2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 96

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Mark Cisneros

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 96
Work: State representative (since 2021); businessman (retail stores and trucking)

Mark Cisneros is the sitting State Representative for District 96 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 89th General Assembly (2021).

Mark Cisneros began his career with the Los Angeles park ranger division, owned two retail stores and worked in trucking. He has served in the Iowa House since 2021.

Cisneros's committees

Environmental Protection
Public Safety

Sources for Cisneros

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

Nick Salazar

Democratic

Work: Operations manager, ES3; owner, Salazar Consulting Group

Nick Salazar holds an associate degree from Muscatine Community College, works as an operations manager at ES3 and founded Salazar Consulting Group.

Sources for Salazar

Candidate profile: Nick Salazar (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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