2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 55

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Beau Klaver

Republican

Work: Farmer and business owner (BK Air LLC; managing partner, Klaver Brother LLC), Hamilton County; Iowa Senate clerk (2026)

Beau Klaver is a sixth-generation farmer from rural Hamilton County who studied at Iowa State University. He started his own business in 2023, is a managing partner in a family farm business, worked as an Iowa Senate clerk in 2026 and serves as treasurer of the Hamilton County Farm Bureau.

Sources for Klaver

Meet Beau (Beau Klaver campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Candidate profile: Beau Klaver (iVoterGuide, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Cynthia Oppedal Paschen

Democratic

Work: Theater director, producer and historian (Searching For Shakespeare); former nonprofit development director

Cynthia Oppedal Paschen holds a journalism degree from Iowa State University. She has worked in community resources and development for Youth and Shelter Services, as development director of the Ames Public Library, and as director and producer of Searching For Shakespeare.

Sources for Paschen

Candidate profile: Cynthia Oppedal Paschen (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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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