Shelby County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Shelby County races, led by the Iowa House District 11 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Shelby County is split across 2 Iowa House districts.
Find your districts by addressIowa House: 2 districtsDistricts 11, 12
Iowa House District 11Craig Williams (R) · Bill Owen (D)
Craig Williams Republican Incumbent
Craig Williams is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Craig Williams is a sitting member for the district, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Williams, of Manning, currently represents Iowa House District 11, having assumed office on January 1, 2025, per Iowa Legislature website / campaign filing coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Craig Williams.
Bill Owen Democratic
- Addressing water quality and its link to rising cancer rates
Per the campaign site.
About Bill Owen
Bill Owen is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Owen is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 11, a district covering Carroll and Audubon counties and parts of Shelby and Pottawattamie counties, per carrollspaper.com.
Craig Williams (Republican), Bill Owen (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 11; Craig Williams 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.
Full race pageIowa House District 12Steven Holt (R) · Dustin Durbin (D)
Steven Holt Republican Incumbent
Steven Holt is the Republican representative for Iowa House District 12 and chairs the Judiciary committee, per the Iowa Legislature's website. Holt also serves on the Government Oversight, Higher Education, Public Safety and Ways and Means committees, per the Iowa Legislature's website. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Dustin Durbin Democratic
Dustin Durbin is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Durbin grew up in Ashland, Nebraska and now lives with his partner on an acreage outside Dow City, Iowa, per the campaign site. Durbin grew up in Ashland, Nebraska and now lives with his partner on an acreage outside Dow City, Iowa, per the campaign site.
Steven Holt (Republican), Dustin Durbin (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 12; Steven Holt 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 Shelby County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
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