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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 33 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lynn Hammel and Ivette Muhammad. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Lynn Hammel (Republican), Ivette Muhammad (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 33. Not on the November ballot: Ruth Ann Gaines, the sitting member per the 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.
Republican
Lynn Hammel, the Republican nominee for Iowa House District 33, works as a networks engineer and holds a bachelor's degree in Bible with a minor in youth ministry, according to a candidate profile. Hammel is a former Iowa Caucus chair and Polk County Republican Central Committee member. 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 Lynn Hammel.
Democratic
Ivette Muhammad, the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 33, is chief operations officer of Creative Visions, a Des Moines nonprofit, and describes herself as a mother of eight and grandmother of five, according to WHO 13 and her campaign site. She has spent years working with Des Moines residents on neighborhood and family support initiatives.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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