unopposed88100.0%

Forest City Park and Recreation Board

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Kelli Welp Winner42799.1%
Tom Clarey Winner40.9%

Forest City Park and Recreation Board To Fill a Vacancy

Samuel Jefson Unopposed430100.0%

Lake Mills City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Kristin W. Peters Winner26654.0%
Rob Hughes Winner22746.0%

Lake Mills City Council At-Large To Fill a Vacancy

Mark Peterson Unopposed245100.0%

Lake Mills Mayor

Bruce Helgeson Unopposed275100.0%

Leland City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Marsha Casler Winner2080.0%
Rex Johnson Winner520.0%

Leland Mayor

Jason Sturgal Unopposed2100.0%

Rake City Council At-Large

3 seats: the top 3 win.

Craig Bowen Winner2034.5%
Melissa Duve Winner2034.5%
Ronald Johnson Winner1831.0%

Rake Mayor

Louise Hagedorn Unopposed20100.0%

Scarville City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Matt Leuwerke Winner1142.3%
Kevin Grothe Winner934.6%
Cristina Carter 623.1%

Scarville Mayor

Cory Mathahs Unopposed17100.0%

Thompson City Council At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Kris Haugebak Winner9550.3%
Bill Rolling Winner9449.7%

Thompson Mayor

Michael Hauan Winner9276.0%
Troy Fleener 2924.0%

School board · 8

Forest City School Director District 1

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Cody Hennigar Winner57450.7%
Andrew Fedders Winner55949.3%

Forest City School Director District 2

David Reese Unopposed651100.0%

Forest City School Director District 3

Beth Clouse Unopposed651100.0%

Lake Mills School Director At-Large

Jake Thompson Winner33560.7%
Cole Christianson 13424.3%
Aaron Mannes 8315.0%

Lake Mills School Director District 1

Jolene Helgeson Unopposed534100.0%

North Iowa School Director At-Large

2 seats: the top 2 win.

Rachel Wubben Winner26141.0%
Kyle Van Hove Winner19931.2%
Jared Allen Viergutz 17727.8%

North Iowa School Director District 1

Robin Kettwick Unopposed346100.0%

North Iowa School Director District 3

Jason Wirth Unopposed13100.0%

Other local races · 1

North Iowa Area Community College Director District 1

David A. Steffens Jr. Unopposed1,327100.0%

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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.