2 candidates are tracked for Iowa Senate District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kerry Gruenhagen and Tom Wieck. Candidate information follows official Muscatine County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kerry Gruenhagen (Republican), Tom Wieck (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 41; Kerry Gruenhagen 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, Kerry Gruenhagen, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Kerry Gruenhagen of Walcott is a former Muscatine County Farm Bureau president who operates a grain farm with his father and son in rural Scott and Muscatine counties, according to The Gazette. He is the incumbent Republican state senator for District 41. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Kerry Gruenhagen.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Tom Wieck was born and raised in West Des Moines, the son and grandson of homebuilders, per his campaign site. He spent 25 years leading operational improvement work across aerospace, healthcare and agribusiness, per his campaign site. He is running for Iowa Senate District 41.
Who is running for Iowa Senate District 41 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Iowa Senate District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kerry Gruenhagen and Tom Wieck. Candidate information follows official Muscatine County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Iowa Senate District 41 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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