Grundy County District 4 Supervisor Mark A. Schildroth.

GRUNDY CENTER – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for Iowa’s Tuesday, June 2, 2026 primary election. The offices of Grundy County attorney, recorder, and treasurer as well as two seats on the Board of Supervisors, will be on the ballot locally. The deadline for written objections to nomination papers is today, Friday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m.

Grundy County Supervisor District 4

According to information provided by Angela Silvey with the Grundy County Auditor’s Office, longtime Republican incumbent District 4 Supervisor Mark A. Schildroth of Reinbeck, currently vice chair of the Board of Supervisors, did not file for reelection and is retiring. The newspaper reached out to Schildroth via email for comment.

“I am retiring from the position of District 4 Grundy County Supervisor after my current term ends December 31, 2026. I have served for 24 years,” Schildroth said.

When asked if he planned to endorse a candidate in the race, Schildroth demurred, telling the newspaper, “Several qualified candidates have filed papers to run in the June 2nd primary election to fill the Supervisor position I am vacating.”

After serving for nine years on the Reinbeck Community School Board in the 1980s, Schildroth was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in November 2002, beginning his term the following January. He occupies the seat previously held by his father, the late Don Schildroth who served from 1974 to 2002 before passing away in 2010. Collectively, the family has represented Reinbeck and the surrounding areas for more than half a century.

Four candidates filed paperwork to run in the Republican primary for Schildroth’s seat, including Barry Ehrig of Grundy Center, Patrick Knaack of Reinbeck, Lon C Larsen of Reinbeck, and Derek J. Noteboom of Grundy Center. This past Tuesday, Noteboom withdrew from the race, according to the Grundy County Auditor’s Office.

No Democrats filed for the June primary.

District 4 includes all of Black Hawk Township (Reinbeck), most of Washington (excluding Grundy Center) and Lincoln, and the southern half of Grant.

The office of Grundy County Supervisor District 4 is a four-year term.

Grundy County Supervisor District 2

Republican incumbent Heidi Nederhoff of Wellsburg was the only candidate to file for the Supervisor District 2 primary races. Nederhoff currently chairs the board. Her district covers the northwest corner of the county, including the townships of German, Pleasant Valley, Shiloh (Wellsburg), and Colfax (Holland), plus most of Beaver (excluding Stout).

The office of Grundy County Supervisor District 2 is a four-year term.

Grundy County Attorney

Republican incumbent Erika L. Allen of rural Dike was the only candidate to file for the Grundy County Attorney primary races. Allen was first elected to the office in November 2014 after serving as assistant county attorney since August 2007. In addition to her role with Grundy County, she is also city attorney for the communities of Beaman and Eldora.

The office of county attorney is a four-year term in Iowa.

Grundy County Recorder

Only one candidate filed nomination papers to run for the office of Grundy County Recorder, incumbent Republican Travis Case of Conrad. Case was first elected to the office in November 2014.

The office of county recorder is a four-year term in Iowa.

Grundy County Treasurer

Republican incumbent Lori K. Kruse of Grundy Center was the only candidate to file for the Grundy County Treasurer’s race. Kruse was appointed to the office this past January following Brenda Noteboom’s resignation. Prior to her appointment, Kruse was second deputy in Noteboom’s office.

The office of county treasurer is a four-year term in Iowa.

June 2 primary election

Iowa’s 2026 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

Voters in Iowa’s primary elections must be registered with the political party whose primary they wish to participate in. Voters may change party affiliation at the polls, but may only participate in one party’s primary election.

In Iowa, a person may vote if they will be 18 years old on or before election day. In the case of primary elections, a person may vote if they will be 18 years old on or before the corresponding regular election.

Iowa voters are required to show an Iowa driver’s license or non-operator ID, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID or veteran’s ID, tribal ID/document, or Iowa voter ID card at the polls before they vote. A voter without one of the listed forms of ID may have the voter’s identity attested to by another registered voter in the precinct or may prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents. Voters without the necessary ID or an attester will be offered a provisional ballot and can provide ID up until the time of the county canvass of votes (Monday after election day for Primary and General Elections).