Chad Behn
Chad Behn (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 48. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Behn (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 48. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 2, 2026.
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2025-2026
Behn was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee, Vice Chair
- House Education Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
Elections
2026
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Chad Behn (R) and Benjamin Olsen (D) are running in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Chad Behn (R) | |
 | Benjamin Olsen  (D) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Benjamin Olsen (D) defeated Daniel Wojcik (D) and Guy Morgan (D) in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Olsen | 45.8 | 727 |
| Daniel Wojcik | 31.1 | 494 | ||
 | Guy Morgan | 22.9 | 364 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2% | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,588 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Chad Behn (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Behn | 98.8 | 2,154 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2% | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 2,180 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Chad Behn defeated Penny Vossler in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Behn (R) | 60.2 | 10,654 |
 | Penny Vossler (D) | 39.7 | 7,022 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 17,705 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Penny Vossler advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Penny Vossler | 99.8 | 410 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Chad Behn advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Behn | 99.4 | 938 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 944 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Pledges
Behn signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 24
Jesse Green defeated Cynthia Paschen in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse Green (R) | 65.7 | 21,732 |
 | Cynthia Paschen (D) | 34.2 | 11,327 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 33,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 24
Cynthia Paschen defeated Keith Puntenney in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 24 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Paschen | 67.0 | 3,172 |
| Keith Puntenney | 32.7 | 1,548 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 4,736 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 24
Jesse Green defeated Chad Behn, Todd Rasmussen, and Joshua Dyer in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 24 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse Green | 40.7 | 2,350 |
| Chad Behn | 31.8 | 1,837 | |
| Todd Rasmussen | 19.5 | 1,127 | ||
| Joshua Dyer | 7.7 | 442 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 5,772 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2020
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Scorecards
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- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 48 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 48 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Phil Thompson (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 48 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
