2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 84

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Polly Denison

Democratic

Work
Licensed insurance agent and financial planning practice owner; former paralegal

Polly Denison was born in Iowa City and graduated from the University of Iowa. She worked as a paralegal at the Arizona Department of Health Services, the Johnson County Attorney's Office and a Cedar Rapids law firm, then in 2013 earned insurance licenses and built a practice helping families with financial decisions.

Sources for Denison

  • Meet Polly (Polly Denison campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Thomas Gerhold

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 84
Work
State representative (since 2019); research associate, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Thomas Gerhold is the sitting State Representative for District 84 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 88th General Assembly (2019).

Thomas Gerhold attended Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa and works as a research associate in the University of Iowa's Department of Internal Medicine. He has served in the Iowa House since 2019.

Gerhold's committees

  • Agriculture
  • Environmental Protection (Vice Chair)
  • Labor and Workforce
  • Veterans Affairs

Sources for Gerhold

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