2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 65 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Shannon Lundgren and Carolyn Wiezorek. Candidate information follows official Dubuque County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Shannon Lundgren (Republican), Carolyn Wiezorek (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 65; Shannon Lundgren 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.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Shannon Lundgren, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Shannon Lundgren is the incumbent Republican state representative for Iowa House District 65, according to the Iowa Legislature's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Shannon Lundgren.
Democratic
Per Telegraph Herald.
Carolyn Wiezorek is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 65. A retired educator, she stepped down in 2022 as principal of the Spanish-language immersion program at Our Lady of Guadalupe-Holy Family Catholic Schools after also working in the Dubuque Community School District and serving as an associate professor of education at Clarke University, according to the Telegraph Herald. She is challenging incumbent Republican Shannon Lundgren in a rematch of their 2024 race, per KWWL. No fetch-verified campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; only a Facebook page is available. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Carolyn Wiezorek.
Who is running for Iowa House District 65 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Iowa House District 65 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Shannon Lundgren and Carolyn Wiezorek. Candidate information follows official Dubuque County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Iowa House District 65 election in Iowa?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Iowa are on the Iowa election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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