Appanoose County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Appanoose County races, led by the Iowa Senate District 13 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Appanoose County is split across 2 Iowa House districts.
Find your districts by addressIowa House: 2 districtsDistricts 24, 26
Iowa House District 24Sam Wengryn (R) · Sonya Hicks (D)
Sam Wengryn Republican Incumbent
Sam Wengryn is the Republican representative for Iowa House District 24, per the Iowa Legislature's website. Wengryn serves on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources and Public Safety committees, vice chairing Public Safety, per the Iowa Legislature's website. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Sonya Hicks Democratic
Sonya Hicks grew up in Afton and holds botany and nursing degrees from Iowa State University, per the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune. Hicks has served on the Osceola City Council since 2024 and sits on the Clarke County Board of Health, per the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, and is the Democratic nominee for Iowa House District 24 in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Sam Wengryn (Republican), Sonya Hicks (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 24; Sam Wengryn 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.
Full race pageIowa House District 26Austin Harris (R) · Brett Mohler (D)
Austin Harris Republican Incumbent
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 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
- Rural health care access
- Public school funding
- Water quality
Per the campaign site.
About Brett Mohler
Brett Mohler is an engineer in agricultural manufacturing who has lived in Albia, in Monroe County, for 23 years, per his campaign site. He is running for Iowa House District 26, which covers Monroe, Davis and nearly all of Appanoose counties along with six townships of rural Wapello County, per his 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.
Full race pageIowa Senate District 13Jeff Kulmatycki (R) · Brenda Case (D)
Jeff Kulmatycki Republican
- Small business development
- Tax cuts
Per the Ottumwa Radio.
About Jeff Kulmatycki
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 was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Jeff Kulmatycki.
Brenda Case Democratic
- 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.
About Brenda Case
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).
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.
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Who is on the ballot in Appanoose County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
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