2026 Primary Election
June 2, 2026
Primary Election
A Primary Election is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election (nominating primary). In other words, primary elections are generally when each political party decides its nominee for the upcoming general election. Primaries are common in the United States, where they trace their origin to the progressive movement. Elsewhere in the world, the nomination of candidates is usually the responsibility of political parties and does not make use of the public apparatus for holding elections. Primary Elections are held the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in June in of each even-numbered year.
2026 PRIMARY ELECTION - KEY DATES
- Primary Election June 2, 2026 - Candidate Filing Period:
- Monday, March 2, 2026 through Friday, March 20, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.
- Filing Offices Open until 5:00 p.m. on 3/20/26
- County Offices - Marion County Auditor is filing officer
- General Election November 3, 2026 – Candidate Filing Begins March 2, 2026
- Township Offices - Monday, March 2, 2026 through Tuesday, June 2, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.
- County Ag Extension & Soil and Water -Now through Wednesday, August 26, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.
- Marion County Auditor is filing officer
- First day Auditor can receive Absentee Ballot Requests:
- Tuesday March 24, 2026
- First day to Absentee Vote at Marion County Auditor's Office 214 E Main St Knoxville, IA
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Office Hours: M-F - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Please note ID required to participate.
- First day the Auditor's Office can mail absentee ballots to voters who have submitted requests.
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Voter Pre-Registration Deadline
- Monday, May 18, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.
- Office Hours - Monday May 18, 2026 - 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
- Deadline to request a mailed Absentee Ballot.
- Monday, May 18, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.
- Office Hours - May 18, 2026 - 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
- Memorial Day Holiday – Office Closed
- Last day to vote Absentee Ballot at the Marion County Auditor's Office, 214 E Main, Knoxville IA.
- Monday, June 1, 2026
- Office Hours – Monday June 1, 2026 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- All Absentee Ballots, whether returning in person or by mail must be received in the Marion County Auditor’s Office by 8:00 p.m. on 6/2/2026
- Election Day – Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- Polling Hours 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (ID required to participate)
- Absentee Ballot return – In Person - deadline 6/2/26, 8:00 p.m. at the Marion County Auditor's Office, 214 E Main, Knoxville Iowa.
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