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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bruce A Michalowski and Austin Baeth. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Bruce A Michalowski (Republican), Austin Baeth (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 36; Austin Baeth 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.
Bruce A Michalowski is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Michalowski is listed as a Republican candidate for Iowa House District 36 on the Iowa Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list; news coverage of the race described Democratic incumbent Austin Baeth as running unopposed, per Iowa Secretary of State 2026 General Election Candidate List / AOL. 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 Bruce A Michalowski.
Austin Baeth is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Austin Baeth is a sitting member for the district, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Baeth is a physician and small business owner who currently represents Iowa House District 36, per Iowa Legislature website / campaign site. Baeth is running unopposed for reelection to Iowa House District 36, which covers the Sherman Hill neighborhood and the area around Gray's Lake in Des Moines, per AOL.
2026 priorities
- Says he brings an evidence-based approach to problem solving in the Legislature, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site.
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