Wapello County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Supervisor, County Treasurer and County Recorder and more, and where they stand on health care, agriculture and schools.
County offices
SupervisorLaurie L. Fountain (D) · Dennis Willhoit (D) · Darren Batterson (R) · Bryan Ziegler (R)
Laurie L. Fountain
Fountain is the sitting Wapello County Treasurer, a Democrat whose current term as treasurer ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. She is not seeking re-election as treasurer and instead won the Democratic nomination for County Supervisor unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Dennis Willhoit
Willhoit won the Democratic nomination for Wapello County Supervisor unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Darren Batterson
Batterson is a sitting Wapello County Supervisor whose current term ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. He was declared duly nominated for re-election in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Bryan Ziegler
Ziegler is a sitting Wapello County Supervisor whose current term ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. He was declared duly nominated for re-election in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Two at-large seats are on the November 3, 2026 ballot (vote for no more than two). In the June 2, 2026 primary, Democrats Laurie L. Fountain, the sitting County Treasurer, and Dennis Willhoit each ran unopposed on their party's primary ballot; both were declared duly nominated by the Wapello County Board of Supervisors at its June 9, 2026 canvass. On the Republican side, sitting supervisors Darren Batterson (1,259 votes) and Bryan Ziegler (928 votes) were declared duly nominated over challenger Carson Smith (881 votes), who was not nominated and does not appear on the November ballot, per the same official canvass.
Full race pageTreasurerValerie McElroy (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Valerie McElroy (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Wapello County Treasurer.
Valerie McElroy
McElroy was declared duly nominated for Wapello County Treasurer, unopposed, in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Open seat: sitting Treasurer Laurie L. Fountain (Democratic) is not seeking re-election and instead ran for County Supervisor; no Democrat filed for Treasurer. Republican Valerie McElroy ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary with 1,725 votes and was declared duly nominated, per the Wapello County Board of Supervisors' official June 9, 2026 primary canvass.
Full race pageRecorderAutum L. Wonderlin (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Autum L. Wonderlin (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Wapello County Recorder.
Autum L. Wonderlin
Wonderlin was declared duly nominated for Wapello County Recorder, unopposed, in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Open seat: sitting Recorder Lisa Kent (Democratic) did not file for re-election; no Democrat filed for Recorder. Republican Autum L. Wonderlin ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary with 1,710 votes and was declared duly nominated, per the Wapello County Board of Supervisors' official June 9, 2026 primary canvass.
Full race pageAttorneySteviee Grove (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Steviee Grove (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Wapello County Attorney.
Steviee Grove
Grove is the sitting Wapello County Attorney, whose current term ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. Grove was declared duly nominated for re-election, unopposed, in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary, per the county's official primary canvass. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Incumbent Republican County Attorney Steviee Grove, whose current term ends in 2026, ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary with 1,665 votes and was declared duly nominated; no Democrat filed, per the Wapello County Board of Supervisors' official June 9, 2026 primary canvass.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Wapello County is split across 2 Iowa House districts.
Find your districts by addressIowa House: 2 districtsDistricts 25, 26
Iowa House District 25Hans C. Wilz (R) · Kolton Jones (D)
Hans C. Wilz
Hans C. Wilz currently represents Iowa House District 25 in the Iowa Legislature and is seeking reelection in 2026, according to the Legislature's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Hans C. Wilz.
Kolton Jones
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protecting rural hospitals and clinics and making EMS an essential service
- Expanding access to mental health professionals and crisis response services
- Supporting farmer-led water quality conservation programs
About Kolton Jones
Kolton Jones, the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 25, is a Wapello County native who works as a paramedic serving southeast Iowa communities, according to his campaign site.
Hans C. Wilz (Republican), Kolton Jones (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 25; Hans C. Wilz 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 26Austin Harris (R) · Brett Mohler (D)
Austin Harris
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Cutting taxes
- Shrinking the size of government
About Austin Harris
Harris grew up on his family's farm in Moulton, Iowa, earned an Associate of Arts degree at Indian Hills Community College, and today helps operate the family's cow/calf and row crop operation, per the campaign site. Harris worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services agency in 2017 and later served as deputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks after managing her 2020 campaign, per the campaign site. Harris lists himself as a state representative first elected to the Iowa House in 2022, per the campaign site.
Brett Mohler
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Rural health care access, per southernminn.com
- Public school funding, per southernminn.com
- Water quality, per southernminn.com
About Brett Mohler
Brett Mohler is an engineer in agricultural manufacturing who has lived in Albia, in Monroe County, for 23 years, per his campaign site. He is running for Iowa House District 26, which covers Monroe, Davis and nearly all of Appanoose counties along with six townships of rural Wapello County, per his campaign site.
Austin Harris (Republican), Brett Mohler (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 26; Austin Harris 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 Senate District 13Jeff Kulmatycki (R) · Brenda Case (D)
Jeff Kulmatycki
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Small business development, per Ottumwa Radio
- Tax cuts, per Ottumwa Radio
About Jeff Kulmatycki
Jeff Kulmatycki is the Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Kulmatycki is an Air Force veteran, small business owner and Appanoose County supervisor, per Ottumwa Radio / Ottumwa Post. Kulmatycki has served nine years in the Air Force and five years on the Appanoose County Board of Supervisors, per Ottumwa Radio. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Brenda Case
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reproductive health care and maternal health access in rural communities
- Expanded funding for early childhood education
- Restoring stable state funding for Area Education Agencies
About Brenda Case
Brenda Case is the Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Case is a lifelong southeast Iowan from Ottumwa who spent 28 years as an IT project manager for the Iowa Judicial Branch, per Campaign site (caseforiowasenate.com).
Jeff Kulmatycki (Republican), Brenda Case (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 13. Not on the November ballot: Cherielynn Westrich, 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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