As the deadline for candidates to file the necessary paperwork to run for state and federal office came and passed on Friday, neither of the politicians who would represent Marshall County in the Iowa Legislature after the 2022 election will face challenges from the opposing party.

Secretary of State Paul Pate did tweet on Friday evening, however, that “a few more filers” who submitted their paperwork before the 5 p.m. deadline would be added to the online database by Monday morning.

Democrat Sue Cahill of Marshalltown, who first won her seat in 2020 after the retirement of her predecessor, Mark Smith, is the lone candidate who has filed paperwork in the new House District 52, which includes all of Marshalltown and Haverhill, Laurel, Gilman, Le Grand and Ferguson.

“I am honored to be serving Marshalltown and the areas in the south part of the county. I look forward to meeting these new constituents and serving them in the future,” Cahill said.

Longtime Republican incumbent Dave Deyoe of Nevada will also go unchallenged as he seeks his ninth term, and House District 51, which he will represent after the election, will now include northern and western Marshall County along with eastern Story County.

Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour), who currently represents parts of Marshall County, will seek re-election in House District 53 and face a competitive primary against fellow incumbent Republican Dave Maxwell of Gibson. District 53 includes all of Poweshiek County and most of Tama County.

Marshall County’s State Senator, Jeff Edler (R-State Center), is not up for re-election until 2024.