Iowa general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for District 5A Associate Judge Retention: Steven W. Guiter in 2026?

Here are the candidates for District 5A Associate Judge Retention: Steven W. Guiter on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Judicial Election District 5A.

This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.

Steven W. Guiter

· Incumbent

District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5A (Marion County)

Steven W. Guiter serves as District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5A (Marion County). Steven W. Guiter is up for a retention vote on November 3, 2026: voters decide yes or no on keeping the judge in office, and the judge serves another term if a majority votes yes¹³. The Iowa Judicial Branch says the judge was appointed to the bench in January 2012².

District Associate Judge, District 5A (Marion County), appointed January 2012²
Before appointment: practiced law with the same firm from 1982; also served on the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission²
Iowa State University, 1978; Drake law degree, 1982²
The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in January 2012². Iowa district judges and district associate judges are chosen by the governor from two names sent by a district judicial nominating commission, and then stand in retention elections³.

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