Iowa state representative, fourth-generation farmer and agriculture professional selected as Zach Lahn’s 2026 running mate. Wulf has chaired the Iowa House Agriculture Committee. After becoming the Republican lieutenant-governor nominee, he was replaced on the 2026 House District 76 ballot by Matt Reisetter.
Iowa House Republicans — Representative Derek Wulf
Fourth-generation Iowa farmer with livestock/agriculture industry experience.
Chaired the House Agriculture Committee.
Selected as Zach Lahn’s lieutenant-governor running mate in June 2026.
The Iowa Secretary of State’s Aug. 3 candidate list names Matt Reisetter, not Wulf, as the Republican candidate for House District 76 after Republicans filled the ballot vacancy by convention.
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House District 76 ballot replacement after lieutenant-governor nomination
Source: Iowa Secretary of State / Iowa Public Radio · Date: July 23–24, 2026
After Wulf became Zach Lahn’s Republican lieutenant-governor running mate, Republicans nominated Hudson City Council member Matt Reisetter to replace Wulf as their 2026 Iowa House District 76 candidate.
IA Fact Check assessment: Verified ballot-status change — Wulf remains the lieutenant-governor nominee; Reisetter replaced him as the GOP House District 76 candidate.
Iowa Public Radio reported that the party made the replacement because Iowa law does not allow Wulf to be a candidate for both offices. The Iowa Secretary of State’s official General Election candidate list, last updated Aug. 3, independently lists Matt Reisetter as the Republican candidate for House District 76 and Derek Wulf as the Republican lieutenant-governor candidate. This is a ballot/candidate-status change, not evidence of misconduct, and it does not by itself end Wulf’s current Iowa House term.
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