Black Hawk County

Black Hawk County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

12 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 8 Black Hawk County races, led by the Iowa Senate District 27 contest.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateIowa
Races Listed8
Profiles12

Black Hawk County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Annette Sweeney (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 27; Annette Sweeney 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.

  • Annette Sweeney · RepublicanIncumbent
    Annette Sweeney
    Annette Sweeney currently represents Iowa Senate District 27 in the Iowa Legislature and is seeking reelection in 2026, according to the Legislature's official roster. 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 Annette Sweeney.

Timi Brown Powers (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 31. Not on the November ballot: William A. Dotzler Jr., 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.

  • Timi Brown Powers · Democratic
    Timi Brown Powers currently serves as the Democratic state representative for Iowa House District 61, according to the Iowa Legislature's official roster, and is running for the Iowa Senate District 31 seat. 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 Timi Brown Powers.

Joshua Meggers (Republican), Leila Ann Staton (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 54; Joshua Meggers 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.

  • Joshua Meggers · RepublicanIncumbent
    Joshua Meggers
    Joshua Meggers has represented Iowa House District 54, covering Grundy and Hardin counties and part of western Black Hawk County, since January 9, 2023, according to the Sun Courier. 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 Joshua Meggers.
  • Leila Ann Staton · Democratic
    Leila Ann Staton is a child sexual assault advocate, women's health advocate and community organizer who lives in Stout, according to the Sun Courier. She is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Joshua Meggers in Iowa House District 54. 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 Leila Ann Staton.

Vincent Collis (Democratic), Lucas Hewitt (No Party) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 61. Not on the November ballot: Timi M. Brown-Powers, 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.

  • Vincent Collis · Democratic
    Vincent Collis is a software engineer with a decade of experience running digital campaigns who lives in the Cedar Valley, according to his campaign site. He is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 61.
    Priorities: Healthcare access, including keeping local hospitals and clinics open · Public school funding and teacher pay · Water quality (per the vincentcollis.com)
  • Lucas Hewitt · No Party
    Hewitt is an enterprise application developer from Waterloo and the son of a retired Waterloo police officer and a retired Iowa Department of Corrections probation officer, per the campaign site. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa with a degree in linguistics, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Nonpartisan, issue-by-issue decision-making · Public transparency about his votes and reasoning (per the lucashewitt.com)

Jerome Amos Jr (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 62; Jerome Amos Jr 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.

  • Jerome Amos Jr · DemocraticIncumbent
    Jerome Amos Jr
    Jerome Amos Jr. currently represents Iowa House District 62 in the Iowa Legislature and is seeking reelection in 2026, according to the Legislature's official roster. 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 Jerome Amos Jr.

Chad Ingels (Republican), Scott Bodley (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 68; Chad Ingels 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.

  • Chad Ingels · RepublicanIncumbent
    Chad Ingels
    Chad Ingels currently represents Iowa House District 68 in the Iowa Legislature and is seeking reelection in 2026, according to the Legislature's official roster. 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 Chad Ingels.
  • Scott Bodley · Democratic
    Scott Bodley is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 68 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. 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 Scott Bodley.

Drew Stensland (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 75. Not on the November ballot: Bob Kressig, 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.

  • Drew Stensland · Democratic
    Drew Stensland is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 75 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. 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 Drew Stensland.

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 · Democratic
    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.

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