Matt Reisetter (Republican), Calvin Horn (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 76. Not on the November ballot: Derek Wulf, the sitting member per the roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 2 primary; No Party candidates qualify by nominating petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list, as read September 11, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Matt Reisetter · Republican▾
Matt Reisetter is the head girls basketball coach at Waterloo Christian High School and co-owner of Crossroads Fireworks in Waterloo, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. He has served on the Hudson City Council since 2016 and received the Republican nomination for the open Iowa House District 76 seat after Rep. Derek Wulf entered the lieutenant governor race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Matt Reisetter.
Calvin Horn is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 76 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Horn is the Democratic candidate for the open Iowa House District 76 seat, which Republican Rep. Derek Wulf is vacating to run for lieutenant governor, per Iowa Capital Dispatch / The Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Calvin Horn.
Thomas Gerhold (Republican), Polly Denison (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 84; Thomas Gerhold is the sitting member, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 2 primary; No Party candidates qualify by nominating petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list, as read September 11, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Thomas Gerhold · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Thomas Gerhold of Atkins has been the incumbent Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives for District 84 since January 1, 2023, according to Valley News Today. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Thomas Gerhold.
Polly Denison is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 84 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 84, which covers most of Benton County and parts of western Linn County, per The Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Polly Denison.
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