2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 26

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Austin Harris

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 26
Work
State representative (since 2022); cattle farmer (Moulton); former congressional deputy chief of staff

Austin Harris is the sitting State Representative for District 26 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 90th General Assembly (2023).

Austin Harris grew up on his family's farm near Moulton and earned an associate degree from Indian Hills Community College. He worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services in 2017, managed U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' 2020 campaign and then served as her deputy chief of staff before his 2022 election to the Iowa House; he operates a cow/calf operation with his father.

Harris's committees

  • Commerce
  • Health and Human Services (Chair)
  • Natural Resources
  • State Government

Sources for Harris

Brett Mohler

Democratic

Work
Engineer (Monroe County area)

Brett Mohler describes himself as an engineer and a neighbor who solves problems for a living, and is running in House District 26 covering Monroe, Appanoose, Davis and Wapello counties.

Sources for Mohler

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