5 candidates are tracked for Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors (at-large, vote for 3) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeff Jorgensen, Susan M. Miller, Mark Shoemaker, Shawna Anderson and Dennis Gunderson. Candidate information follows official Pottawattamie County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Field derived from the county's official June 2, 2026 primary canvass: the top three of nine Republican filers (Susan M. Miller, Mark Shoemaker, Jeff Jorgensen) advance, alongside both Democratic filers (Shawna Anderson, Dennis Gunderson), who ran unopposed within their party. Incumbents Jeff Jorgensen and Susan M. Miller, whose terms both expire in 2026, are seeking reelection; a third incumbent seat is not being sought by its current holder.
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This race. Sitting officeholders on the ballot: Jeff Jorgensen, Susan M. Miller.
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Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Jorgensen is the incumbent Pottawattamie County Supervisor seeking re-election and has spent his career serving the county, per the campaign site.
Republican Incumbent
Susan M. Miller is the incumbent Pottawattamie County supervisor seeking reelection, per the county's Board of Supervisors roster. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Republican
Mark Shoemaker is the Republican candidate for the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors at-large seats. He began his career with Pottawattamie County in 1993 and led Pottawattamie County Conservation from 1997 until retiring in 2024 after 31 years of county service, per Pottawattamie County government. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Shawna Anderson is the Democratic candidate for the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors at-large seats. She owns a salon in Council Bluffs that she opened in 2009 and has lived in Pottawattamie County since 2000, per her campaign site. She is a mother and grandmother who has attended county Board of Supervisors meetings regularly since 2021, per the same source.
Democratic
Dennis Gunderson is the Democratic candidate for the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors at-large seats. He is new to county politics, per the Council Bluffs Nonpareil. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Who is running for Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors (at-large, vote for 3) in 2026?
5 candidates are tracked for Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors (at-large, vote for 3) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeff Jorgensen, Susan M. Miller, Mark Shoemaker, Shawna Anderson and Dennis Gunderson. Candidate information follows official Pottawattamie County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors (at-large, vote for 3) election in Iowa?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Iowa are on the Iowa election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Pottawattamie County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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