Who is running for District 5C Associate Judge Retention: Ashley Stewart in 2026?
Here are the candidates for District 5C Associate Judge Retention: Ashley Stewart on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Judicial Election District 5C.
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.
Ashley Stewart
· IncumbentDistrict Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County)
Ashley Stewart serves as District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County). Ashley Stewart 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 20242.
- District Associate Judge, District 5C (Polk County), appointed 20242
- Before appointment: criminal defense solo practitioner, claims specialist at Nationwide Insurance, and assistant appellate defender in the State Appellate Defender's Office2
- University of Houston, 2003; Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 20092
- Appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds; her office announced the appointment on April 17, 20244. The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in 20242. 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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