2 candidates are tracked for Webster County Recorder on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Courtney Bender Balkenende and Tina Eldal. Candidate information follows official Webster County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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The only contested Webster County courthouse race on the November 2026 ballot. Democrat Courtney Bender Balkenende, appointed to the post in July 2025 to replace Lindsay Laufersweiler and now seeking her first full term, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary with 1,133 votes. Republican Tina Eldal, a Deputy Auditor, ran unopposed in the Republican primary with 1,581 votes. The two face off in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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2 candidates are tracked for Webster County Recorder on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Courtney Bender Balkenende and Tina Eldal. Candidate information follows official Webster County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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