Four Democrats and two Republicans, including class of 2025 and 2026 Iowa State graduates and four incumbents, have won Story County area statehouse elections.
Beau Klaver R-District 55
Klaver won the race for House of Representatives District 55 against Democrat Cynthia Oppedal Paschen with a vote of 1,574 to 1,280. District 55 includes Roland, Story City, Randall, Stanhope and surrounding areas.
Klaver has been campaigning for agricultural innovation, economic opportunity for small businesses to create quality jobs and expanding the Choose Iowa Food Program to make healthy food more affordable for Iowans.
Klaver graduated from Iowa State University in 2026 with a major in agricultural studies and minors in agronomy and agricultural systems technology.
Republican Shannon Latham previously represented District 55.
Klaver’s term will end in 2028.
Herman Quirmbach D-District 25
Incumbent Quirmbach won reelection to represent Iowa Senate District 25 against Republican Paul Wacker with a vote of 16,909 to 6,735. Senate District 25 encompasses most of Ames.
Quirmbach started serving as a state senator in 2003 representing district 23 and beginning in 2023 representing district 25. Over ...