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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Austin Harris and Brett Mohler. Candidate information follows official Monroe County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Austin Harris (Republican), Brett Mohler (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 26; Austin Harris 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.
Austin Harris is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Austin Harris is a sitting member for the district, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Harris currently represents Iowa House District 26 and chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee, per Ottumwa Courier / southernminn.com. Harris previously chaired the House Education Appropriations Subcommittee, per Ottumwa Courier / southernminn.com. 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 Austin Harris.
Brett Mohler is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Mohler, a 23-year resident of Albia, works as an engineer in agricultural manufacturing and commutes to Ankeny for the job, per southernminn.com / Ottumwa Courier. Mohler has said his son's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and the fragility of rural health care access motivated his campaign, per southernminn.com. 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 Brett Mohler.
2026 priorities (per the southernminn.com)
- Rural health care access
- Public school funding
- Water quality
