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Poweshiek County, IA

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

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U.S. House, Iowa District 2
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Joe Mitchell
REP
Biography
Joe Mitchell is the Republican candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Mitchell is a homebuilder in Clear Lake who was elected to the Iowa House at age 21 and served two terms, per Iowa Capital Dispatch / CBS2 Iowa. Mitchell previously served as a regional director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and founded Run Gen Z, a young conservative organization, per Iowa Capital Dispatch. Mitchell led Republican fundraising in the 2nd Congressional District primary, with more than $1 million in individual contributions, per Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Lindsay James
DEM
Biography
James is a chaplain who currently serves as an Iowa state representative from Dubuque, per the campaign site. She co-founded Iowa's first bipartisan, bicameral legislative caucus and has worked on expanding affordable insulin access and protections for mobile home residents, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering the cost of living and expanding access to affordable health care
  • Removing money from politics through campaign finance reform
  • Supporting public education funding and Iowa farmers
Per the campaign site.
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Rick Stewart
Biography
Rick Stewart is the Libertarian candidate on the ballot for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, according to Iowa Capital Dispatch. He has said he wants to end the federal income tax and overhaul immigration policy. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Rick Stewart.
Top Priorities
  • Ending the federal income tax
  • Overhauling immigration policy
Per the Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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Dave Bushaw
Biography
Dave Bushaw is the No Party candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Bushaw is a farmer and musician who worked on Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, per Iowa Capital Dispatch. Bushaw qualified for the November ballot in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by collecting signatures as a No Party candidate, per KCRG.
Top Priorities
  • Building an independent political movement outside the two major parties, per Iowa Capital Dispatch
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Joe Mitchell (Republican), Lindsay James (Democratic), Rick Stewart (Libertarian), Dave Bushaw (No Party) meet on the November 3 ballot for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. The seat is open on this ballot: Rep. Ashley Hinson, the sitting member per the House roster, is not among the filed candidates for Iowa's 2nd District in the SOS's 2026 general election candidate list. 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 Iowa's Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026, a state representative from Council Bluffs and a Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball. His campaign emphasizes health care, disability rights, public education, reproductive rights, rural hospitals, and a moderate, prairie-populist message in the open-seat race.
Top Priorities
  • Lower health-care costs and protect rural hospitals
  • Support disability rights, veterans, and working families
  • Protect public education and reproductive rights
Key voting record
Used his state House platform and campaign to emphasize disability rights, health-care access, and rural hospital concerns. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ashley Hinson
REP
Biography
Ashley Hinson is Iowa's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026 and the current U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. A former television journalist and Iowa state legislator, she is running to succeed retiring Senator Joni Ernst with a message focused on taxes, agriculture, border security, federal spending, and Trump-aligned Republican priorities.
Top Priorities
  • Cut taxes and restrain federal spending
  • Support Iowa agriculture and rural communities
  • Strengthen border security and public safety
Key voting record
Voted with a group of House Republicans to codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Supported
Voted against the bipartisan infrastructure package, arguing it included too much spending and waste. Opposed
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 the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Supports reducing the influence of the two major political parties on policymaking
  • Supports returning policymaking authority to the states
Per the campaign site.
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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
  • 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
  • Support family farms and Iowa-first economic policy
  • Improve water quality and public health safeguards
  • Challenge entrenched political and agribusiness interests
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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
  • Use the attorney general's office for public safety and prosecutions
  • Challenge federal policy through state litigation
  • Protect consumers and crime victims
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
  • Restore independence and professionalism to the attorney general's office
  • Protect consumers and civil rights
  • Use legal and legislative experience for accountable enforcement
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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
  • Administer elections and voter information
  • Maintain business and public-record services
  • Promote election security and confidence
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
  • Protect voting access and election administration
  • Improve public trust in elections
  • Bring military and legislative-service experience to the office
Campaign siteFull profile
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
  • Safeguard state cash and investments
  • Manage college savings and public-finance programs
  • Return unclaimed property and improve treasury services
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
  • Strengthen transparency in state finance
  • Bring conservation and local-government experience to treasury work
  • Protect public funds and improve service to Iowans
Campaign siteFull profile
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
  • Protect independent oversight of state government
  • Strengthen transparency and taxpayer accountability
  • Use legal experience to review public spending
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
  • Improve financial oversight and accountability
  • Use technology and management experience in audits
  • Promote efficient state government
Campaign siteFull profile
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
  • Support Iowa farmers and agricultural markets
  • Promote conservation and water-quality programs
  • Advance renewable fuels and rural economic development
Campaign siteFull profile
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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
  • Address water quality and nitrate pollution
  • Support family farms and rural communities
  • Increase accountability in agriculture policy
Campaign siteFull profile

ZIP 50157 sits in Poweshiek County, per the Census crosswalk; see the Poweshiek County page for its local races.

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