Cerro Gordo County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Board of Supervisors,, County Treasurer and County Recorder and more, and where they stand on health care, jobs and agriculture.
County offices
Board of Supervisors, District 2Casey M. Callanan (R) · Cody Williams (D)
Casey M. Callanan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Managing the county budget responsibly and keeping property taxes low
- Economic development that creates and retains jobs in Cerro Gordo County
- Investing in roads and recreational infrastructure
About Casey M. Callanan
Callanan is a business owner who has also served in the Iowa Legislature and on a Congressional Budget Committee, per his campaign site.
Cody Williams
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Property taxes
- Road maintenance
- Public safety and healthcare access
About Cody Williams
Williams is a mental health professional and small-business owner who has served North Iowa for more than 15 years, and previously spent 13 years coordinating Early Childhood initiatives across three counties, per his campaign site.
Incumbent Republican Casey M. Callanan, whose term ends in 2026, is seeking reelection against Democrat Cody Williams, a mental health professional, per the county's official candidate list and the county's elected-officials roster. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageTreasurerNikki Fessler (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Nikki Fessler (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cerro Gordo County Treasurer.
Nikki Fessler
Nikki Fessler currently serves as Cerro Gordo County treasurer, per the county's own elected-officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Unopposed. Incumbent Republican Nikki Fessler, whose term ends in 2026, is seeking reelection; no Democrat filed, per the county's official candidate list and elected-officials roster.
Full race pageRecorderAnnMarie Legler (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
AnnMarie Legler (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cerro Gordo County Recorder.
AnnMarie Legler
AnnMarie Legler currently serves as Cerro Gordo County recorder, per the county's own elected-officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Unopposed. Incumbent Democrat AnnMarie Legler, whose term ends in 2026, is seeking reelection; no Republican filed, per the county's official candidate list and elected-officials roster.
Full race pageAttorneyKaitlyn Kemna Ausborn (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Kaitlyn Kemna Ausborn (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cerro Gordo County Attorney.
Kaitlyn Kemna Ausborn
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through the justice process
- Pursuing justice with compassion, accountability and collaboration across agencies
About Kaitlyn Kemna Ausborn
Ausborn is an assistant Cerro Gordo County attorney who has prosecuted cases ranging from homicide and child pornography to OWIs, with a focus on domestic violence and sexual assault victims, per her campaign site. She is a Mason City native who earned degrees in history and political science from the University of Iowa and a law degree from Drake University Law School.
Open seat. Unopposed Democrat Kaitlyn Kemna Ausborn, an assistant county attorney, is the only candidate; no Republican filed. Incumbent Carlyle Dalen (D), whose term ends in 2026, is not seeking reelection, per the county's official candidate list and elected-officials roster.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Cerro Gordo County is split across 2 Iowa House districts.
Find your districts by addressIowa House: 2 districtsDistricts 59, 60
Iowa House District 59Christian Hermanson (R) · Jacob Welper (D)
Christian Hermanson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports tax reform and economic development for rural communities
- Supports better access to healthcare in North Iowa
About Christian Hermanson
Christian Hermanson is a retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with 29 years of military service who also worked as a police officer, per his campaign site. A fifth-generation Iowan raised on a North Iowa family farm, he represents Iowa House District 59, per his campaign site. He is seeking re-election to that seat.
Jacob Welper
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports public funding for public education
- Supports affordable healthcare and continued funding for Iowa hospitals
- Supports family farms and opposes eminent domain for private companies
About Jacob Welper
Jacob Welper is a graduate of Iowa State University's Music Education program who taught band and coached cross country for six years at a rural Northwest Iowa school, per his campaign site. He has served in the Iowa National Guard for 11 years and substitute teaches at area schools, per his campaign site. He is running for Iowa House District 59.
Christian Hermanson (Republican), Jacob Welper (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 59; Christian Hermanson is the sitting member, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 2 primary; No Party candidates qualify by nominating petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list, as read September 11, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageIowa House District 60Dani Ollenburg (R) · Alexander Schmidt (D)
Dani Ollenburg
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Defending property rights against eminent domain, per KTTC
- Supporting school choice among public, private and homeschool options, per KTTC
- Supporting anti-abortion policies in the Legislature, per KTTC
About Dani Ollenburg
Dani Ollenburg is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 60 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Ollenburg previously worked as a licensed health care provider before focusing on raising her three children and homeschooling, per KTTC. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Alexander Schmidt
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting rural Iowa communities
- Living wages for workers
- Affordable health care
About Alexander Schmidt
Alexander Schmidt is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 60 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Schmidt, of St. Ansgar, is a freelance journalist who previously worked at the St. Ansgar Enterprise Journal, the Mason City Globe Gazette and KAAL-TV, per Campaign site (schmidtforiahouse.com).
Dani Ollenburg (Republican), Alexander Schmidt (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 60. Not on the November ballot: Jane Bloomingdale, the sitting member per the roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 2 primary; No Party candidates qualify by nominating petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list, as read September 11, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
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Candidate roster last updated Oct 4, 2026 from official election sources.