Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2026

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Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

The Iowa House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Party As of March 2025
     Democratic Party 33
     Republican Party 66
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 100

Candidates

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list or the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew.

Primary

Iowa House of Representatives primary 2026
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
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District 33
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District 35
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District 48
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District 50
District 51
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District 55
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District 57
District 58
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District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
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District 86
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District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100

General election

Iowa House of Representatives general election 2026
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81

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District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100

Voting information

See also: Voting in Iowa

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


Competitiveness

This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Iowa. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Iowa

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title II of the Iowa Code

There are four ways in which a candidate can gain access to the general election ballot: by primary election, by political party convention, by Non-party Political Organization (NPPO) convention, or by petition. These are detailed below.

Iowa allows any registered voter to challenge a candidate's nominating petition, as long as the challenge is made in writing and within 74 days of the corresponding election.[1][2]

By primary election

A candidate seeking the nomination of a state-recognized political party in a primary election must be a member of that party. Non-party Political Organizations (NPPOs) are not permitted to participate in primary elections. A primary election candidate must file an affidavit of candidacy and nomination petition with the Iowa Secretary of State during the primary election filing period, which begins 99 days before the primary and ends at 5 p.m. on the 81st day before the primary. The affidavit of candidacy and the nomination petition must be filed simultaneously.[3][4]

For the number of signatures required for nomination petitions, see the table below.[3][5][6]

Formulas for determining signature requirements for political party candidates in primary elections
Office sought Number of signatures needed
Governor or U.S. Senator 3,500 signatures, including at least 100 from 19 different counties.[3][6]
State executive office (other than governor and lieutenant governor) 2,500 signatures, including at least 77 from 18 different counties.[6]
United States Representative 1,726 signatures, including at least 47 from half of the counties in the district.[3][6]
State Senator 100 signatures from the district.[3][6]
State Representative 50 signatures from the district.[3][6]

By political party convention

If a political party fails to nominate a candidate at the primary election, the party may hold a convention after the primary to nominate a candidate. That candidate must then file a political party convention certificate and an affidavit of candidacy. The deadline to file the convention certificate and affidavit of candidacy is the same as the general election filing deadline. However, a political party convention candidate may file his or her documents before the filing period begins for general election candidates.[7]

By Non-party Political Organization (NPPO) convention

Non-party Political Organizations (NPPOs) are permitted to hold conventions to nominate their candidates. However, in order to qualify their nominations, NPPOs must meet the following requirements:[7][8][9]

  • To nominate a candidate to a state executive office or the United States Senate, 500 eligible electors, meaning people who meet all the requirements to register to vote, must attend the convention, and 25 counties must be represented by at least one eligible elector each.
  • To nominate a candidate to the United States House of Representatives, 200 eligible electors who are residents of the congressional district the candidate seeks to represent must attend, including one eligible elector from at least half of the counties in the district.
  • To nominate a candidate to the Iowa State Senate, 50 eligible electors who are residents of the senatorial district must attend, including one eligible elector from one-half of the precincts in the senatorial district.
  • To nominate a candidate to the Iowa House of Representatives, 25 eligible electors who are residents of the representative district must attend, including one eligible elector from one-half of the precincts in the representative district.
  • A convention may be held at any time as long as it is before the general election filing deadline.[10]
  • After the convention, the NPPO must provide a list of those who attended the convention, including their addresses, to the Iowa Secretary of State, along with a convention certificate and an affidavit of candidacy for the candidate nominated. These documents must be filed together during the general election filing period, which begins 99 days before the general election and ends at 5 p.m. 81 days before the general election.[10][7][2]

By petition

A candidate who is not affiliated with any political party or NPPO can be nominated by petition. A NPPO candidate can gain ballot access in this manner if the NPPO cannot meet the convention attendance requirements described above. A petition candidates must file an affidavit of candidacy and nomination petition with the Iowa Secretary of State. These forms must be filed together by 5 p.m. 81 days before the general election.[2][8]

The table below details the signature requirements necessary for obtaining ballot access by petition.

