(Area News) – While the focus of this Tuesday’s General Election nationwide will be on the Presidential race, and State/National Congressional and/or Legislative races, there are some local races to keep tabs on. In Cass County (IA), Republican incumbent Bernard Pettinger, of Anita, faces a challenge from Democrat Phyllis Stakey for the Board of Supervisors in District 5. Four candidates are in the running for three seats on the (non-partisan) Soil and Water Conservation District Board, including: Terry Langan, of Griswold; Curt Behrends, of Wiota; Chris P. Witzman, of Atlantic, and Chase Wheatley, of Massena.

There are no contested races in Adair and Montgomery Counties. There are two men running for the Adams County Board of Supervisors in District 5: Republicans Christopher Standley, and Karl McCarty. Adams County voters will also determine the fate of Public Measure AJ, which asks if the Board of Supervisors be reduced from five members to three, per Iowa Code.

In Audubon County, four people are hoping to fill two seats on the Board of Supervisors. The candidates include Republicans Kent Grabill and Donald J. Mosinski, Democrat Nathan Wahlert, and incumbent Douglas D. Sorensen. And, Republican incumbent Audubon County Auditor Lisa Frederiksen is facing a challenge from Christena Hemmingsen.

In Guthrie County, voters will choose whether or not to retain County Democrat incumbent Sheriff Marty Arganbright, or replace him with his Deputy, Republican Matt Harmann.

Pottawattamie County voters get to choose one of two candidates for County Auditor: Incumbent Republican Mary Ann Hanusa, or Free/Independent candidate Bryan Jack Holder. In Shelby County, there are six people running for four seats on the County Ag Extension Council. The candidates include: Connie Petersen; Michele Monson; Kathy Fara; Matthew Worthey; Kristi Travis, and Larry J. Wendt, Jr.

There are Public Measures in Cass County, with regard to: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the levy of a local option income surtax of 1% upon the Iowa Individual Income Tax for 15-years, beginning Dec. 31, 2025, plus, an Ad Valorem tax on property not to exceed 75-cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation, beginning with the taxes collected June 30, 2026; There is also a $22.5-million General Obligation bond issuance in the CAM School District for building and site construction, improvements and/or repairs. CAM School District patrons in Adair, Adams and Audubon Counties will also have the Public Measure on their ballots. And, there is a $55-million General Obligation Bond Measure for 13 Counties (Including Cass), included in the Iowa Western Community College Merged Area 8, for similar infrastructure purposes.

All counties will have Constitutional Amendments on the ballot, with regard to the voting age and requirements, and authorizing the lieutenant governor to act as governor or lieutenant governor-elect to be the governor or governor-elect, if the governor is temporarily or permanently disabled, resigns or dies in office, thereby creating a vacancy in the office of Lt. Governor or Lt. Gov. elect, as appropriate.