The November election has a lot of notable contests, and voters in Woodbury County will have four contests for county elective office with multiple options, while Sheriff Chad Sheehan is running unopposed for a second term.
For the county auditor position, incumbent Democrat Pat Gill is opposed by one of hisdeputies in the office, Republican Michelle Skaff.
Additionally, of the five positions of the Woobury County Board of Supervisors, three of those are before voters, and those are summarized in this Election Extra.
Two current county supervisors will leave office at the end of the year, with those exiting being Keith Radig and Jeremy Tayor. Plus, at least two first-time candidates will win four-year terms.
Looking at the three Woodbury County Board of Supervisor races, we start first with District 1, where Republican Kent Carper is vying with Democrat John Herrig.
The Woodbury County Supervisor District 3 race is the only supervisors contest with an incumbent, in Republican Mark Nelson, who is competing with Democrat Brian McNaughton.
There is an interesting wrinkle in this race, as Nelson already defeated McNaughton once, back in June in a Republican primary election. But a few weeks later, McNaughton switched to the Democratic Party, so they are involved in a rematch.
And finally, we check in with the race in Woodbury County Supervisor District 5, where Republican David Dietrich is vying with Democrat Lincoln Ryan.
All three of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors races in districts 1, 3, and 5 will be decided on Election Day on November 5.
Early voting in Iowa starts on October 16.
