Biography
Nate Boulton is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House of Representatives District 39 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Troy Clark with no incumbent in the race.[1][2] Boulton is a former Iowa state senator who served from 2017 to 2025.[2]
Boulton was first elected to the Iowa State Senate in 2016, when the incumbent, Democrat Dick Dearden, did not seek re-election.[2] He was re-elected in 2020 in Senate District 16 and in the 2023-2024 term represented District 20, where he served as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and sat on the Agriculture, State Government and Workforce committees.[2] In 2018 he ran in the Democratic primary for governor and was defeated.[2] Mike Pike, a Republican, defeated Boulton in the 2024 general election for Senate District 20, 50.0 percent to 49.8 percent.[2]
Boulton advanced from the Democratic primary for House District 39 on June 2, 2026, and Ballotpedia lists the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO among his endorsements.[2] According to Ballotpedia, his 2016 campaign website highlighted workers' rights, education, the economy and natural resources.[2]
- 1.Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Nate Boulton · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Iowa House District 39
Nate Boulton is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Iowa House District 39 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.