Thode was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Webster 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.
Incumbent Democrat Robert D. Thode (known locally as Bob Thode), the sitting District 3 supervisor per the county's official Board of Supervisors roster, won his party's June 2, 2026 primary outright with 598 votes (no opponent), per the county's official primary results. No Republican candidate filed. On the Republican primary ballot, write-in votes were scattered among several names with no clear leader: a generic "Write-in" line recorded 3 votes, and named write-ins included 2 votes for a person recorded as "Robert Thode" and 1 vote each for Laura Eastwood, Mark Campbell, Aaron Mchone and Keith Dencklau. This agent could not confirm from an official county document whether any of these met Iowa's statutory write-in nomination threshold (Iowa Code section 43.66) or whether a Republican nominee was certified for this seat. No Republican candidate is listed here; Webster County's certified November 3, 2026 candidate list should be checked before publishing a Republican name.
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Robert D. Thode is listed, as Bob Thode, as the District 3 member of the Webster County Board of Supervisors, per the county's board page. Per the Messenger News, he retired in 2017 from the Fort Dodge Police Department after a 35-year career that reached the rank of captain, and he sits on the district mental health board and the Community and Family Resources board. No campaign website was found as of October 4, 2026.
Who is running for Webster County Supervisor District 3 in 2026?
One candidate was tracked for Webster County Supervisor District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Robert D. Thode. Candidate information follows official Webster County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Webster County Supervisor District 3 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 Webster County Supervisor District 3 race?
Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Iowa certifies on November 30. We do not call races.
Candidate roster from official Webster County and state election office filings, last verified October 24, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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