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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ray Bubba Sorensen and Karen Varley. Candidate information follows official Madison County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ray Bubba Sorensen (Republican), Karen Varley (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 23; Ray Bubba Sorensen 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.
Ray \"Bubba\" Sorensen II is an artist and small-business owner from Greenfield who has represented Iowa House District 23 since November 2018, according to the Des Moines Register. The district covers all of Madison and Adair counties and parts of Dallas, Clarke and Union counties. 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 Ray Bubba Sorensen.
Karen Varley is an attorney at Varley Law Office in Stuart who holds a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Iowa State University, a master's in plant breeding from Cornell and a law degree from Drake University, according to the Des Moines Register. She previously ran against Rep. Ray Sorensen in 2024. 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 Karen Varley.
