Voters Hit Polls in Des Moines County; Co. Bd. and Atty. Only Local Races

It’s election day and the polls are open in Iowa til 9 pm and in Illinois til 7 pm. Here’s a brief rundown of some of our local races…..

 

In Des Moines County — Democrat Ann Distelhorst is challenging incumbent

Republican Tom Broeker for the only open seat on the 3-member Board of

Supervisors…incumbent Democrat Amy Beavers, who was appointed to the

County Attorney’s post when Pat Jackson retired, is running for election against

Republican Trent Henkelvig…and there are seven candidates for five openings on

the Des Moines County Agricultural Extension Council: Barbara Kerr, Dean Van

Ness, John Dockendorff, Alan Mohr, Sandy Krell-Andre, Brenda Wischmeier and

Daniel Beckman.

The other races on the Des Moines County ballot are for U-S Senator…Democrat

Bruce Braley, Republican Joni Ernst and four other candidates…..U-S

House…incumbent Democrat Dave Loebsack versus GOP challenger Mariannette

Miller-Meeks…..Governor and Lt. Governor…Jack Hatch & Monica Vernon for the

Democrats, Terry Branstad & Kim Reynolds, the Republican incumbents…along

with three other sets of candidates from the Iowa Party, the Libertarian Party and

the New Independent Party…..for Secretary of State…among Democrat Brad

Anderson, Republican Paul Pate and two others…..for State Auditor…GOP

incumbent Mary Mosiman and Democrat Jonathan Neiderbach…..for

Treasurer…incumbent Democrat Mike Fitzgerald, Republican challenger Sam

Clovis and a Libertarian candidate…..Agriculture Secretarty…Republican

incumbent Bill Northey, Democratic challenger Sherrie Taha and a candidate from

the New Independent Party…..and State Attorney General…Democratic incumbent

Tom Miller or Republican challenger Adam Gregg.

State Representative Dennis Cohoon is running unopposed, as are Des Moines

County Treasurer Janelle Nalley-Londquist…County Recorder Lisa

Schreiner…Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners Brian Messer and

Maureen Hutchcroft for 4-year terms and Bob Hinson for a two-year term…..and

all of the local judges, who either get a yes or no on whether they should be

retained.