2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 70

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Norlin Mommsen

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 70
Work: State representative (since 2015); farmer

Norlin Mommsen is the sitting State Representative for District 70 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 86th General Assembly (2015).

Norlin Mommsen is a farmer who has served in the Iowa House since 2015, representing District 70 since 2023.

Mommsen's committees

Agriculture
Appropriations
Natural Resources
Transportation

Sources for Mommsen

Norlin Mommsen: official member information (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
Iowa General Assembly: current member roster (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
Norlin Mommsen (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts summarized))

George Pickup

Democratic

Work: Retired high school principal, Central DeWitt (38-year career in public education)

George Pickup earned an economics degree from Iowa State University and a master's in educational leadership from Western Illinois University. He taught high school social studies for 21 years and spent 17 years in administration, retiring in 2024 as principal of Central DeWitt High School.

Sources for Pickup

About (George Pickup campaign website, 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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