(Atlantic, Iowa) – In one week, voters have the opportunity to change the face of their city government and local school boards. The polls will be open on Tuesday, Nov. 7^th, from 7-a.m. Until 8-p.m. Here’s a look at the races for city government in Cass County (IA):

In Atlantic, two candidates are running for City Council in the 3rd Ward, including incumbent Pat McCurdy and challenger Mike McDermott. Two candidates also filed to run for the 4th Ward, including incumbent Linda Hartkopf, and challenger Shawn Sarsfield.

In Anita, three candidates filed to run for two city council seats, including Cheryl Sokol, Mark Harris and Roger L. Huffman, and two people have filed to run for mayor, including Ben Daughenbaugh and Kevin Littleton.

In Lewis, seven persons filed to run for three city county seats, including Leland Baxter, Ryan Lockwood, Russell L. Miller, Larry W. Perdue, Jr., Donna Roberts, Roy O. Wheatley and Betty F. Auten, and two people filed to run for mayor, including Rick Sanny and Russell Hansen.

Five people are in the running to fill three seats on the Atlantic School Board, including Jordan Dailey, Jodi Stowater-Goodrich, incumbent Laura McLean, Kristen Holaday and Gini Jordan

Other uncontested races include:

Atlantic- Emily Kennedy is a candidate for Atlantic City Council 1st Ward; Jim Behrens is running for Atlantic City Council Ward 2; and Elaine Otte is running for the At Large seat on the Council.

There are two candidates for the City Council in Cumberland: Sandra Eversole and Scott W Becker; And,Nancy Virginia Coughlin is the incumbent for Mayor.

In Griswold Brenda D Tietz, Amanda Hansen and Xaiver Johnson are running for the three, open Council seats.

In Marne, there are three City Council seats open, and three candidates: Wayne Preister, Mark Opbroek and Zachary Schmitt. Randy Baxter is running for re-election as Mayor, in Marne.

Massena has three candidates for three City Council seats- Kevin McCunn, Micah Lee and Adam McCunn.

No one filed for two seats on the Wiota City Council, or Wiota mayor.

In the CAM School District, Julie Williamson is running for the north district seat and Chris Spieker is running for the south district seat.

In the Griswold School District,: Ryan Smith is running for the at-large seat; Erika Kirkhhoff is running for the director 1 seat and Scott Hansen is running for the director 2 seat.