2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa Senate District 35

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Joe Stutting

Republican

Work: Superintendent, North Scott Community School District; Army National Guard veteran

Joe Stutting holds degrees from Central College and Drake University and a doctorate in education from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He is superintendent of the North Scott School District and served in the Army National Guard.

Sources for Stutting

Candidate profile: Joe Stutting (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Mike Zimmer

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 35
Work: State senator (since 2025); retired school administrator; Central DeWitt School Board president

Mike Zimmer is the sitting State Senator for District 35 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 91st General Assembly (2025).

Mike Zimmer taught industrial technology for 19 years at East Central and Central DeWitt high schools, then served as an assistant principal, as principal at North Scott and Pleasant Valley high schools, and as Pleasant Valley's director of secondary education. He won Senate District 35 in a 2025 special election.

Zimmer's committees

Agriculture (Ranking Member)
Education
Health and Human Services
Natural Resources and Environment
Transportation

Sources for Zimmer

Mike Zimmer: official member information (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
Iowa General Assembly: current member roster (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
About (Mike Zimmer campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Candidate profile: Mike Zimmer (iVoterGuide, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Mike Zimmer (politician) (Wikipedia, 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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