Ruth Ann Gaines
State Representative, Iowa House District 33 · Democrat
OfficeholderNot running in 2026
Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: sitting incumbent of IA-HD-33, which is on the 2026 ballot, but not on the Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election nor in the certified primary… · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- Incumbency rule: sitting incumbent of IA-HD-33, which is on the 2026 ballot, but not on the Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election nor in the certified primary results
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What Iowa House District 33 covers
Covers part of Polk County.
Includes Des Moines (part).
12 precincts · District lines: State house lines: Iowa Legislative Services Agency, Plan 2 Iowa House districts enacted November 4, 2021 (2021 Iowa Acts, 2nd Extraordinary Session; effective with the 2022 elections), gis.legis.iowa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Districts/IowaDistricts/MapServer/0, · Precinct lines: Iowa Legislative Services Agency, Iowa Precincts (as of the 2022 reprecincting) statewide layer (services.arcgis.com/vPD5PVLI6sfkZ5E4 Iowa_Precincts); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Iowa Legislative Services Agency precincts (2016 file) for the 2020 general
Results
Certified results for Iowa House District 33
State Representative District 33
Iowa General Election 2024-11-05 · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Ann GainesDemocrat | Democrat | 7,058 | 75.1% |
| Toya S. JohnsonLibertarian | Libertarian | 2,181 | 23.2% |
| Write-in | 156 | 1.7% |
Certified — Iowa county canvass results as published by the Iowa Secretary of State (Clarity ENR final county uploads; county totals reconcile exactly to the State Board of Canvassers canvass summary) · Iowa Secretary of State — Election Night Reporting / Precinct Results by County
State Representative District 33
Iowa General Election 2022-11-08 · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Ann GainesDemocrat | Democrat | 5,421 | 94.9% |
| Write-in | 294 | 5.1% |
Certified — Iowa county canvass results as published by the Iowa Secretary of State (Clarity ENR final county uploads; county totals reconcile exactly to the State Board of Canvassers canvass summary) · Iowa Secretary of State — Election Night Reporting / Precinct Results by County
State Representative District 33
Iowa General Election 2020-11-03 · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian MeyerDemocrat | Democrat | 8,248 | 63.7% |
| Gregory T. MaloneRepublican | Republican | 4,666 | 36.0% |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.3% |
Certified — Iowa county canvass results as published by the Iowa Secretary of State (Clarity ENR final county uploads; county totals reconcile exactly to the State Board of Canvassers canvass summary) · Iowa Secretary of State — Election Night Reporting / Precinct Results by County
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Iowa House District 33
- Lynn HammelRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
- Ivette MuhammadDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Ruth yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7g837b5ff.
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