Who is running for Polk County Board of Supervisors District 5 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Polk County Board of Supervisors District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Polk County Board of Supervisors District 5.
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.
Izaah Knox
DemocratIowa state senator (District 17); Executive Director, Urban Dreams
Izaah Knox (Democrat) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Polk County Board of Supervisors District 51. The Iowa Legislature lists him as a Democratic state senator for District 17 whose listed occupation is Executive Director of Urban Dreams3. The county lists Angela Connolly as the current District 5 supervisor, so Knox is not the incumbent2. In a Des Moines Register candidate Q&A he named housing, mental health and crisis response, food access, early childhood education, jobs and clean water as priorities, in his own words4.
No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.