2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 79

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Tracy Ehlert

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 79
Work: State representative (since 2019); early childhood educator; former child care center owner

Tracy Ehlert is the sitting State Representative for District 79 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 88th General Assembly (2019).

Tracy Ehlert owned Babies 2 Kids Learning Center in Cedar Rapids for more than ten years and holds degrees in early childhood education. She has served in the Iowa House since 2019.

Ehlert's committees

Economic Growth and Technology
Education (Ranking Member)
Health and Human Services
Labor and Workforce

Sources for Ehlert

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

Barclay Woerner

Republican

Work: Area logistics manager, Amazon; former retail store manager

Barclay Woerner holds a business administration degree from William Jewell College and a master's in accounting from the University of Iowa. He managed stores for Michaels and Bed Bath & Beyond and is an area logistics manager at Amazon.

Sources for Woerner

Candidate profile: Barclay Woerner (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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