2026 Iowa House of Representatives election Iowa House of Representatives Legend: Democratic incumbent Democratic incumbent retiring Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring
The2026 Iowa House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside theIowa Senate election and the other2026 United States elections .[ 1] Iowa House of Representatives in all 100 of theU.S. state ofIowa 's legislative districts to serve a two-year term.[ 2]
Incumbent DemocratJ. D. Scholten was initially running for US Senate againstJoni Ernst , but dropped out endorsing fellow State Rep.Josh Turek .[ 19]
His intentions are unknown as to whether or not he is going to run for his seat again.
Incumbent RepublicanRobert Henderson is running for re-election.[ 20]
Incumbent RepublicanTom Jeneary is retiring.[ 3]
Incumbent RepublicanZach Dieken is retiring.[ 4]
Incumbent RepublicanMegan Jones will run for re-election.[ 21]
The incumbent RepublicanMike Sexton resigned his seat to accept a federal appointment.[ 5] [ 22] [ 23] Wendy Larson won a December 2025 Special Election for this seat.
IncumbentBrian Best announced in January 2024, that this term would be his last and would not be running for re-election in 2026.[ 6] Craig Williams was elected to this seat in 2024.
Incumbent RepublicanTravis Sitzmann is running for re-election.[ 24]
Incumbent RepublicanMatt Windschitl is retiring to run for election to Iowa's4th District in the US House, to replaceRandy Feenstra who is running for governor.[ 7]
IncumbentJosh Turek is retiring to run for US Senate.[ 10]
Simpson College Associate Dean Spencer Waugh is running for this seat.[ 25] Brooke Boden has not announced her intentions.
Incumbent DemocratJennifer Konfrst is retiring to run forIowa's 3rd congressional district in the US House, running againstZach Nunn .[ 11]
Incumbent DemocratAustin Baeth is running for re-election.[ 26]
Incumbent DemocratRick Olson announced his retirement.[ 13] Nate Boulton announced he is running for this seat.[ 13]
Incumbent RepublicanEddie Andrews is retiring to run for governor.[ 8]
Incumbent RepublicanCarter Nordman is running for re-election.[ 27]
Teresa Perin, a Marshalltown Highschool English teacher, is running for this seat as a Democrat.[ 28] Jane Bloomingdale has not announced her intentions.
Incumbent RepublicanJoshua Meggers is running for re-election.[ 29]
SpeakerPat Grassley announced he is running for re-election, instead of a gubernatorial bid.[ 30] Wartburg College professor of biochemistry, announced his bid for this seat as a Democrat.[ 31]
India May is running against incumbentCharley Thomson .[ 32]
Incumbent RepublicanShannon Lundgren is retiring to run forIowa's 2nd congressional district in the US House.[ 9]
Central Dewitt Principal George Pickup is running for this house seat as a Democrat.[ 33] Norlin Mommsen is running for re-election.[ 34]
Incumbent DemocratLindsay James is retiring to run forIowa's 2nd congressional district .[ 15]
Incumbent DemocratBob Kressig is retiring.[ 16]
The incumbent, DemocratDaniel Gosa , has not announced his intentions. Republican Dillon Fillion has announced his candidacy for this seat.[ 35] Bobby Kaufmann has endorsed him as well.[ 35]
Gerald D. Hill, convicted sex offender, is running as a Republican.[ 36] Helena Hayes has not announced whether or not she is running.
Incumbent DemocratAdam Zabner is running for re-election.[ 37]
Incumbent DemocratMike Vondran is running for re-election.[ 38]
Incumbent RepublicanTaylor Collins is running for re-election.[ 39]
The incumbent DemocratMonica Kurth is retiring.[ 17] [ 40] [ 17] [ 41]
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RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 .^a b Opsahl, Robin (September 23, 2025)."Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren joins growing 2nd District GOP field" . RetrievedSeptember 23, 2025 . ^a b Opsahl, Robin (August 12, 2025)."Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, two-time Paralympian, launches campaign for U.S. Senate" .Iowa Capital Dispatch . RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 . ^a b Opsahl, Robin (May 8, 2025)."Democrat Jennifer Konfrst launches 3rd Congressional District campaign" .Iowa Capital Dispatch . RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 . ^ Payne, Marissa (December 12, 2025)."Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines to retire from Iowa House, won't seek reelection" .The Des Moines Register . RetrievedDecember 12, 2025 . ^a b c "Nate Boulton planning political comeback in Iowa House district 39" . Bleeding Heartland. August 29, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2025 .^ "Heather Matson for Iowa Senate" . RetrievedDecember 4, 2025 .^a b Opsahl, Robin (August 19, 2025)."Democrat Lindsay James announces 2nd Congressional District bid" .Iowa Capital Dispatch . RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 . ^a b "Cedar Falls Rep. Bob Kressig announces retirement" .KCRG-TV . December 23, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 6, 2026 .^a b c Schlueter, Mikaela; Ickes, Barb (September 1, 2025)."Iowa State Rep. Monica Kurth not running for reelection" .WQAD-TV . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2025 . ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026)."Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 . ^ "Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst" .^ McNett, Jared (November 19, 2025)."Iowa State Rep. Bob Henderson is making a bid for a third term" .Sioux City Journal . RetrievedNovember 19, 2025 . ^ Bower, George (September 16, 2025)."Megan Jones Seeks Re-election" . Northeast Iowa Now. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2025 . ^ "Mike Sexton appointed as Iowa Rural Development director" . Iowa Capital Dispatch. September 19, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2025 .^ "Burns declares candidacy for Iowa House" . Ida County Courier. September 22, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2025 .^ "Iowa state lawmaker announces re-election campaign" . Siouxland Proud. July 11, 2025. RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 .^ Sampson, Clayton (September 16, 2025)."Spencer Waugh Announces Run for Iowa House District 21" . KNIA-KRLS. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2025 . ^ Price, Dave (May 21, 2025)."Who's in? Who's out? Who's still thinking?" . KTIV. RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 . ^ "Meet Carter" . RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 .^ "Democrat Teresa Perin announces campaign for Iowa House district 51" . KCRG. September 20, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2025 .^ "Meggers announces re-election campaign for Iowa House" .Times-Citizen Communications . December 18, 2025. RetrievedDecember 18, 2025 .^ "Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley announces bid for reelection in 2026" . WeareIowa. June 30, 2025. RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 .^ "Shawn Ellerbroek announces bid for Iowa House" . September 24, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2025 .^ "Woman who yelled "people will die" at Ernst town hall is running in 2026 for Iowa House" . CBS2. June 4, 2025. RetrievedAugust 21, 2025 .^ "Retired principal to run for Iowa House seat representing Maquoketa" . Telegraph Herald. August 7, 2025. RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 .^ Blount, Jenna (December 8, 2025)."Mommsen seeks fourth term in Iowa House" .Clinton Herald . RetrievedDecember 12, 2025 . ^a b "Dillon Fillion announces campaign for Iowa House District 81" . KWQC. September 3, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2025 .^ "Keota man with criminal past announces bid for Iowa House District 88" . July 3, 2025. RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 .^ Halawith, Liam (November 13, 2025)."Iowa City State Rep. Adam Zabner announces reelection campaign" .The Daily Iowan . RetrievedNovember 16, 2025 . ^ "Mike Vondran will seek re-election for Iowa House" . OurQuadCities. August 18, 2025. RetrievedAugust 23, 2025 .^ "Collins to run for reelection in Iowa House" .KWQC . 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