Delaware County Ballot Preview, Contested Races in Area Counties

In addition to the presidential race, voters are also deciding today on who will represent them in Congress, as well as in the State Legislature – and who will be holding offices on the county and local levels.

The ballots for Delaware County voters will feature races between:

• Republican incumbent Ashley Hinson, Democrat Sarah Corkery and Independent Jody (Madlom) Puffett for Iowa’s Second District Congressional seat
• Republican incumbent Dan Zumbach and Democrat Joe Hegland for State Senate District 34
• Republican incumbent Craig Johnson is running unopposed for State House District 67
• Republican incumbent Jeff Madlom is running unopposed for Delaware County Supervisor District 1
• Republican Dan Wheeler is running unopposed for the open Delaware County Supervisor District 2 seat
• Republican incumbent Carla Becker is running unopposed for Delaware County Auditor
• Republican Travis Hemesath is running unopposed for the open Delaware County Sheriff seat
• Republican Jenny Eschen is running unopposed to fill the vacancy for the Delaware County Treasurer’s seat, which she was appointed to fill until the election this past spring
• Three candidates are also running for the three open Delaware County Public Hospital Trustee positions – Jane Sherman, Steve Palmer and Chris Tegeler
• Three candidates are running for the three open Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner positions – David J. Guthrie, Joe Hoeger and Chris Eibey
• And four candidate are running for the four open spots on the Delaware County Extension Council – Jamie Helmrichs, Tammy Eibey, Terry Gudenkauf and Roger Helmrichs

Contested races for voters in our surrounding counties include:

• Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan for U.S. Representative District 1
• Republican Jason Gearhart and Independent Ian Zahren for State Representative District 64
• Republican Steven P. Bradley and Democrat Andy McKean for State Representative District 66
• Republican Chad Ingels and Democrat Tim O’Brien for State Representative District 68
• Republican Mike Klimesh and Democrat Brian Bruening for State Senate District 32
• Republican Keith Lucy and Democrat Kevin Dragotto for Dubuque County Auditor
• Republican Harvey V. Pothoff and Independent Jake Rios for Dubuque County Supervisor
• Republican Keith Wieland and Democrat Rick Wulfekuhle for Buchanan County Supervisor 
• Republican Jeff Swisher and Libertarian Tom Durgin for Jones County Supervisor District 5
• Republican Alex Popenhagen, Democrat Lou Ann Milks and Independent Robert Sadler for Fayette County Supervisor

Polls will be open today from 7 am to 8 pm.

Polling places have not changed in Delaware County – so you’ll vote where you did in the last general election. If you have any questions about where your polling place is, you can reach out to the Delaware County Auditor’s Office at 927-4701 and they’ll help you find where you need to go.

Election coverage will begin tonight on KMCH at 8 pm, with updates on the presidential race from CBS, as well as congressional and state legislative updates from Radio Iowa and updates on contested county races as well.