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Iowa House District 84
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Thomas Gerhold won re-election by 22.1 points over Polly Denison.
Thomas GerholdRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%9,003
Polly DenisonDemocrat
38.9%5,742
Write-inOther party
0.1%16
14,761 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.
Polly DenisonThomas Gerhold
$3K
Raised by the campaign
$9.3K
$1.3K
Spent by the campaign
$4K
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Jul 14, 2026; Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through Feb 7, 2026.
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated Jul 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Polly Denison
- 1%
- Thomas Gerhold
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.0
The candidates
Thomas Gerhold (R)
Incumbent, Iowa House of Representatives, first elected 2018Polly Denison (D)
Incumbent, Iowa House of Representatives, first elected 2018Polly Denison (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%