Who is running for Polk County Board of Supervisors District 1 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Polk County Board of Supervisors District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Polk County Board of Supervisors District 1.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
John Forbes
DemocratFormer Iowa state representative (District 44); former pharmacy owner (his own account)
John Forbes (Democrat) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Polk County Board of Supervisors District 11. The Iowa Legislature lists him as a pharmacist from Polk County who represented District 44, with his last service ending January 12, 20253. By his own account, he served six terms and is a former pharmacy owner4. The county lists Matt McCoy as the current District 1 supervisor, so Forbes is not the incumbent2. On his campaign site he lists mental health, food and housing insecurity, clean water, property taxes and infrastructure as his issues5.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.