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Sioux County, Iowa

Sioux County Recorder

Kooiker was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Sioux County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Iowa certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 10. Official results: electionresults.iowa.gov.

About this race

No Democrat filed. Republican Jessica Kooiker ran unopposed in her party's primary (4,764 votes, 100%), per the county's official certified primary results.

What this office does

Register of deeds or recorder. The register of deeds records and preserves land records: deeds, mortgages, liens, plats and, in some counties, vital records. Anyone buying, selling or borrowing against property depends on those records being accurate and searchable. The office is administrative; it does not set fees or property values.

This race. Every voter in Sioux County votes on this seat. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

This list comes from official election records but may be incomplete. It can miss, for example, late or petition candidates and some city, school and district races. Your official sample ballot is the final word.

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Who won? The official answer comes November 30.

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Done · Nov 3
Votes were cast and counted
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Happening now · by Nov 10
Sioux County double-checks its count
The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
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Next · Nov 30
Iowa makes it official
The State board of canvassers certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

This report is cited to the outlet that published it. We do not call races. Official running count: Iowa official results.

Sioux County Recorder
No report found yet

Reports are checked daily until Iowa certifies on November 30; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

Jessica Kooiker

Republican

Biography

Jessica Kooiker serves as the current Sioux County Recorder, per nwestiowa.com. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Sioux County Recorder in 2026?

One candidate was tracked for Sioux County Recorder on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jessica Kooiker. Candidate information follows official Sioux County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Sioux County Recorder election in Iowa?

Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Iowa certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 10. Official results: https://electionresults.iowa.gov/. Voting rules for Iowa are on the Iowa election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Who won the Sioux County Recorder race?

Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Iowa certifies on November 30. We do not call races.

Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Sioux County and state election office filings, last verified October 24, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Also on the November 3 ballot
Iowa House District 3Iowa House District 4Sioux County Board of Supervisors, District 2See all 7 Sioux County races
Candidate profiles
Jessica Kooiker, full profileOfficial Iowa election office