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Black Hawk County, Iowa

Iowa House District 61

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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 61 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Vincent Collis and Lucas Hewitt. Candidate information follows official Black Hawk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

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.

2026 priorities (per the vincentcollis.com)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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Lucas Hewitt

No Party

Lucas Hewitt is a 34-year-old enterprise application developer from Waterloo with degrees in linguistics from UNI and the University of Iowa, according to his campaign site. He is running as a no-party candidate for Iowa House District 61 on a pledge of nonpartisan decision-making.

2026 priorities (per the lucashewitt.com)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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Candidate roster from official Black Hawk County Supervisor of Elections filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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