50214

Who is on the ballot in 50214?

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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12 races and 1 ballot question in your ZIP preview.

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County and municipal contests depend on your exact address: use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the Iowa voter hub.
U.S. House, Iowa District 1
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mariannette Miller-Meeks has represented southeast Iowa in Congress since 2021, in the 1st Congressional District since 2023, and is seeking a fourth term, according to Iowa Starting Line and the chamber's membership roster. She was first elected in 2020 in one of the closest U.S. House races in modern history.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Christina Bohannan
DEM
Biography
Christina Bohannan is the Democratic candidate for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Bohannan is a former Iowa state representative and University of Iowa law professor running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, per Iowa Public Radio. Bohannan says lowering costs, including addressing tariffs, prescription drug prices and housing costs, will be her top priority in Congress, per Campaign site (bohannanforcongress.com).
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lowering costs, including addressing tariffs, prescription drug prices and housing costs
  • Ethics reform to reduce special-interest influence in Congress
  • Expanding access to health care, including a Medicare option for all ages
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Michael Bridgford
Biography
Michael Bridgford is an independent financial advisor from Bettendorf with a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, according to Iowa Public Radio. He is running as an independent candidate for Iowa's 1st Congressional District.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Represent the district, not party bosses and special interests
  • Address the affordability crisis through fiscal responsibility
  • Enact term limits, a stock trading ban and campaign finance reform
About this race
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican), Christina Bohannan (Democratic), Michael Bridgford (No Party) meet on the November 3 ballot for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is the sitting member, per the U.S. House roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the June 2 primary; No Party candidates qualify by nominating petition.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Josh Turek
DEM
Biography
Josh Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for Team USA and a state legislator from his hometown of Council Bluffs, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes his platform as a prairie populist's platform to rebuild the American Dream.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Cut taxes for the middle class and working families
  • Impose a federal ban on price gouging on food
  • Raise the minimum wage and tie raises to inflation
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Ashley Hinson
REP
Biography
Ashley Hinson is the congresswoman for Northeast Iowa, per the campaign site. She is an award-winning journalist who also served in the Iowa House, representing the 67th district, per the campaign site. The campaign site says she is running to be Iowa's next senator in 2026.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lowering costs and growing the economy
  • Healthcare
  • Agriculture and rural Iowa
Record in office
Introduced legislation aimed at preventing states from imposing certain agricultural production standards on goods sold in interstate commerce.
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Thomas Laehn
Biography
Thomas Laehn is the elected Greene County Attorney in Iowa and a former professor, and he is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as a Preacher's Kid, Professor, Prosecutor and Populist.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Restoring political power to the people
  • Ending eminent domain abuse
  • Stopping wasteful wars
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Rob Sand
DEM
Biography
Sand is Iowa's State Auditor, first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, and previously served as an assistant Iowa attorney general prosecuting public corruption, per the campaign site. As auditor he has led investigations into misspent public funds and created a state program to identify government efficiencies later adopted by other states, per the campaign site. He is running with Dave Muhlbauer as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per Iowa's certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthen government accountability and anti-corruption oversight
  • Lower costs and protect public services
  • Compete for rural and independent voters
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Zach Lahn
REP
Biography
Zach Lahn is Iowa's Republican nominee for governor, a businessman and farmer. His campaign emphasizes an Iowa-first economic message, agriculture, water quality, health concerns, and a challenge to large agribusiness power. He is running with Derek Wulf as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per Iowa's certified 2026 general election candidate list.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support family farms and Iowa-first economic policy
  • Improve water quality and public health safeguards
  • Challenge entrenched political and agribusiness interests
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Brenna Bird
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Brenna Bird is Iowa's incumbent attorney general and a Republican candidate for re-election. Her office has emphasized criminal prosecution, litigation against federal policy, consumer protection, victim services, and conservative legal priorities.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Use the attorney general's office for public safety and prosecutions
  • Challenge federal policy through state litigation
  • Protect consumers and crime victims
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Nate Willems
DEM
Biography
Nate Willems is a Democratic candidate for Iowa attorney general, an attorney, and a former Iowa House member. His campaign emphasizes restoring independence to the office, protecting consumers, defending rights, and using legal experience for accountable public service.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect consumers and civil rights
  • Use legal and legislative experience for accountable enforcement
Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Paul Pate
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Paul Pate is Iowa's incumbent secretary of state and a Republican candidate for another term. His office oversees elections, business filings, notary services, land-records coordination, and voter information across Iowa.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Administer elections and voter information
  • Maintain business and public-record services
  • Promote election security and confidence
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Ryan Peterman
DEM
Biography
Ryan Peterman is a Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of state, a Navy veteran, and a former legislative aide. His campaign emphasizes voting access, election administration, service experience, and rebuilding trust in the office that runs Iowa's elections and business filings.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect voting access and election administration
  • Improve public trust in elections
  • Bring military and legislative-service experience to the office
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Roby Smith
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Roby Smith is Iowa's incumbent state treasurer and a Republican candidate for re-election. His office manages state cash, investments, college savings programs, unclaimed property, and public-finance services.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Safeguard state cash and investments
  • Manage college savings and public-finance programs
  • Return unclaimed property and improve treasury services
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John Norwood
DEM
Biography
Norwood has more than 30 years of experience in finance and public service and has served since 2019 as a Business Advisor with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, coaching Iowa entrepreneurs; he holds a BA from Williams College and an MBA in Finance and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthen transparency in state finance
  • Bring conservation and local-government experience to treasury work
  • Protect public funds and improve service to Iowans
Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Taylor Wettach
DEM
Biography
Taylor Wettach is a Democratic candidate for Iowa state auditor and an attorney. After Rob Sand chose to run for governor, Wettach entered the auditor race with a message focused on independent oversight, transparency, taxpayer accountability, and protecting the auditor's watchdog role.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect independent oversight of state government
  • Strengthen transparency and taxpayer accountability
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Chris Cournoyer
REP
Biography
Chris Cournoyer is Iowa's lieutenant governor and a Republican candidate for state auditor. A former state senator with technology and education experience, she has emphasized government efficiency, financial oversight, public accountability, and using management experience in the auditor's office.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Improve financial oversight and accountability
  • Use technology and management experience in audits
  • Promote efficient state government
Secretary of Agriculture
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Mike Naig
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Naig is the incumbent Iowa Secretary of Agriculture who grew up on his family's fourth-generation crop and livestock farm near Cylinder, Iowa, and is a graduate of Buena Vista University, per the campaign site. He has spent his entire career working in agriculture, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Support Iowa farmers and agricultural markets
  • Promote conservation and water-quality programs
  • Advance renewable fuels and rural economic development
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Chris Jones
DEM
Biography
Chris Jones is a Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture, an author, and a water-quality advocate. His campaign emphasizes nitrate pollution, rural health, accountability in agricultural policy, family farms, and a more independent approach to Iowa's agriculture department.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Address water quality and nitrate pollution
  • Support family farms and rural communities
  • Increase accountability in agriculture policy

