Adams County voters have some Public Measures to vote on, but there are no contested races for City Office.

In the City of Carbon, incumbent Mayor Larry E. Johnson is unopposed for re-election, and three incumbents plus two other candidates, are running five open seats on the City Council. The candidates include incumbents Vicki Haley, Michael Kempton and Donna Rochau, plus newcomers Helen Hickman and Harold Mitchell.

In Corning, Mayor Janice Mercer Leonard is running unopposed, as is Ward 2 incumbent Councilman Jerry Peck. Judy Beckett is the lone candidate to file for the At Large seat on the Corning City Council. Voters in Corning will also decide the fate of: Public Measure A, which asks if a 7% Hotel-Motel Tax should be imposed, beginning Jan. 1, 2018, and Public Measure B, which asks if the Corning Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees should consist of five members effective January 1st, instead of the current three members, which would be discontinued on Jan. 1st.

In Nodaway, incumbent Mayor Patricia Shipley is not being challenged for her seat, and all five incumbents for City Council are running for re-election to the five open seats. The candidates include Gene Dixson, Brenda and Christine Dunn, Becky Poen and Gary Poen.

In Prescott, incumbent Mayor Greg Wilkinson is running unopposed, and there are three candidates for the three City Council seats, including incumbent Glen Hickman, Incumbent Brenda Robison, and Kevin Ray Schafer. In addition, incumbent Ann R. Lydic is running for a City Council seat To Fill a Vacancy.