Boone County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Boone County races, led by the Boone County Board of Supervisors contest.
County offices
Board of SupervisorsShawn Bryant (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Shawn Bryant
Top priorities
- Fiscal responsibility within local government
- Strengthening law enforcement operations and support for veterans
Per the per the county's Board of Supervisors roster.
About Shawn Bryant
Bryant is a Boone County supervisor and vice-chairman of the board who retired from the U.S. Army as a master sergeant after service including combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, for which he received the Bronze Star, per the county's Board of Supervisors roster. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
At-large seat (one of three staggered supervisor seats). Incumbent Republican Shawn Bryant finished ahead of Wayne Lynch in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary, 1,051 votes (54%) to 864 (46%), per Ames-area press coverage citing unofficial results. No Democrat filed, so Bryant is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageTreasurerLauren Novak (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Lauren Novak (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Boone County Treasurer.
Lauren Novak
Lauren Novak currently serves as Boone County Treasurer, per Boone County government. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Incumbent Republican Lauren Novak ran unopposed on the June 2, 2026 primary ballot; no Democrat filed. She is the only candidate on the November ballot, per the county's official primary sample ballot.
Full race pageRecorderMacKenzie Davis (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
MacKenzie Davis (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Boone County Recorder.
MacKenzie Davis
Top priorities
- Expanding online access to records while keeping in-person service available
- Explaining regulatory constraints to residents rather than simply denying requests
Per the campaign site.
About MacKenzie Davis
Davis is a Boone native who graduated from Boone High School in 2010, spent nearly five years in Colorado working in retail management, hospitality and outdoor recreation, and now works as an administrative assistant in the Boone County Engineer's office handling payroll, billing and bid coordination, per her campaign interview on KWBG Radio. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Republican MacKenzie M. Davis finished ahead of incumbent Erin Canfield in the June 2, 2026 Republican primary; no Democrat filed. Davis is the only candidate on the November ballot, per the county's official primary sample ballot and the two candidates' own campaign interviews on Boone's KWBG Radio.
Full race pageAttorneyMatthew Speers (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Matthew Speers (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Boone County Attorney.
Matthew Speers
Matthew Speers is the incumbent Boone County Attorney, the county's chief prosecuting attorney and legal advisor to county government, running unopposed, per the county attorney office's own page. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Incumbent Republican Matthew Speers ran unopposed on the June 2, 2026 primary ballot; no Democrat filed. He is the only candidate on the November ballot, per the county's official primary sample ballot.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressIowa House District 48Chad Behn (R) · Benjamin Olsen (D)
Chad Behn
Chad Behn serves his first term in the Iowa House, has a communication degree from Presentation College and an associate degree from Des Moines Area Community College, and was a Boone County supervisor from 2016 to 2020, per the Iowa Legislature's biography. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Benjamin Olsen
Top priorities
- Addressing nitrate levels in water through USDA-recommended prevention measures
- Investing in Iowa's public schools
- Expanding rural job opportunities
Per the campaign site.
About Benjamin Olsen
Benjamin Olsen is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 48 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Olsen, of Ames, is a product order engineer at Emerson with a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University, per Campaign site / AOL. Olsen previously worked as a lubrication technician and served as a page for the 87th Iowa General Assembly, per Campaign site.
Chad Behn (Republican), Benjamin Olsen (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 48; Chad Behn 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Boone County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
Boone County sample ballot 2026: who is running for board of supervisors, county treasurer and county recorder, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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