Union County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Union County races, led by the Iowa Senate District 9 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Union County is split across 2 Iowa House districts.
Find your districts by addressIowa House: 2 districtsDistricts 17, 23
Iowa House District 17Devon Wood (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Devon Wood Republican Incumbent
Devon Wood is the Republican representative for Iowa House District 17, per the Iowa Legislature's website. Wood serves on the Appropriations, Economic Growth and Technology, Health and Human Services, Natural Resources and Transportation committees, chairing Natural Resources, per the Iowa Legislature's website, and is seeking re-election in 2026, per Wood's campaign site.
Devon Wood (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 17; Devon Wood 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. Devon Wood is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Iowa ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested.
Full race pageIowa House District 23Ray Bubba Sorensen (R) · Karen Varley (D)
Ray Bubba Sorensen Republican Incumbent
- Expanding rural broadband access
- Supporting childcare access and affordability and workforce development
- Supporting veterans
Per the campaign site.
About Ray Bubba Sorensen
Ray Bubba Sorensen is the sitting Iowa House Representative for District 23, a small business owner and Freedom Rock artist, per his campaign site. He chairs the House Economic Growth committee, per his campaign site.
Karen Varley Democratic
Karen Varley is an attorney at Varley Law Office in Stuart who holds a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Iowa State University, a master's in plant breeding from Cornell and a law degree from Drake University, according to the Des Moines Register. She previously ran against Rep. Ray Sorensen in 2024. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Karen Varley.
Ray Bubba Sorensen (Republican), Karen Varley (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa House District 23; Ray Bubba Sorensen 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 9James Uhlenkamp (D) · Steve Baier (R)
James Uhlenkamp Democratic
James Uhlenkamp is a Mount Ayr resident who works as director of institutional research and effectiveness at Graceland University, per The Red Oak Express. Uhlenkamp previously sought the Iowa House District 24 seat in 2018 and is the Democratic nominee for the open Iowa Senate District 9 seat in 2026, per The Red Oak Express. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Steve Baier Republican
Steve Baier is a Cass County Supervisor and farmer who spent more than 25 years teaching chemistry and physics, per The Daily Nonpareil. Baier and his wife Barb also formed Noble Township Educational Services, providing curriculum services to smaller school districts, per The Daily Nonpareil, and Baier is running for the open Iowa Senate District 9 seat in 2026 with the backing of retiring Sen. Tom Shipley. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
James Uhlenkamp (Democratic), Steve Baier (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Iowa Senate District 9. Not on the November ballot: Tom Shipley, 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 Union County, Iowa on November 3, 2026?
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