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Iowa local elections

County ballots.
City records.

A source-first view of Iowa's 2026 county cycle and 2025 city results, with all 99 county and 939 incorporated-city desks, candidate and official profiles, local election-authority references, and visible record gaps.

99county governments
939Census city desks
0structured 2026 positions
0published prior contests

Coverage ledger

The full denominator stays visible

Every Iowa county and every current Census incorporated-city desk stays in the index. The Secretary of State's 941-city notice is retained as a documented conflict with the reproducible 939-place Census and League inventories.

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Local election desks

All Iowa jurisdictions

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Election calendar

Current county filings and city-cycle records

Regular Iowa city elections occur in odd years. The 2026 layer includes county offices and only specifically sourced municipal special elections.

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Update notebook

Refreshes are tied to the calendar

County filings, ballot production, election-night releases, canvasses, recounts, and the 2027 regular city cycle each trigger a separate check.

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Iowa research notes

County publication remains part of the record

Iowa's 99 county auditors publish local candidate and result records. The release preserves each source boundary and never converts a primary nomination into a general-election win.

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Source register

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Iowa Secretary of State records, 99 county authorities, official government directories, and Census geography are linked directly. Missing publications remain labeled gaps.