Tomorrow is primary election day in Iowa, and Marshall County voters who are members of one of the major political parties – Democratic or Republican – will have plenty of choices on their ballots.

Marshall County Auditor/Recorder Nan Benson said even though polls close at 8 p.m. tomorrow, the people who are still in line at polling locations will be able to cast their ballots. People who show up after the closing will not be able to vote.

The county election workers will bring the results from each of the 11 polling locations to the Marshall County Election Center.

“I’d love to say we will have results by this time, but will we have lines?” she said. “If someone is in line at 7:59 p.m., they get to vote. One year at the Election Center, we had people lined up down the street and we had staff giving out tickets.”

Just because the results of the primary will be determined tomorrow evening, that does not mean Benson and her staff can take it easy on Wednesday. She said Assistant Auditor/Recorder Jessie Chizek will balance the voter credits at each polling location.

“Then all the equipment comes back,” Benson said. “She balances everything to get everything ready for the canvas. If everything balances great, it’s easy.”

Chizek said that process can take days.

The winners of the primary elections will move forward to the November general election to face the candidate of the opposing party.

BALLOTS

The Republican and Democratic parties have separate ballots for the primary election. Only registered Republicans can determine which of their party candidates will move forward to the November general election, and the same for registered Democrats and their party.

On Marshall County Republican ballots, the candidates are:

United States Senator: Jim Carlin or Rep. Ashley Hinson.

United States Representative for District 4: Chris McGowan.

Governor: Zach Lahn, Brad Sherman, Adam Steen, Eddie Andrews or Rep. Randy Feenstra. Benson said the winner must get 35 percent of the votes. If no candidate gets the required number, a state convention will be held to determine the Republican candidate.

Secretary of State: Paul D. Pate

Auditor of State: Abigail Maas or Chris Cournoyer.

Treasurer of State: Roby Smith.

Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Naig.

Attorney General: Brenna Bird.

State Representative District 52: David Blom. Only Marshalltown and southeastern Marshall County voters will have this race on their ballots.

State Representative District 51: Shane Heintz or Rep. Brett Barker. Republican voters north and west of Marshalltown will cast votes in this race.

Marshall County Board of Supervisors: Tony Reed, Bill Schendel, incumbents Carol Hibbs or Jarret P. Heil.

Marshall County Board of Supervisors to fill a vacancy: Christian Goodman

Marshall County Treasurer: Deann S. Tomlinson

Marshall County Attorney: Jordan Gaffney

On Marshall County Democratic ballots, the candidates are:

United States Senator: Josh Turek or Zach Wahls

United States Representative for District 4: Dave Dawson, Stephanie Steiner or Ashley WolfTornabane

Governor: Rob Sand

Secretary of State: Ryan Peterman

Auditor of State: Taylor Wettach

Treasurer of State: John Norwood

Secretary of Agriculture: Chris Jones

Attorney General: Nate Willems

State Representative for District 52: Mike Tupper

State Representative for District 51: Teresa Perin

Marshall County Board of Supervisors: DeMorris Dean

POLL LOCATIONS

Polls for tomorrow’s primary election will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The locations include:

Marshalltown Ward 1: Marshalltown Public Library, 105 W. Boone St.

Marshalltown Ward 2: Iowa Veterans Home Malloy Hall, 1301 Summit St.

Marshalltown Ward 3: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 3001 S. Sixth St.

Marshalltown Ward 4: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1600 S. Center St.

Clemons: Orphan Grain Train, 302 Bevins St.

Green Mountain: Green Mountain Community Park Building, 111 Woolston St.

Legrand: Legrand Community Building, 206 N. Vine St.

Liscomb: Liscomb Community Building, 114 Main St.

Melbourne: Melbourne Recreational Center, 613 Main St.

State Center: State Center City Hall, 118 E. Main St.

Jefferson and Timber Creek: Iowa Valley Community College Administration Building, 3702 S. Center St.

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Contact Lana Bradstream at 641-753-6611 ext. 210 or lbradstream@timesrepublican.com.