Wapello County

Wapello County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Wapello County races, led by the Iowa Senate District 13 contest.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateIowa
Races Listed3
Profiles6

Wapello County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Jeff Kulmatycki (Republican), Brenda Case (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 13. Not on the November ballot: Cherielynn Westrich, 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.

  • Jeff Kulmatycki · Republican
    Jeff Kulmatycki is the Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Kulmatycki is an Air Force veteran, small business owner and Appanoose County supervisor, per Ottumwa Radio / Ottumwa Post. Kulmatycki has served nine years in the Air Force and five years on the Appanoose County Board of Supervisors, per Ottumwa Radio. 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 Jeff Kulmatycki.
    Priorities: Small business development · Tax cuts (per the Ottumwa Radio)
  • Brenda Case · Democratic
    Brenda Case is the Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Case is a lifelong southeast Iowan from Ottumwa who spent 28 years as an IT project manager for the Iowa Judicial Branch, per Campaign site (caseforiowasenate.com).
    Priorities: Reproductive health care and maternal health access in rural communities · Expanded funding for early childhood education · Restoring stable state funding for Area Education Agencies (per the campaign site)

Hans C. Wilz (Republican), Kolton Jones (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 25; Hans C. Wilz 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.

  • Hans C. Wilz · RepublicanIncumbent
    Hans C. Wilz
    Hans C. Wilz currently represents Iowa House District 25 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 Hans C. Wilz.
  • Kolton Jones · Democratic
    Kolton Jones, the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 25, is a Wapello County native who works as a paramedic serving southeast Iowa communities, according to his campaign site.
    Priorities: Protecting rural hospitals and clinics and making EMS an essential service · Expanding access to mental health professionals and crisis response services · Supporting farmer-led water quality conservation programs (per the campaign site)

Austin Harris (Republican), Brett Mohler (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 26; Austin Harris 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.

  • Austin Harris · RepublicanIncumbent
    Austin Harris
    Austin Harris is the Republican candidate for Iowa House District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Austin Harris is a sitting member for the district, per the legis.iowa.gov legislator roster. Harris currently represents Iowa House District 26 and chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee, per Ottumwa Courier / southernminn.com. Harris previously chaired the House Education Appropriations Subcommittee, per Ottumwa Courier / southernminn.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 Austin Harris.
  • Brett Mohler · Democratic
    Brett Mohler is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Mohler, a 23-year resident of Albia, works as an engineer in agricultural manufacturing and commutes to Ankeny for the job, per southernminn.com / Ottumwa Courier. Mohler has said his son's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and the fragility of rural health care access motivated his campaign, per southernminn.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 Brett Mohler.
    Priorities: Rural health care access · Public school funding · Water quality (per the southernminn.com)

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