Voters to decide on county, state, national races

Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 6 to decide a number of county, state and national election contests.

Absentee voting has already begun, which can be done in the Jefferson County Courthouse between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Here is a list of the seats up for grabs and the candidates seeking to fill them:

COUNTY OFFICES

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors

Dick Reed (Republican, incumbent)

Daryn Hamilton (Democrat)

Matthew Lindberg-Work (Libertarian)

Jefferson County Treasurer

Tammy Jones (R)

Mark Myers (D)

Kesha Nelson (L)

Current Jefferson County Treasurer Terri Kness is not seeking re-election.

Jefferson County Recorder

Kelly Spees (D, incumbent)

Jefferson County Attorney

Tim Dille (R, incumbent)

Chauncey Moulding (D)

Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner (vote for two)

Ray Woody (incumbent)

Doug Schultz (incumbent)

Jefferson County Agricultural Extension Council (vote for five)

Susie Drish

Cory Klehm

John Peck

Shelley Moothart

Jay Giltner

Ron Bower

Christine Engwall

Jefferson County Public Hospital Trustee (vote for two)

Trent Hammes (incumbent)

Greg Hanshaw (incumbent)

STATE OFFICES

State Senate District 41 (western two-thirds of Jefferson County including Fairfield)

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

Mary Stewart (D)

Seat currently occupied by Mark Chelgren (R), who is not seeking re-election.

State House District 82 (western two-thirds of Jefferson County including Fairfield)

Phil Miller (D, incumbent)

Jeff Shipley (R)

State House District 84 (eastern third of Jefferson County excluding Fairfield)

Joe Mitchell (R)

Jason Moats (D)

Seat occupied by Dave Heaton (R), who is not seeking re-election.

Governor of Iowa

Kim Reynolds (R, incumbent)

Fred Hubbell (D)

Jake Porter (L)

Gary Siegwarth (Clear Water Party of Iowa)

Secretary of State

Paul Pate (R, incumbent)

Deidre DeJear (D)

Jules Ofenbakh (L)

Auditor of State

Mary Mosiman (R, incumbent)

Rob Sand (D)

Fred Perryman (L)

Treasurer of State

Michael L. Fitzgerald (D, incumbent)

Jeremy N. Davis (R)

Timothy Hird (L)

Secretary of Agriculture

Mike Naig (R, incumbent)

Tim Gannon (D)

Rick Stewart (L)

Attorney General of Iowa

Tom Miller (D, incumbent)

Marco Battaglia (L)

NATIONAL OFFICES

U.S. House of Representatives District 2

Dave Loebsack (D, incumbent)

Christopher Peters (R)

Mark David Strauss (L)

Daniel Clark