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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ronald Langston and Samy El-Baroudi. Candidate information follows official Polk County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ronald Langston (Republican), Samy El-Baroudi (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 17. Not on the November ballot: Izaah Knox, 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.
Ronald Langston has decades of experience at the state and local levels of government and in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, according to his campaign site. He is the Republican candidate for the open Iowa Senate District 17 seat, which covers areas north of the Des Moines River in Des Moines.
2026 priorities (per the langstonforsenate.org)
- Access to affordable healthcare
- Funding for public schools
- Job creation through entrepreneurship and economic development
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Samy El-Baroudi is the Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. is a third-generation educator and union leader who lives in Des Moines, per samyforiowa.com.
2026 priorities (per the samyforiowa.com)
- Public school funding
- Raising the minimum wage
- Reproductive rights
Source: candidate campaign site.
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