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Monroe County, Iowa

Iowa House District 26

Harris and Mohler are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Monroe County election filings.

About this race

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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Austin Harris, is on the ballot.

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Austin Harris

Austin Harris

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Cutting taxes
  • Shrinking the size of government
Biography

Harris grew up on his family's farm in Moulton, Iowa, earned an Associate of Arts degree at Indian Hills Community College, and today helps operate the family's cow/calf and row crop operation, per the campaign site. Harris worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services agency in 2017 and later served as deputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks after managing her 2020 campaign, per the campaign site. Harris lists himself as a state representative first elected to the Iowa House in 2022, per the campaign site.

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Brett Mohler

Democratic

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Rural health care access, per southernminn.com
  • Public school funding, per southernminn.com
  • Water quality, per southernminn.com
Biography

Brett Mohler is an engineer in agricultural manufacturing who has lived in Albia, in Monroe County, for 23 years, per his campaign site. He is running for Iowa House District 26, which covers Monroe, Davis and nearly all of Appanoose counties along with six townships of rural Wapello County, per his campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Iowa House District 26 in 2026?

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.

When is the Iowa House District 26 election in Iowa?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Iowa are on the Iowa election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Austin Harris, full profileBrett Mohler, full profileOfficial Iowa election office