–There will be a handful of contested races across Kossuth County in November’s city and school board elections. **In Algona, Mayor Rick Murphy is running unopposed for another 2-year term while there is one contested race for City Council. **In Bancroft, Randy Greve and Jaimes Looft are the two names on the ballot for 3 spots on the city council. **Swea City has contested races for Mayor and City Council. Troy Langford will challenge incumbent Wendy Zielske for Mayor, while 5 people are seeking 2 seats on the city council.