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Wendy Larson (Iowa)
Wendy Larson (Republican Party) is running in a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 7. She is on the ballot in the special general election on December 9, 2025.[source]
Biography
Wendy Larson was born in Wray, Colorado. She earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University. Her career experience includes working as a stay-at-home mom. Larson has served as a member, deaconness, and youth leader at Kiron Baptist Church. She has also served at the Mobile Food Pantry and on the Sac County Central Committee.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Iowa state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
The general election will occur on December 9, 2025.
Special general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Rachel Burns (D) and Wendy Larson (R) are running in the special general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on December 9, 2025.
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 | Wendy Larson (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan DeWall (R)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Martin Podraza in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Sexton (R) | 83.4 | 12,743 |
| Martin Podraza (Independent) | 16.1 | 2,465 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 15,274 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Wendy Larson in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Sexton | 51.0 | 1,373 |
| Wendy Larson | 49.0 | 1,320 | |
| Total votes: 2,693 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Wendy Larson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Pro-life
- 2nd Amendment
- Protecting our children from the damaging effects of technology, focusing on the fundamentals of education (reading, writing, math, US history), addressing the mental health crisis and the soaring suicide rates in children.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 3, 2024
