Find out who is on Johnson County ballots as the 2024 elections near
The filing deadline has passed for the 2024 elections, which include local, state, and general seats.
The candidates will first compete in the June 4 primaries, matching up against members of their own party. The winners of those races will appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
The Press-Citizen has compiled a list of Johnson County candidates and the surrounding area.
Names of incumbents are in italics and listed first. If there are multiple candidates from the same party, they are listed in the order they appear on the county auditor's website.
Iowa's 1st Congressional District
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican
David Pautsch, Republican
Christina Bohannan, Democrat
Miller-Meeks, the two-time incumbent representing the Johnson County area, will first face Davenport's Pautsch in the June primaries.
If she advances to the November general election ballot, it will be a rematch of the 2022 Congressional elections. Miller-Meeks bested Bohannan by 20,000 votes in that election.
Iowa Senate, District 46
Dawn Driscoll, Republican
Ed Chabal, Democrat
District 46 consists largely of Iowa and Washington counties and portions of west and south Johnson County.
Iowa House of Representatives
District 85
Amy Nielsen, Democrat
Nielsen, the former mayor of North Liberty, is running unopposed for a fifth term in the Iowa House. In the 2022 election, she battled a Republican and a Libertarian, earning about 64% of the vote.
District 86
Dave Jacoby, Democrat
Coralville's Dave Jacoby is looking to earn a sixth term in the Iowa House. He is running unopposed.
District 89
Elinor Levin, Democrat
Ty Bopp, Democrat
Elinor Levin faces a Democratic challenger in her run for a second term in the Iowa House. She'll square off against Iowa City native Ty Bopp. District 89 encompasses University Heights and much of south Iowa City.
From 2022: Meet Ty Bopp, a Democrat running for Iowa House in Johnson County
District 90
Adam Zabner, Democrat
Iowa City native and University of Iowa graduate student Adam Zabner has no opposition in his pursuit of a second term in the statehouse. District 90 covers parts of downtown Iowa City, just north of the business district and much of the northeast portion of the city.
District 91
Adam Grier, Republican
Judd Lawler, Republican
Jay Gorsh, Democrat
Incumbent Brad Sherman did not file to run, setting up a Republican showdown in the June primaries. The winner will face Gorsh in November.
District 91 covers Tiffin, Oxford, Swisher, and all of Iowa County. Sherman, the Republican, won his 2022 race by about 2,500 votes.
District 92
Heather Hora, Republican
Anna Banowsky, Democrat
Another University of Iowa graduate student has entered the race for an Iowa House seat. Anna Banowsky will challenge Heather Hora in District 92, which covers much of southern Johnson County and all of Washington County, including Hora's hometown of Kalona.
From 2022: How Iowa City native Heather Hora won state's 2022 Republican primary in House District 92
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Three to be elected.
Bob Conrad, Democrat
Lisa Green-Douglass, Democrat
Royceann Porter, Democrat
Mandi Remington, Democrat
Rod Sullivan, Democrat
No Republicans filed for election on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, setting up an interesting, short run to the June 4 primary. The three incumbents are vying to fend off challengers Bob Conrad and Mandi Remington.
Conrad is an Iowa State Trooper and former member of the county planning and zoning board. Remington works at the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development and was part of last year's Iowa City City Council race.
Sullivan is the current chair of the board and a long-time supervisor, first elected in 2004. Porter took her seat on the county's top board in 2018. Green-Douglass joined the board in 2016 through a special election. She was re-elected later that year and again in 2020.
Johnson County Auditor
Travis Weipert, Democrat
Long-time county auditor Travis Weipert is running for a fourth term. He has no opposition in the primary or general elections.
Johnson County Sheriff
Brad Kunkel, Democrat
Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel seeks reelection after winning the job in 2020. He will run unopposed.
Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ryanhansen01.
This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: A list of who's running for office in Johnson County in 2024
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