2026 Iowa House of Representatives election

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2026 Iowa House of Representatives election
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All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Pat Grassley Brian Meyer
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 13, 2020May 15, 2025
Leader's seat 57th district 29th district
Seats before6436
Speaker of the House before election

Pat Grassley
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

TBD

The 2026 Iowa House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the Iowa Senate election and the other 2026 United States elections. [1] Voters will elect members of the Iowa House of Representatives in all 100 of the U.S. state of Iowa's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. [2]

Contents

Retirements

Republicans

Democrats

District 1

Incumbent Democrat J. D. Scholten was initially running for US Senate against Joni Ernst, but dropped out endorsing fellow State Rep. Josh Turek. [13]

His intentions are unknown as to whether or not he is going to run for his seat again.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Megan Jones will run for re-election. [14]

District 7

The incumbent Republican Mike Sexton resigned his seat to accept a federal appointment. [3] [15] Rachel Burns announced her bid for this seat. [16]

District 11

Incumbent Brian Best announced in January 2024, that this term would be his last and would not be running for re-election in 2026. [4]

District 13

Incumbent Republican Travis Sitzmann is running for re-election. [17]

District 15

Incumbent Republican Matt Windschitl is retiring to run for election to Iowa's 4th District in the US House, to replace Randy Feenstra who is running for governor. [5]

District 20

Incumbent Josh Turek is retiring to run for US Senate. [8]

District 21

Simpson College Associate Dean Spencer Waugh is running for this seat. [18] Incumbent Brooke Boden has not announced her intentions.

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Konfrst is retiring to run for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the US House, running against Zach Nunn. [9]

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Austin Baeth is running for re-election. [19]

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Rick Olson announced his retirement. [10] Former Democrat State Senator Nate Boulton announced he is running for this seat. [10]

District 43

Incumbent Republican Eddie Andrews is retiring to run for govenor. [6]

District 47

Incumbent Republican Carter Nordman is running for re-election. [20]

District 51

Teresa Perin, a Marshalltown Highschool English teacher, is running for this seat as a Democrat. [21] Incumbent Republican Jane Bloomingdale has not announced her intentions.

District 57

Speaker Pat Grassley announced he is running for re-election, instead of a gubernatorial bid. [22] Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek, Wartburg College professor of biochemistry, announced his bid for this seat as a Democrat. [23]

District 58

India May is running against incumbent Charley Thomson. [24] Thomson has not announced if he is running.

District 65

Incumbent Republican Shannon Lundgren is retiring to run for Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the US House. [7]

District 70

Central Dewitt Principal George Pickup is running for this house seat as a Democrat. [25] Incumbent Norlin Mommsen has not announced whether or not he is running.

District 71

Incumbent Democrat Lindsay James is retiring to run for Iowa's 2nd congressional district. [11]

District 81

The incumbent, Democrat Daniel Gosa, has not announced his intentions. Republican Dillon Fillion has announced his candidacy for this seat. [26] House Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann has endorsed him as well. [26]

District 88

Gerald D. Hill, convicted sex offender, is running as a Republican. [27] Incumbent Republican Helena Hayes has not announced whether or not she is running.

District 94

Incumbent Democrat Mike Vondran is running for re-election. [28]

District 98

The incumbent Democrat Monica Kurth is retiring. [12] Andrew Fitzgerald [29] and Nathan Ramker are both running for this seat. [12] [30]

References

  1. ↑ Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  3. 1 2 "Iowa state representative resigns to accept appointment by President Trump". KCCI. September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Rep. Best Outlines His Priorities For His Final Session In The Iowa House". 1380KCIM. January 3, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Iowa House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl announces 4th Congressional District run". July 8, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Iowa Rep. Eddie Andrews announces bid for governor". KCCI. June 4, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Opsahl, Robin (September 23, 2025). "Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren joins growing 2nd District GOP field" . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Opsahl, Robin (August 12, 2025). "Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, two-time Paralympian, launches campaign for U.S. Senate". Iowa Capital Dispatch . Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Opsahl, Robin (May 8, 2025). "Democrat Jennifer Konfrst launches 3rd Congressional District campaign". Iowa Capital Dispatch . Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "Nate Boulton planning political comeback in Iowa House district 39". Bleeding Heartland. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Opsahl, Robin (August 19, 2025). "Democrat Lindsay James announces 2nd Congressional District bid". Iowa Capital Dispatch . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Schlueter, Mikaela; Ickes, Barb (September 1, 2025). "Iowa State Rep. Monica Kurth not running for reelection". WQAD-TV . Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst".
  14. ↑ Bower, George (September 16, 2025). "Megan Jones Seeks Re-election". Northeast Iowa Now. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Mike Sexton appointed as Iowa Rural Development director". Iowa Capital Dispatch. September 19, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Burns declares candidacy for Iowa House". Ida County Courier. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Iowa state lawmaker announces re-election campaign". Siouxland Proud. July 11, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ Sampson, Clayton (September 16, 2025). "Spencer Waugh Announces Run for Iowa House District 21". KNIA-KRLS. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ Price, Dave (May 21, 2025). "Who's in? Who's out? Who's still thinking?". KTIV. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Meet Carter" . Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Democrat Teresa Perin announces campaign for Iowa House district 51". KCRG. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley announces bid for reelection in 2026". WeareIowa. June 30, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Shawn Ellerbroek announces bid for Iowa House". September 24, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Woman who yelled "people will die" at Ernst town hall is running in 2026 for Iowa House". CBS2. June 4, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Retired principal to run for Iowa House seat representing Maquoketa". Telegraph Herald. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Dillon Fillion announces campaign for Iowa House District 81". KWQC. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Keota man with criminal past announces bid for Iowa House District 88". July 3, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Mike Vondran will seek re-election for Iowa House". OurQuadCities. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Andrew Fitzgerald announces run for Iowa House District 98". KWQC. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Nathan Ramker to run for Iowa House District 98". KWQC. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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