2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 18

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Thomas Jay Moore

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 18
Work: State representative (since 2015); educator

Thomas Jay Moore is the sitting State Representative for District 18 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 86th General Assembly (2015).

Thomas Jay Moore is an educator who attended Northwest Missouri State University and Westmar College. He has served in the Iowa House since 2015, representing District 18 since 2023.

Moore's committees

Economic Growth and Technology
Education
Health and Human Services
Labor and Workforce

Sources for Moore

Thomas Jay Moore: official member information (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
Iowa General Assembly: current member roster (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
Tom Moore (politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts summarized))

Tripp Narup

Democratic

Work: Villisca City Council member; former global archive manager, Elsevier

Tripp Narup is a Macalester College graduate who was director of training for the Clarinda Company and worked as global archive manager for Elsevier. He serves on the Villisca City Council.

Sources for Narup

Candidate profile: Tripp Narup (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (last updated Aug. 19, 2026) (Iowa Secretary of State, Public record)

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