Northwest Iowa — This Monday is the first day to file papers for this November’s City and School election. Some towns in the state have a primary for city seats, and if that’s the case where you live, the filing period has been open for a while and will wrap up on Thursday.
The filing period for all other cities runs from August 23rd through September 16th.
For more information, contact your city office, school, or your county auditor.
These are the positions open for election or re-election in northwest Iowa:
O’Brien County:
Archer: Mayor, 4 council seats
Calumet: Mayor, 2 council seats
Hartley: Mayor, 3 council seats
Paullina: Mayor, 2 council seats
Sanborn: Mayor, 2 council seats
Sheldon: Mayor, 2 council seats (one 2nd Ward, one at-large)
Sutherland: Mayor, 2 council seats
Clay Central-Everly: Director District 1, Director District 3
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn: Director District 2, Director District 3, Director District 5
Sheldon: Director District at Large, Director District 1
Sioux Central: Director District 1, Director District 4, Director District 5
South O’Brien: Director District 1, Director District 3, Director District 6, Director District 2 – to fill a vacancy
Osceola County
Sibley: Mayor, Ward 1 Councilperson, Ward 3 Councilperson, At Large Councilperson, Ward 2 Councilperson to fill a vacancy.
Harris: Mayor, 3 council seats
Melvin: Mayor, 3 council seats
Ocheyedan: Mayor, 3 council seats
Harris: Mayor, 2 council seats
Sibley-Ocheyedan: Ward 1 Board Member, Ward 3 Board Member, Ward 4 Board Member
Sioux County
Alton: Mayor, 3 council seats
Boyden: Mayor, 2 council seats, plus one to fill a vacancy
Chatsworth: Mayor, 5 council seats
Granville: Mayor, 2 council seats
Hawarden: 3 council seats, 2 hospital trustees
Hospers: Mayor, 2 council seats
Hull: 3 council seats
Ireton: Mayor, 2 council seats
Matlock: Mayor, 3 council seats
Maurice: Mayor, 2 council seats
Orange City: Mayor, 2 council seats, 3 hospital trustees
Rock Valley: 3 council seats
Sioux Center: 3 council seats
Boyden-Hull CSD: Directors, Districts 1 and 3
MOC-FV CSD: Directors, Districts 3 and 5
Rock Valley CSD: 3 at-large Directors
Sioux Center CSD: 3 at-large Directors
West Sioux CSD: Directors, Districts 1 and 2, plus one at-large Director
Lyon County
Alvord: Mayor, 3 council seats, 1 seat to fill a vacancy
Doon: 3 council seats
George: 2 council seats
Inwood: 3 council seats
Larchwood: Mayor, 2 council seats
Lester: Mayor, 2 council seats
Little Rock: Mayor, 2 council seats
Rock Rapids: Mayor, 2 council seats, plus one seat to fill a vacancy
Central Lyon CSD: 2 at-large directors
George/Little Rock CSD: Director, Districts 2 and 3
West Lyon CSD: Director, Districts 1, 2, and 5
NCC: Directors, Districts 1, 4, and 7
