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. 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.
Retirements Republicans District 3: Tom Jeneary is retiring. District 5: Zach Dieken is retiring. District 7: Mike Sexton retired to accept a federal appointment in the USDA. District 15: Matt Windschitl is retiring to run for U.S. Congress. District 37: Barb Kniff McCulla is retiring to run for the Iowa Senate. District 43: Eddie Andrews is retiring to run for governor. District 55: Shannon Latham is retiring. District 100: Martin Graber died on January 31, 2025.
Democrats District 1: J.D. Scholten is retiring. District 20: Josh Turek is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate. District 32: Jennifer Konfrst is retiring to run for U.S. Congress. District 33: Ruth Ann Gaines is retiring. District 39: Rick Olson is retiring. District 42: Heather Matson is retiring to run for Iowa Senate. District 61: Timi Brown-Powers is retiring to run for the Iowa Senate. District 71: Lindsay James is retiring to run for U.S. Congress. District 75: Bob Kressig is retiring. District 78: Sami Scheetz resigned in April 2025 to serve on the Linn County Board of Supervisors. District 98: Monica Kurth is retiring. Vacancies Republicans District 38: Jon Dunwell resigned before his term ends.https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-10-05/gov-reynolds-appoints-jon-dunwell-iowa-utilities-commission
Incumbents defeated In primaries Democrats District 97: Ken Croken lost renomination to Adam Peters. Republicans District 45: Brian Lohse lost renomination to Austin Stubbs. District 60: Jane Bloomingdale lost renomination to Dani Ollenburg.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026 State Navigate August 27, 2026
Summary of results by Iowa House district Italics denote a retiring Representative; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
Iowa House District Incumbent PartyElected Representative Party District 1 J.D. Scholten Dem District 2 Robert Henderson Rep District 3 Tom Jeneary Rep District 4 Skyler Wheeler Rep District 5 Zach Dieken Rep District 6 Megan Jones Rep District 7 Wendy Larson Rep District 8 Ann Meyer Rep District 9 Henry Stone Rep District 10 John Wills Rep District 11 Craig Williams Rep District 12 Steven Holt Rep District 13 Travis Sitzmann Rep District 14 Jacob Bossman Rep District 15 Matt Windschitl Rep District 16 David Sieck Rep District 17 Devon Wood Rep District 18 Tom Moore Rep District 19 Brent Siegrist Rep District 20 Josh Turek Dem District 21 Brooke Boden Rep District 22 Samantha Fett Rep District 23 Ray Sorensen Rep District 24 Sam Wengryn Rep District 25 Hans Wilz Rep District 26 Austin Harris Rep District 27 Kenan Judge Dem District 28 David Young Rep District 29 Brian Meyer Dem District 30 Megan Srinivas Dem District 31 Mary Madison Dem District 32 Jennifer Konfrst Dem District 33 Ruth Ann Gaines Dem District 34 Rob Johnson Dem District 35 Sean Bagniewski Dem District 36 Austin Baeth Dem District 37 Barb Kniff McCulla Rep District 38 Jon Dunwell Rep District 39 Rick Olson Dem District 40 Bill Gustoff Rep District 41 Ryan Weldon Rep District 42 Heather Matson Dem District 43 Eddie Andrews Rep District 44 Larry McBurney Dem District 45 Brian Lohse Rep District 46 Dan Gehlbach Rep District 47 Carter Nordman Rep District 48 Chad Behn Rep District 49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Dem District 50 Ross Wilburn Dem District 51 Brett Barker Rep District 52 David Blom Rep District 53 Dean Fisher Rep District 54 Joshua Meggers Rep District 55 Shannon Latham Rep District 56 Mark Thompson Rep District 57 Pat Grassley Rep District 58 Charley Thomson Rep District 59 Christian Hermanson Rep District 60 Jane Bloomingdale Rep District 61 Timi Brown-Powers Dem District 62 Jerome Amos Jr. Dem District 63 Michael Bergan Rep District 64 Jason Gearhart Rep District 65 Shannon Lundgren Rep District 66 Steven Bradley Rep District 67 Craig Johnson Rep District 68 Chad Ingels Rep District 69 Tom Determann Rep District 70 Norlin Mommsen Rep District 71 Lindsay James Dem District 72 Jennifer Smith Rep District 73 Elizabeth Wilson Dem District 74 Eric Gjerde Dem District 75 Bob Kressig Dem District 76 Derek Wulf Rep District 77 Jeff Cooling Dem District 78 Angel Ramirez Dem District 79 Tracy Ehlert Dem District 80 Aime Wichtendahl Dem District 81 Daniel Gosa Dem District 82 Bobby Kaufmann Rep District 83 Cindy Golding Rep District 84 Thomas Gerhold Rep District 85 Amy Nielsen Dem District 86 David Jacoby Dem District 87 Jeff Shipley Rep District 88 Helena Hayes Rep District 89 Elinor Levin Dem District 90 Adam Zabner Dem District 91 Judd Lawler Rep District 92 Heather Hora Rep District 93 Gary Mohr Rep District 94 Mike Vondran Rep District 95 Taylor Collins Rep District 96 Mark Cisneros Rep District 97 Ken Croken Dem District 98 Monica Kurth Dem District 99 Matthew Rinker Rep District 100 Blaine Watkins Rep
Per District Breakdown
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.
He has indicated his intention to retire from the Iowa House at the end of his current term.
Democratic candidates Kenneth Kroll and Shawn Olorundami will run against Republican candidate Josh Steinhoff for this seat.
District 2
Incumbent Republican Robert Henderson is running for re-election.
