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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 46 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dan Gehlbach and Mandy Newton Rosenow. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dan Gehlbach (Republican), Mandy Newton Rosenow (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 46; Dan Gehlbach 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.
Republican · Incumbent
Dan Gehlbach currently represents Iowa House District 46 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 Dan Gehlbach.
Democratic
Mandy Newton Rosenow, the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 46, is a physician assistant with more than 20 years in health care, including community medicine, primary care, emergency medicine and neurology, according to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. She earned her physician assistant degree from Des Moines University.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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