Formulas for determining signature requirements for NPPO candidates
Office sought Number of signatures needed
United States Senator or governor 3,500 eligible electors, including at least 100 from at least 19 counties[7][8]
Otherwise statewide executive offices 2,500 eligible electors, including at least 77 from at least 18 counties[7][8]
United States Representative 1,726 eligible electors who are residents of the congressional district, including at least 47 eligible electors each from at least one-half of the counties in the congressional district[7][8]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."[11]

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[12]
SalaryPer diem
$25,000/year$178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election


Iowa political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Iowa Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eleven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R
House D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Iowa

2024

See also: Presidential election, 2024


Presidential election in Iowa, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
55.7
 
927,019 6
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
42.5
 
707,278 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (We the People)
 
0.8
 
13,122 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
0.4
 
7,218 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
1,427 0
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Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis (Independent)
 
0.0
 
424 0
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William P. Stodden/Stephanie H. Cholensky (Socialist Party)
 
0.0
 
361 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.4
 
6,657 0

There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,663,506


2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Iowa, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
53.1
 
897,672 6
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
44.9
 
759,061 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
19,637 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
3,210 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.2
 
3,075 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.1
 
1,707 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.1
 
1,082 0
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Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler (Genealogy Know Your Family History Party)
 
0.0
 
546 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
544 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.3
 
4,337 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,690,871


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Iowa, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 41.7% 653,669 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 51.1% 800,983 6
     Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.3% 5,335 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.7% 11,479 0
     Legal Marijuana Now Dan R. Vacek/Mark G. Elworth Jr. 0.1% 2,246 0
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.8% 59,186 0
     New Independent Lynn Sandra Kahn/Jay Stolba 0.1% 2,247 0
     Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Dennis J. Banks 0% 323 0
     Nominated by petition Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0% 451 0
     Nominated by petition Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 0.8% 12,366 0
     - Write-in votes 1.1% 17,746 0
Total Votes 1,566,031 6
Election results via: Iowa Secretary of State


Iowa presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 11 Democratic wins
  • 21 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D R R D R R R D R R R R R D D D D R D D R R R


Redistricting following the 2020 census

On November 4, 2021, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed new congressional and state legislative maps into law after the state's Legislative Services Agency had proposed them on October 21, 2021. The Iowa legislature approved the maps on October 28, 2021, by a vote of 48-1 in the state Senate and 93-2 in the state House.[13] The legislature could only vote to approve or reject the maps and could not make any amendments. These maps took effect for Iowa's 2022 congressional and legislative elections.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Iowa Code, "Title II, Section 43.24," accessed February 28, 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Iowa Code, "Title II, Section 44.4," accessed February 28, 2025
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate’s Guide to the Primary Election 2024," June 4, 2024 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iaprimarycandidateguide" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iaprimarycandidateguide" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iaprimarycandidateguide" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iaprimarycandidateguide" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa Code 2024, Section 43.11," accessed February 28, 2025
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa Code 2024, Section 45.1," accessed February 28, 2025 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iacode451" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iacode451" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iacode451" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iacode451" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "iacode451" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa Candidate's Guide to the General Election 2024," accessed February 28, 2025
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 The Iowa Legislature, "SF413," accessed February 28, 2025 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "sf413" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "sf413" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "sf413" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ Iowa Code, "Title II, Section 44.1," accessed February 28, 2025
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Forming a Political Party in Iowa," accessed February 28, 2025
  11. ↑ Iowa Constitution
  12. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  13. ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa lawmakers accept second redistricting plan, setting up next decade of politics," October 28, 2021


Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Matt Windschitl
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Ann Meyer (R)
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
Tom Moore (R)
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Hans Wilz (R)
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
Chad Behn (R)
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
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District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
Gary Mohr (R)
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
Vacant
Republican Party (66)
Democratic Party (33)
Vacancies (1)


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