2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 97

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Charlie Helmick

Republican

Work: Owner, Country Financial insurance office (since 2017); former Department of Homeland Security and State of Florida officer; U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Charlie Helmick served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1980 to 1984, worked as a FedEx route manager, and was an officer with the State of Florida (1993-1998) and the Department of Homeland Security (2016-2017). He has owned a Country Financial insurance office since 2017 and ran for Congress in Illinois's 17th District in 2022.

Sources for Helmick

Candidate profile: Charlie Helmick (iVoterGuide, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Adam Peters

Democratic

Work: Bartender; former director of operations, Clock Inc.; former digital director for a U.S. Senate campaign

Adam Peters has worked as a bartender, as director of operations at Clock Inc. and as digital director for Mike Franken's U.S. Senate campaign.

Sources for Peters

Candidate profile: Adam Peters (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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