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Marion County, Iowa

Iowa House District 21

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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brooke Boden and Spencer A Waugh. Candidate information follows official Marion County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Brooke Boden (Republican), Spencer A Waugh (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 21; Brooke Boden 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.

Brooke Boden

Brooke Boden

Republican · Incumbent

Brooke Boden currently represents Iowa House District 21 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 Brooke Boden.

Spencer A Waugh

Democratic

Spencer A. Waugh, the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 21, has been a high school teacher and debate coach in Indianola since 1998 and serves as Director of Speech, Debate and Mock Trial and Associate Dean at Simpson College, according to his campaign site. He was named Indianola's 2008 Educator of the Year.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

Source: candidate campaign site.

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