Updated through final withdrawal deadline September 4.

Filing period for independent candidates and candidates of parties without full party status:

  • July 30 - August 25: Federal and state candidate filing period. File with Secretary of State.
  • August 6 - 29: County and township candidate filing period. File with auditor's office.

 

  • Nomination papers and petitions (Secretary of State)
  • General Election Candidate Guide (Secretary of State)
  • Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (campaign finance)
  • Statewide candidate list (Secretary of State)
  • Johnson County candidate forums

Unless otherwise noted, all voters may vote in all contests.

Federal office

U.S. Representative, 2nd District, two year terms.

Dave Loebsack

Democratic Party

PO Box 3013
Iowa City, IA 52244
319-804-9218
info@loebsackforcongress.org
Incumbent

Christopher Peters

Republican Party

1995 Ashlynd Dr
Coralville, IA 52241
319-400-3051
drchristopher@gmail.com

Mark David Strauss

Libertarian Party

3497 Spencer Dr
Bettendorf, IA 52722
563-549-9271
mark@straussforhouse.com

Daniel Clark

Nominated by Petition

2806 Clayton Ave
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52461
319-217-8413
clarkforcongressiowa2018@gmail.com

Note: Iowa's U.S. Senate seats are not on the 2018 ballot. Senator Ernst's term expires in 2020 and Senator Grassley's term expires in 2022.

Statewide offices

All terms four years.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

Fred Hubbell/Rita R. Hart

Democratic Party

3721 Lincoln Place Dr
Des Moines, IA 50312
515-664-2351
info@fredhubbell.com

Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg

Republican Party

PO Box 1775
Des Moines, IA 50305
515-361-5430
kim@reynoldsgregg.com
Incumbent

Jake Porter/Lynne Gentry

Libertarian Party

325 North Ave #11
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
319-214-0335
jake@jakeporter.org

Gary Siegwarth/Natalie Blaskovich

Clear Water Party of Iowa

16212 Big Spring Rd
Elkader, IA 52043
563-329-0371
garysiegwarth@gmail.com

Secretary of State

 

Deidre DeJear

Democratic Party

5431 SE 27th St
Des Moines, IA 50320
918-260-4264
deidra@dejearforiowa.com

Paul D. Pate

Republican Party

300 Walnut St #79
Des Moines, IA 50309
319-310-0215
info@pateforiowa.com
Incumbent

Jules Ofenbakh

Libertarian Party

4470 Westwood Dr
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-559-4697
juliesforiowa@gmail.com

Auditor of State

 

Rob Sand

Democratic Party

330 29th St
Des Moines, IA 50312
515-441-6748
rob@robsand.com

Mary Mosiman

Republican Party

PO Box 188
515-203-0058
marymosiman2014@gmail.com
Incumbent

Fred Perryman

Libertarian Party

2003 College St #12
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
217-454-7792
bludgeonyjr@gmail.com

Treasurer of State

 

Michael L. Fitzgerald

Democratic Party

1850 SE Ashleaf Cir
Waukee, IA 50263
515-281-5368
iowansforfitzgerald@gmail.com
Incumbent

Jeremy N. Davis

Republican Party

PO Box 1935
Ames, IA 50010
515-291-7016
jeremyndavis@gmail.com

Timothy Hird

Libertarian Party

3119 E Diehl Ave
Des Moines, IA 50320
515-285-7942
hird.timothy@peoplepc.com

Secretary of Agriculture

 

Tim Gannon

Democratic Party

4019 Ovid Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-249-6765
info@gannonforiowa.com

Mike Naig

Republican Party

PO Box 93851
Des Moines, IA 50393
515-802-2420
naig.mike@gmail.com
Appointed incumbent

Rick Stewart

Libertarian Party

855 Camburn Ct SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
319-362-9736
rick@rickstewart.com

Attorney General

 

Tom Miller

Democratic Party
213 28th St
Des Moines, IA 50312
Incumbent

Marco Battaglia

Libertarian Party

521 Leland Ave
Des Moines, IA 50315
515-681-2040
marcobattaglia@protonmail.com

 

State Legislators

All voters will be able to vote for one state senator and one state representative. You will only see the contest for the district you live in on your ballot. District numbers link to maps.

