Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Iowa City, Clear Creek Amana, Lone Tree and Solon districts. Vote at school polling places.

Dates and deadlines:

  • Friday, August 29: This was Iowa's first school election with same day voter registration.  However, voters registering after 5 p.m. Friday, August 29 used the election day registration procedure. 
  • Friday, September 5: 5 p.m. deadline to request absentee ballot by mail.
  • Sunday, September 7: Satellite voting site at Iowa City Public Library, noon to 5 p.m.
  • Monday, September 8: Last day for early voting in person at Auditor's Office, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This was Iowa's last regularly scheduled school election in an even numbered year and the last election for three year terms. In 2009 terms were lengthened to four years. From 2009 to 2017, school elections were held only in September of odd numbered years. Beginning in 2019, school elections were combined with city elections in November of odd years.

Johnson County administers elections for the Iowa City district, the only one located entirely within the county, and for three other districts located primarily within the county - Clear Creek Amana, Lone Tree and Solon. Parts of Johnson County are in eight other school districts. For more information on elections in those districts, please contact the control county.

List of Candidates

Iowa City School District: three seats, three year terms

TONI CILEK
2242 E GRANTVIEW DR
CORALVILLE IA 52241
338-0026
toni-cilekATuiowa.edu
Incumbent

PATTI FIELDS
5 MODERN WAY
IOWA CITY IA 52240
338-9688
patti.fieldsATyahoo.com
Incumbent

MICHAEL SHAW
1824 7TH AVE CT
IOWA CITY IA 52240
338-5567
jwjshaw1ATyahoo.com
 

RICHARD P. TIEGS
5 CHAD CT
CORALVILLE IA 52241
330-1978
nandjsdadATmsn.com

Clear Creek Amana School District

At Large, 3 year term
KATHI HUEBNER
619 44TH AVE
AMANA IA 52203
Incumbent

District 2, 1 year term
KATHY ZIMMERMAN
4005 BLACK HAWK AVE SW
OXFORD IA 52322
Incumbent

District 3, 3 year term
TIMOTHY HENNES
817 N AUGUSTA AVE
OXFORD 52322
Incumbent

District candidates must live in the director district, but all voters in the school district may vote.

Lone Tree School District: Two seats, three year terms

SHEILA BURR
5425 520TH ST SE
LONE TREE 52755
appointed incumbent

JOEL P. YEDLIK
4850 620TH ST SE
LONE TREE 52755
incumbent

Solon School District: One seat, three year term

TIM BROWN
618 RANDALL DR
SOLON 52333
624-5069
tbrown1ATsouthslope.net

TOM GROSS
42255 POPLAR AVE NE
SOLON 52333

Kirkwood Area X Directors

District 4
Karen Gorham
608 W. Washington Blvd.
Washington, IA 52353
(319) 653-5352
Incumbent

Director District 4 in Johnson County:
Iowa City Regular Precincts 6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 25
Portions of Liberty, Sharon and Lincoln townships in Iowa City School District
Highland, Lone Tree, and Mid Prairie School Districts

District 5
John Hall
2060 F67 Boulevard
North English, IA 52316
(319) 664-3348
Incumbent

Director District 5 in Johnson County:
Iowa City Regular Precincts 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13
North Liberty regular precincts 1 and 2
Penn, University Heights, West Lucas
Portion of Clear Creek and Union townships in Iowa City School District
Clear Creek Amana and Williamsburg School Districts