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2026CalledUnofficial results

2026 election for Iowa House District 54

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Joshua Meggers (R) won re-election with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Leila Ann Staton (D) by 32.4 points.

Joshua MeggersRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%8,984
Leila Ann StatonDemocrat
33.8%4,587
Write-inOther party
0.1%18
13,589 votes

Source: Iowa Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026

The seat's recent races

EvenR+39.32024 Pres.R+32.42026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Leila Ann StatonJoshua Meggers
$33.8K
Raised by the campaign
$23K
$8.5K
Spent by the campaign
$5.6K

Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 14, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Jul 13, 2026.

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated Jul 13, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Leila Ann Staton
<1%
Joshua Meggers
>99%
Projected margin
R+27.5
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Joshua Meggers (R)
Incumbent, Iowa House of Representatives, first elected 2022Leila Ann Staton (D)

Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%