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Iowa House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Iowa House District 7

A district of about 31,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.4 relative to the nation for president.

Wendy Larson (R) · since Dec 9, 2025Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 100 seats

Every Iowa House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+50.496th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican51st seat · the majority lineDistrict 7

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
Iowa House of RepresentativesR+41.4

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Iowa Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 100 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is District 7.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 24th pct · 76th of 100 in IA

Lower than 76% of seats.

White adults without a degree72% 90th pct · 11th of 100 in IA

Higher than 90% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 31st pct · 69th of 100 in IA

Lower than 69% of seats.

Black residents1% 24th pct · 76th of 100 in IA

Lower than 76% of seats.

Asian residents0% 2nd pct · 98th of 100 in IA

Lower than 98% of seats.

People per square mile15 2nd pct · 98th of 100 in IA

Less dense than 98% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 13
23% college gradsR+53.1Held RDistrict 17
22% college gradsR+44.4Held RDistrict 26
IowaR+49.6Held RDistrict 24
IowaR+47.0Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Wendy Larson (R)
    2026– · Won 2025 by 40.2, 2026 by 41.4
  2. Mike Sexton (R)
    2023–2026 · Won 2022 by 97.4, 2024 by 67.3

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