Austin Harris

Austin Rex Harris (born 1995 or 1996), is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to represent the 26th district in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election.

Austin Harris
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Brooke Boden
Personal details
Born	Austin Rex Harris (1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 29) Moulton, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Moulton, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Indian Hills Community College
Occupation	Farmer

Early life and education

Harris was born in Moulton, Iowa in 1995 or 1996 and resides there with his family.^[1] He attended Moulton-Udell High School.^[2] Harris earned an associates degree from Indian Hills Community College.^[3]

Political career

After facing Mark Chelgren in the Republican Party primary,^[4][5] Harris was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election, representing the 26th district. He endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.^[6] Harris won reelection in 2024, defeating Democratic candidate Darcie Whitlow and Libertarian candidate Donald Gier.^[7]

Electoral history

*incumbent

2022

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House primary elections, 2022  [8] District 26		Republican		Austin Harris	Republican	1,610	54.97
				Mark Chelgren	Republican	1,314	44.86
				Write-ins	Republican	5	0.17
Iowa House general election, 2022  [9] District 26		Republican		Austin Harris	Republican	9,635	98.46
				Write-ins		151	1.54

2024

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House primary elections, 2024  [10] District 26		Republican		Austin Harris*	Republican	2,447	98.47
				Write-ins	Republican	38	1.53
Iowa House general election, 2024  [11] District 26		Republican		Austin Harris*	Republican	10,842	71.48
				Darcie Whitlow	Democratic	3,658	24.12
				Donald Gier	Libertarian	635	4.19
				Write-ins		32	02.17