Washington

Washington County voters elected two members of the Board of Supervisors, with Republican incumbent Marcus Fedler winning another term in District 3 and Republican Brendan DeLong winning the open seat in District 5.

District 3

Fedler defeated Democratic challenger JoAnn Whitmore with 1,122 votes (54.9%). Whitmore received 920 votes (45.1%). District 3 includes Riverside, Ainsworth, Crawfordsville and Coppock.

Fedler has served on the board since winning a special election in 2021. He won a full term in 2022 and secured the Republican nomination this year by defeating former Riverside Mayor Bill Poch in the primary. Washington County Democrats selected Whitmore as their candidate in August.

District 5

DeLong, the Washington fire chief and a former Washington City Council member, received 1,004 votes (60.9%). Democratic candidate Lynette Iles, a former physician, received 644 votes (39.1%).

The seat opened after Supervisor Richard Young announced he would retire and would not seek reelection. District 5 covers wards 1 and 2 in the city of Washington.

Iowa House District 92

Republican incumbent Heather Hora won a third consecutive term, defeating Democratic challenger Brittany Erickson. Hora received 7,307 votes (55.2%), while Erickson received 5,933 votes (44.8%).

Hora was first elected in 2022. The district includes all of Washington County and parts of Johnson County, including Hills and Lone Tree.

Unopposed races

Republican Nathan Repp received 7,420 votes for county attorney, and Teresa Mangold received 7,557 votes for county recorder.

Deputy County Treasurer Lindsay Greiner Adam received 7,539 votes and will succeed Jeff Garrett, who is retiring at the end of the year.