Jasper County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Board of Supervisors, County Recorder and County Treasurer and more, and where they stand on schools and the budget.
County offices
Board of Supervisors (vote for 2)Thad Nearmyer (R) · Brandon Talsma (R) · Scott DeVries (D) · Randy Ray (Independent) · Alyssa Wilson (Independent)
Thad Nearmyer
Thad Nearmyer currently serves on the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, per the county's official elections website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Brandon Talsma
Brandon Talsma currently serves on the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, per the county's official elections website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Scott DeVries
Scott DeVries is one of two challengers actively campaigning for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, per the Newton Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Randy Ray
Randy Ray appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Board of Supervisors (vote for 2), per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Alyssa Wilson
Alyssa Wilson is one of two challengers actively campaigning for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, per the Newton Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Incumbent Republicans Thad Nearmyer and Brandon Talsma, both whose terms end in 2026, are seeking reelection to the two seats up this cycle against Democrat Scott DeVries and No Party candidates Randy Ray and Alyssa Wilson, per the county's official candidate list and elected-officials roster. A third supervisor, Doug Cupples (R), holds a seat not up until 2028. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageRecorderJoe Otto (Independent) · Michelle Hull (R)
Joe Otto
Joe Otto was appointed Jasper County Recorder by the Board of Supervisors in January 2026, succeeding longtime recorder Denise Allan, and is now running to keep the seat, per the Newton Daily News. He previously worked at the Soil and Water Conservation Society as its first historian and a grant project manager, managed a Civil War historic site in North Carolina, and directed the Jasper County Historical Museum, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Michelle Hull
Hull currently serves as a deputy recorder in the Jasper County Recorder's office, per the county recorder department's own staff page. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Incumbent No Party recorder Joe Otto faces Republican Michelle Hull, who currently serves as a deputy recorder in his office, per the county's official candidate list, elected-officials roster and the county recorder department's own staff page. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageTreasurerDoug Bishop (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Doug Bishop (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Treasurer.
Doug Bishop
Doug Bishop currently serves as Jasper County treasurer, per the county's official elections website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Unopposed. Incumbent Democrat Doug Bishop, whose term ends in 2026, is the only candidate on the ballot, per the county's official candidate list and elected-officials roster.
Full race pageAttorneyScott W. Nicholson (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Scott W. Nicholson (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jasper County Attorney.
Scott W. Nicholson
Scott W. Nicholson currently serves as Jasper County attorney, per the county's official elections website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Unopposed. Incumbent Democrat Scott W. Nicholson, whose term ends in 2026, is the only candidate on the ballot, 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.
Jasper County is split across 2 Iowa House districts.
Find your districts by addressIowa House: 2 districtsDistricts 37, 38
Iowa House District 37Jason Sandholdt (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jason Sandholdt
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Being tough on crime, per Newton Daily News
- Supporting private businesses and their employees, per Newton Daily News
- Fiscally responsible funding of public safety and education, per Newton Daily News
About Jason Sandholdt
Jason Sandholdt is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 37 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Sandholdt is the Marion County Sheriff, first elected in 2013, and is a native of Oskaloosa who attended Central College, per Newton Daily News / KNIA KRLS Radio. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Jason Sandholdt (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 37. Not on the November ballot: Barb Kniff McCulla, 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. Jason Sandholdt is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Iowa ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested.
Full race pageIowa House District 38Matthew Oleson (R) · Brad Magg (D)
Matthew Oleson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Returning schools to the basics of reading, writing and math
- Stewarding the education budget
- Protecting children
About Matthew Oleson
Oleson is an Iowa classroom teacher who describes 32 years in public education, teaching three decades of Iowa students, per the campaign site. Oleson says he is running for the Iowa House on education, taxpayer and parental-authority concerns, per the campaign site.
Brad Magg
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting public education
- Providing community representation and responsiveness at the state Capitol
About Brad Magg
Brad Magg, the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 38, is a lifelong Jasper County resident, small business owner and Colfax city councilman, according to the Newton Daily News. This is his second campaign for the seat. His campaign site says something must be done to save public education and that the district needs a voice that will listen.
Matthew Oleson (Republican), Brad Magg (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 38. Not on the November ballot: Jon Dunwell, 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.
Full race pageIowa Senate District 19Barb Kniff McCulla (R) · Zachary Mecham (D)
Barb Kniff McCulla
Barb Kniff McCulla is the Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Kniff McCulla currently serves as the Iowa House member for District 37 and is running for the open Iowa Senate District 19 seat, succeeding Sen. Ken Rozenboom, per Newton Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Zachary Mecham
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Access to Medicaid and vocational rehabilitation resources for people with disabilities, per Newton Daily News
About Zachary Mecham
Mecham is an entrepreneur who founded Zach of All Trades Media, an award-winning filmmaker, and a speaker and entertainer, per the campaign site. Mecham attended Drake University and worked in communications and outreach for The Harkin Institute and Disability Rights Iowa, and describes himself as a disability advocate and nonprofit professional, per the campaign site.
Barb Kniff McCulla (Republican), Zachary Mecham (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 19. Not on the November ballot: Ken Rozenboom, 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 Jasper County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
Jasper County sample ballot 2026: see where the board of supervisors, county recorder and county treasurer candidates stand on schools and the budget. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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Candidate roster last updated Oct 4, 2026 from official election sources.