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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 79 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Barclay Woerner and Tracy Ehlert. Candidate information follows official Linn County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Barclay Woerner (Republican), Tracy Ehlert (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 79; Tracy Ehlert 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.
Barclay Woerner, the Republican nominee for Iowa House District 79, previously ran unsuccessfully for the Cedar Rapids school board in 2021 and 2023, according to CBS 2 Iowa. He has been endorsed by Moms for Liberty-Linn County. Woerner has said many Iowa families are struggling with rising grocery and gas prices and higher property tax payments, per the same report. 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 Barclay Woerner.
2026 priorities
- Addressing high grocery and gas prices and rising property tax payments for Iowa families, per CBS2Iowa
Tracy Ehlert is the incumbent Democratic state representative for Iowa House District 79, according to the Iowa 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 Tracy Ehlert.
