Adair County election information
September 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Auditor’s Office reminds residents the Adair County City & School election will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Ballot order for the candidates will be determined Monday, September 22 by drawing lots in the Adair County Auditor’s office. Tuesday the 23rd is the deadline for candidates to withdraw candidacy paperwork as well as the deadline to object to paperwork at 5:00 pm, with the Auditors office being open until that time. The last time to petition for a satellite voting location for this election is October 6th at 5:00 pm, in the Adair County Auditor’s office. The first day to vote in-person absentee at the auditor’s office is October 15th. This is also the first day our office is allowed to mail ballots to requested absentee voters. The last day to request a ballot to be mailed for absentee voting is October 20th. These requests must be received before 5:00 pm in the Auditor’s office (postmark dates do not apply). Monday, November 3, 2025, is the last day to vote in person absentee at the Adair County Auditor’s office.
The following candidates have filed paperwork in Adair County (Candidates are listed in no particular order):
City of Adair* – Mayor (Vote for 1) – Joanne Byars
City Council – Adair (Vote for 2) – Paul Gettler
City of Bridgewater* – Mayor (Vote for 1) – Roberta Carpenter
City Council – Bridgewater (Vote for 2) – Douglas Miller, Tyler Warrior, James C. McCall
City of Fontanelle* – Mayor (Vote for 1) – Dawn Brown
City Council – Fontanelle (Vote for 2) – Nancy Embree, Daniel Miller, Shawna Herr, Andrew Martin, Amando Guerrero
City of Greenfield*– Mayor (To Fill Vacancy) (Vote for 1) – Brian D. Fox
City Council – Greenfield (Vote for 3) – Jeff Clayton, Rita Eble, Carl Faust, Nathan Hubenka
City of Orient* – Mayor (Vote for 1) – Matthew Swanson
City Council – Orient (Vote for 3) – Justin Boswell, Bryan Rohwer, Travis Eggman
City of Stuart* – Mayor (Vote for 1) – John Gulbranson, Cory Kirkpatrick
City Council – Stuart (Vote for 3) – Zach Ingwers, Trevor Nelson, Alan L. Bovee, Kristina Renslow, Angela Capps
School Board candidates:
Adair Casey School District** – At-Large (Vote for 3) – Lindsay Dinkla, Blair Carney, Amanda Bireline
Nodaway Valley School District** – District 1 (Vote for 1) – Adam Woosley
At-Large – Nodaway Valley (Vote for 2) – Mary Dodson, Daniel Shilling, Kristen Jensen
Orient Macksburg School District** – At-Large (Vote for 2) – Bo Geidel, Alex Maeder
*Candidates can withdraw candidacy paperwork until Tuesday September 23, 5:00 pm
**Vacancies can arise and be added to the election until September 20th for schools