Cedar County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Iowa Senate and Iowa House, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Cedar County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Iowa Secretary of State elections page.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressIowa Senate District 41Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · Tom Wieck (D)
Kerry Gruenhagen
Kerry Gruenhagen of Walcott is a former Muscatine County Farm Bureau president who operates a grain farm with his father and son in rural Scott and Muscatine counties, according to The Gazette. He is the incumbent Republican state senator for District 41. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Kerry Gruenhagen.
Tom Wieck
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports lowering the cost of living for families, including raising Iowa's minimum wage
- Supports family farms and rural communities
About Tom Wieck
Tom Wieck was born and raised in West Des Moines, the son and grandson of homebuilders, per his campaign site. He spent 25 years leading operational improvement work across aerospace, healthcare and agribusiness, per his campaign site. He is running for Iowa Senate District 41.
Kerry Gruenhagen (Republican), Tom Wieck (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 41; Kerry Gruenhagen 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.
Full race pageIowa House District 82Bobby Kaufmann (R) · James Behrmann (D)
Bobby Kaufmann
Bobby Kaufmann is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 82 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Bobby Kaufmann is a sitting member for the district, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Kaufmann is the Republican incumbent for Iowa House District 82 and serves as House Majority Leader, per Iowa Legislature website / Quad City Times. Kaufmann is a small business owner and livestock farmer serving his sixth term in the House, per Scott County Democrats (race coverage). No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
James Behrmann
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fighting Iowa's cancer crisis through water, environment and health care
- Lowering the cost of living
- Rebuilding public education
About James Behrmann
Behrmann is a working Iowan from rural Atalissa and a former Yellow Cab driver, per the campaign site. Behrmann is running for Iowa House District 82, which covers Cedar County and parts of Muscatine and Scott counties, per the campaign site.
Bobby Kaufmann (Republican), James Behrmann (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 82; Bobby Kaufmann 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Cedar County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
Cedar County sample ballot 2026: who is running for iowa senate and iowa house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Iowa?
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