Countywide races in Marion County

ZIP 50214 sits in Marion County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Marion County races (8).

Marion County Board of Supervisors
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kisha Jahner
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jahner is the sitting Marion County Supervisor, whose current term ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Republican Kisha Jahner, whose current term ends in 2026, ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary (3,318 votes, 98.75%, per the county's official primary results) and is the sole name on the November 3, 2026 sample ballot; no Democrat filed.
Marion County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Michaela Bigaouette
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Bigaouette is the sitting Marion County Treasurer, whose current term ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Republican Michaela Bigaouette, whose current term ends in 2026, ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary (3,403 votes, 99.68%, per the county's official primary results) and is the sole name on the November 3, 2026 sample ballot; no Democrat filed.
Marion County Recorder
1 candidate
County ▾
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Naomi E. Ellis
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Ellis is the sitting Marion County Recorder, whose current term ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Republican Naomi E. Ellis, whose current term ends in 2026, ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary (3,315 votes, 99.76%, per the county's official primary results) and is the sole name on the November 3, 2026 sample ballot; no Democrat filed.
Marion County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jared Harmon
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harmon is the sitting Marion County Attorney, elected to fill the remainder of a term that ends in 2026, per the county's official elected-officials roster. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Republican Jared Harmon, who was elected to fill the remainder of the term (current term ends in 2026), ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 primary (3,323 votes, 99.58%, per the county's official primary results) and is the sole name on the November 3, 2026 sample ballot; no Democrat filed.

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