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2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 97 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Charlie Helmick and Adam Peters. Candidate information follows official Scott County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Charlie Helmick (Republican), Adam Peters (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 97. Not on the November ballot: Ken Croken, 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.
Charlie Helmick is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 97 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Helmick, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former law enforcement officer, is listed on the Iowa Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list as the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 97, per Iowa Secretary of State 2026 General Election Candidate List. Helmick had earlier announced a campaign for Iowa Senate District 49, but a March 2026 report found he was not on the Secretary of State's primary candidate list for that race, and the certified Republican nominee for Senate District 49 is Cynthia Mensendick, per Muscatine Journal / Quad City Times (qconline.com). 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 Charlie Helmick.
Adam Peters is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 97 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Peters serves as director of operations at Clock Inc., an LGBTQ+ community center in the Quad Cities, per KWQC / Quad City Times.
2026 priorities (per the KWQC campaign announcement)
- Clean water
- Keeping young people in Iowa
- Raising the minimum wage
Source: candidate campaign site.
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