State Senator, Four year terms

State Senate, District 37

Zach Wahls

Democratic Party

201 E 9th St #415
Coralville, IA 52241
319-318-2064
zach@zachwahlsforiowa.com

Carl A. Krambeck

Libertarian party

309 3rd Ave
Clarence, IA 52216
563-593-7462
carlkrambeck@hotmail.com

State Senate, District 39

 

Kevin Kinney

Democratic Party

4321 Calkins Ave SW
Oxford, IA 52322
319-631-4667
kevin.kinney@legis.iowa.gov
Incumbent

Heather Hora

Republican Party

2509 200th St
Washington, IA 52353
319-321-0191
hhora@live.com

State Senate, District 43
Joe Bolkcom

Democratic Party

1235 Oakes Dr
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-337-6280
joe@joebolkcom.org
Incumbent

Patrick Joseph Wronkiewicz

Republican Party

121 N Van Buren
Iowa City, IA 52245
224-567-9364
partick.wronkiewicz@gmail.com

State Representative

Two year terms.

State Representative
District 73
 
Jodi Clemens

Democratic Party

1897 Fox Ave
West Branch, IA 52358
319-400-7062
jodi4iowa@gmail.com

Bobby Kaufmann

Republican Party

1527 330th St
Wilton, IA 52778
563-260-3355
bob_kaufmann@hotmail.com
Incumbent

State Representative

District 74

Dave Jacoby

Democratic Party

2308 Northridge Dr
Coralville, IA 52241
319-430-9793
davejjacoby@aol.com
Incumbent

State Representative

District 77

Amy Nielsen

Democratic Party

168 Lockmoor Cr
North Liberty, IA 52317
319-775-0992
amy@amyforiowa.com
Incumbent

State Representative

Diatrict 85

Vicki Lensing

Democratic Party

2408 Mayfield Rd
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-338-6148
vickilensing@gmail.com
Incumbent

State Representative

District 86

Mary Mascher

Democratic Party

2012 Sherman Dr
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-351-2826
marymascher1@mchsi.com
Incumbent

County partisan office

All terms four years

Board of Supervisors

Two to be elected

Supervisors Friese, Green-Douglas and Sullivan were elected to four year terms in 2016

Pat Heiden

Democratic Party

35 N Westminster St
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-530-2023
paheiden123@gmail.com

Janelle Rettig

110 Shrader Rd
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-338-0999
janelle@janellerettig.com
Incumbent

Phil Hemingway

415 Elmridge Ave
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-341-6098
hemingwayforsupervisor@gmail.com

County Treasurer
Thomas L. Kriz

Democratic Party

1234 Prairie Grass Ln
Iowa City, IA 52246
319-631-8190
kriz@mchsi.com
Incumbent

County Recorder
Kim Painter

Democratic Party

1029 Kirkwood Ave
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-337-2786
painterkim@msn.com
Incumbent

Count Attorney
Janet M. Lyness

Democratic Party

3010 Creighton Dr
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-338-6246
jkyness1234@gmail.com
Incumbent

County Non-Partisan offices
Ag Extension Council

Five to be elected, four year terms

Brent Bonner

210 Lehigh Ave
North Liberty, IA 52317
319-499-7753

Lori Donahoe

295 Auburn Hills Dr
Coralville, IA 52241
319-621-2827
Incumbent

Greg Kuntz

2018 Lynncrest Dr
Coralville, IA 52241
319-530-1561

Scott Ritter

5060 James Ave SW
Kalona, IA 52247
319-631-1087
Inucumbent

Scott Stutsman

4789 Lackender Ave SW
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-679-2616
Incumbent

Soil and Water Conservation Commission

Four year term, two to be elected

One to be elected in a separate contest for a two year term to fill a vacancy: No candidates filed.

Note: All three incumbent commissioners - Ruppenkamp, Spevacek, and Bonnie Riggan - filed in the contest to elect two member to a four year term. No one filed in the contest for the two year term. After the filing deadline, Riggan withdrew from the full term contest, and successfully ran for the two year term as a write-in candidate.

Ed Ruppenkamp

3376 Highway 1 SW
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-631-3758
edward.ruppenkamp@gmail.com
Incumbent

Travis Spevacek

5140 Morse Rd NE
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-643-3456
tjspev@msn.com
appointed incumbent

Township Offices

List of candidates for township offices

Only voters outside the limits of incorporated cities will vote for township clerks and trustees.

One clerk and one trustee in all rural townships, four year terms.

  • Jefferson, Liberty, and Oxford townships have an additional trustee on the ballot in a separate contest for a two year term to fill a vacancy.

Judicial Retention

  • Yes or No for judges to remain in office

Court of Appeals Judge
Michael R. Mullins
Mary Ellen Tabor
Anuradha Vaitheswaran

District 6 - District Judge
Andrew B. Chappell
Paul Miller
Mitchell #. Turner

District 6 - District Associate Judge
Deborah Farmer Minot
Nicholas Scott