2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa Senate District 3

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Lynn Evans

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 3
Work: State senator (since 2023); retired school superintendent; consultant, JMC Inc.; adjunct instructor, Buena Vista University

Lynn Evans is the sitting State Senator for District 3 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 90th General Assembly (2023).

Lynn Evans holds degrees from Westmar College and Drake University and served as superintendent of several northwest Iowa school districts, including Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Alta-Aurelia, from 2003 to 2019. He has represented Senate District 3 since 2023.

Evans's committees

Education (Chair)
Ethics (Chair)
Government Oversight (Vice Chair)
Health and Human Services
Judiciary
Natural Resources and Environment

Sources for Evans

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

Mike Frantz

Democratic

Work: Higher education professional in admissions, financial aid and marketing (Storm Lake)

Mike Frantz grew up in Mount Vernon, attended Simpson College and has spent his professional career in college admissions, financial aid and marketing. He has lived in Storm Lake for about 25 years and has coached youth baseball and softball.

Sources for Frantz

About (Mike Frantz 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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