Iowa general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for District 5C Associate Judge Retention: Lynn Poschner in 2026?

Here are the candidates for District 5C Associate Judge Retention: Lynn Poschner 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.

Lynn Poschner

· Incumbent

District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County)

Lynn Poschner serves as District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County). Lynn Poschner 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 May 2018².

District Associate Judge, District 5C (Polk County), appointed May 2018²
Before appointment: private practice²
University of Northern Iowa, 2003; Drake Law School, 2007, with High Honors²
The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in May 2018². 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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