2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa Senate District 37

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Molly Donahue

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 37
Work: State senator; public school teacher (33 years)

Molly Donahue is the sitting State Senator for District 37 in the Iowa General Assembly; the Legislature's records list service beginning with the 88th General Assembly (2019).

Molly Donahue has taught in Iowa public schools for more than 33 years. She served in the Iowa House representing Marion, Bertram, Ely, Mount Vernon and parts of Cedar Rapids before moving to the Iowa Senate.

Donahue's committees

Appropriations
Education
Health and Human Services
Rules and Administration
Workforce (Ranking Member)

Sources for Donahue

Molly Donahue: official member information (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
Iowa General Assembly: current member roster (Iowa Legislature, Public record)
About Molly (Molly Donahue campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Randy Marzen

Republican

Work: Test director, University of Iowa; former U.S. Air Force pilot; formerly with Collins Aerospace

Randy Marzen flew as a U.S. Air Force pilot, has worked at Collins Aerospace and serves as a test director at the University of Iowa.

Sources for Marzen

Candidate profile: Randy Marzen (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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