District 3
Incumbent Republican Tom Jeneary is retiring. Republican Robert Driesen is the only listed candidate running for this seat, and the Democratic primary was canceled.
District 4
Incumbent Republican Skyler Wheeler is seeking re-election, and was unopposed in the primary.
District 5
Incumbent Republican Zach Dieken is retiring. Farmer Keith Glienke declared his candidacy in January 2026. Glienke graduated from Aurelia High School in 1982, and earned a degree in finance from Buena Vista College in 1989. He served on the Aurelia school board from 1995 to 2007. Glienke defeated Alta-Aurelia teacher Michael Schnoes in the June Republican Party primary. As of June 2026, no Democratic Party candidate contested the Fifth District.
District 6
Incumbent Republican Megan Jones will run for re-election.
District 7
The incumbent Republican Mike Sexton resigned his seat to accept a federal appointment. Rachel Burns announced her bid for this seat. Wendy Larson won a December 2025 Special Election for this seat. She will seek re-election.
District 8
Incumbent Republican Ann Meyer will seek re-election.
District 9
Incumbent Republican Henry Stone will seek re-election.
District 10
Incumbent Republican and speaker pro tempore John Wills will seek re-election.
District 11
The previous incumbent Brian Best announced in January 2024, that this term would be his last, and he left office in 2025. Craig Williams was elected to this seat in 2024. He will seek re-election.
District 12
Incumbent Republican Steven Holt will seek re-election.
District 13
Incumbent Republican Travis Sitzmann is running for re-election.
District 14
Incumbent Republican Jacob Bossman is running for re-election.He posted this on his Facebook page.
District 15
Incumbent Republican Matt Windschitl is retiring, and expressed his intent to run for election to Iowa's 4th District in the US House, to replace Randy Feenstra who is running for governor. However, Windschitl has since suspended his campaign and indicated that he will not seek to retain his seat in the House. The Republican primary for this district includes candidates Bryan Holder, Jason Sherer, and Toni Waite.
District 16 Incumbent Republican David Sieck is running for re-election.
District 17
Incumbent Republican Devon Wood will seek re-election.
District 18 Incumbent Republican Tom Moore will seek re-election.
District 19 Incumbent Republican Brent Siegrist will seek re-election.
District 20
Incumbent Democrat Josh Turek is retiring to run for US Senate.
District 21
Incumbent Republican Brooke Boden will seek re-election. Simpson College Associate Dean Spencer Waugh is running for this seat as a Democrat.
District 22 Incumbent Republican Samantha Fett will seek re-election.
District 23 Incumbent Republican Ray Sorensen is running for re-election.
District 24 Incumbent Republican Sam Wengryn will seek re-election.
District 25 Incumbent Republican Hans Wilz will seek re-election.
District 26 Incumbent Republican Austin Harris will seek re-election.
District 27 Incumbent Democrat Kenan Judge will run unopposed for re-election in both the primary and the general election.
District 28 Incumbent Republican David Young is running for re-election.Per his personal Instagram.
District 29 Incumbent Democrat and House Minority leader Brian Meyer will seek re-election.
District 30 Incumbent Democrat Megan Srinivas will seek re-election.
District 31 Incumbent Democrat Mary Madison will seek re-election.
District 32
Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Konfrst is retiring to run for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the US House, running against Zach Nunn.
District 33 Incumbent Democrat Ruth Ann Gaines is retiring. Various candidates will vie for the seat in the district.
District 34 Incumbent Democrat Rob Johnson is seeking re-election.
District 35 Incumbent Democrat Sean Bagniewski is running unopposed for re-election.
District 36
Incumbent Democrat Austin Baeth is running for re-election.
District 37 Incumbent Republican Barb Kniff McCulla is retiring to run for the Iowa Senate District 19 seat. Two Republicans, Jason Sandholt and Chase Spencer, are running in the primary.
District 38 Incumbent Republican Jon Dunwell is retiring.
District 39
Incumbent Democrat Rick Olson announced his retirement. Former Democrat State Senator Nate Boulton announced he is running for this seat.
District 40 Incumbent Republican Bill Gustoff is running for re-election.
District 41 Incumbent Republican Ryan Weldon is running for re-election. Former state Representative Molly Buck, whom Weldon narrowly defeated in the 2024 election, will try to flip the seat back.
District 42 Incumbent Democrat Heather Matson is retiring to run for Iowa Senate. The district was decided by less than 200 votes in the 2024 election. Republican Heather Stephenson, whom Matson narrowly defeated in 2024, will run again, this time against Ankeny Schools board member Amy Tagliareni.
District 43 Incumbent Republican Eddie Andrews is retiring to run for governor. The district is considered a swing and is expected to be hotly contested.
District 44 Incumbent Democrat Larry McBurney is running unopposed for re-election.
District 45 Incumbent Republican Brian Lohse was defeated in a primary by Austin Stubbs.
District 46 Incumbent Republican Dan Gehlbach is running for re-election.
District 47
Incumbent Republican Carter Nordman is running for re-election.
District 48 Incumbent Republican Chad Behn will seek re-election.
District 49 Incumbent Democrat Beth Wessel-Kroeschell will seek re-election unopposed.
District 50 Incumbent Democrat Ross Wilburn will seek re-election unopposed.
District 51
Incumbent Republican Brett Barker is running for re-election. Teresa Perin, a Marshalltown Highschool English teacher, is running for this seat as a Democrat.
District 52 Incumbent Republican David Blom is running for re-election. He will face Democrat Mike Tupper in a district that had previously been held by Democrats for two decades prior to Blom's win in 2024.
District 53 Incumbent Republican Dean Fisher will seek re-election.
District 54
Incumbent Republican Joshua Meggers is running for re-election.
District 55