Candidates file for primary election

     The deadline for candidates to file candidacy papers for various county elected offices ended at 5 p.m. on March 22. With that said, Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Whitney Hein released the listing of candidates expected to appear on the June 4, 2024, Primary Election:

County Sheriff

   • Greg Graver, Republican, Scotch Grove

   • No candidates filed to run for the Democratic or Libertarian Parties.

County Auditor

   • Whitney Hein, Republican, Monticello

   • No candidates filed to run for the Democratic or Libertarian Parties.

Board of Supervisors Dist. 1

   • John Schlarmann, Republican, Monticello

   • No candidates filed to run for the Democratic or Libertarian Parties.

Board of Supervisors Dist. 2

   • Joe Oswald, Democrat, Monticello

   • No candidates filed to run for the Republican or Libertarian Parties.

Board of Supervisors Dist. 5

   • Jeff Swisher, Republican, Anamosa

   • Jennifer Karpf, Republican, Anamosa

   • No candidates filed to run for the Democratic or Libertarian Parties.

State Representative Dist. 66

   • Steve Bradley, Republican, Cascade

   • Andy McKean, Democrat, Anamosa

U.S. Representative Dist. 1

   • Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican, Ottumwa

   • David Pautsch, Republican, Davenport

   • Christina Bohannan, Democrat, Iowa City

   Also from the Jones County Elections website, the Jones County Auditor’s Office began accepting absentee ballot request forms on March 26 for the June 4 Primary Election. Ballots will be available to be mailed and vote in-person beginning Wednesday, May 15.

   The last day an absentee ballot may be mailed to a voter for the primary is Monday, May 20. In-person absentee voting in the Auditor’s Office closes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3. Requests for absentee ballots must be in writing and should be mailed or delivered to: Jones County Auditor, Rm 113, 500 W. Main St., Anamosa, IA 52205.

   Voted absentee ballots returned by mail must be returned no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, June 4, to be considered on time to be counted. Voters are advised to keep in mind that postal delivery is now two to five days.

   To download an absentee ballot request form, visit www.jonescountyiowaelections.gov/vote/absentee/ or call 319-462-2282.