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Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Tracy Ehlert won re-election by 33.5 points over Barclay Woerner.
Tracy EhlertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%8,845
Barclay WoernerRepublican
33.2%4,399
Write-inOther party
0.2%24
13,268 votes
Source: Iowa Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Tracy EhlertBarclay Woerner
$6.1K
Raised by the campaign
$845
$6.2K
Spent by the campaign
$862
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 26, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 10, 2026.
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated May 10, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Tracy Ehlert
- >99%
- Barclay Woerner
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.6
The candidates
Tracy Ehlert (D)
Incumbent, Iowa House of Representatives, first elected 2018Barclay Woerner (R)
Incumbent, Iowa House of Representatives, first elected 2018Barclay Woerner (R)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%