| Name | Start Date | End Date |
| C.F. Hill | 1857 | 1859 |
| Alfred Arthur | 1859 | 1862 |
| See below regarding the period from 1862 to 1869 | ||
| W.S. Beers | 1869 | 1872 |
| L.A. Litel | 1872 | 1873 |
| L.E. Holcomb | 1873 | 1874 |
| A.L. Sawyer | 1874 | 1876 |
| D. Bennett | 1876 | 1880 |
| P.S. Mott | 1880 | 1888 |
| A.D. Inman | 1888 | 1892 |
| P.E. Narey | 1892 | 1898 |
| J.C. Guthrie | 1898 | 1900 |
| Fred Jones | 1900 | 1912 |
| B.K. Bradfield | 1913 | 1920 |
| Ellis Rute | 1921 | 1922 |
| George Paulson | 1923 | 1938 |
| Joe McQuirk | 1939 | 1950 |
| Ike Kissinger | 1951 | 1964 |
| Robert Baker | 1965 | 1976 |
| Wendell Kilts | 1977 | 1992 |
| Gregory Baloun | 1993 | Present |
From 1862 to 1869 it is difficult to ascertain how this office was filled, the records having been lost due to a fire at the courthouse. Daniel Bennett held the office periodically before W.S. Beers was elected in the fall of 1869.
Sources
Smith, R. (1902). A history of Dickinson County, Iowa together with an account of the Spirit Lake massacre and the Indian troubles on the northwestern frontier (pp. 560-561). Des Moines, Iowa: Kenyon Print. & Mfg.
Various Articles. (n.d.). Spirit Lake Beacon. Retrieved November, 2015, from http://dickinson.advantage-preservation.com/
