Tommy Hexter of Grinnell submits his nomination papers for the Iowa House District 53 Democratic primary at the State Capitol in Des Moines earlier this month. Hexter is one of three Democrats vying for the chance to take on longtime incumbent Rep. Dean Fisher, a Republican from Montour, in the November general election. Photos of candidates John Anderson of Tama and Jennifer Wrage of Gladbrook were not available. PHOTO COURTESY OF IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE

Voters will choose the legislative candidates to represent their respective political parties during the June 4 primary election. The winners of the primary will face opposing party candidates during the November general election.

Candidates who filed the necessary paperwork before the Friday deadline and will have their names on the ballot include:

House District 53

A three-way race is shaping up for the Democratic nomination to run in House District 53 against longtime incumbent Dean Fisher, a Republican from Montour.

House District 53 covers all of Poweshiek County and most of Tama County excluding the northeast corner.

Incumbent Rep. Dean Fisher, left, submits his nomination papers for the Iowa House District 53 Republican primary to Secretary of State Paul Pate at the State Capitol in Des Moines earlier this month. PHOTO COURTESY OF IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE

Democratic candidates John Anderson of Tama, Tommy Hexter of Grinnell, and Jennifer Wrage of rural Gladbrook have all filed to run in the June primary.

Anderson, a engineering technician, previously ran for the statehouse in 2020, losing to Christina Blackcloud in the primary. He also ran for Tama Mayor last November; he lost to incumbent mayor Brian Hanus.

Hexter currently works as a rural organizer for the Iowa Farmers Union while also serving as executive director of Grinnell Farm to Table. In 2020, he was elected to the Poweshiek County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Wrage is currently a sixth grade teacher for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District in Reinbeck. Her husband Nathan Wrage previously ran for the Iowa House in 2016.

House District 76

Incumbent Rep. Derek Wulf, right, submits his nomination papers for the Iowa House District 76 Republican primary to Secretary of State Paul Pate at the State Capitol in Des Moines earlier this month. PHOTO COURTESY OF IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE

Incumbent state Rep. Derek Wulf was the only Republican to file papers for House District 76 which includes Clark, Perry, Geneseo, and Buckingham townships in northeast Tama County, three rural townships in northwest Benton County, and the Black Hawk County areas surrounding and including Hudson, La Porte City, Gilbertville, Evansdale, and Elk Run Heights, as well as much of Cedar Falls proper.

Wulf, a young farmer and rancher who lives in rural Hudson, is finishing up his first term in the Iowa House.

Challenger Jarred Johnston of Dysart was the only candidate to file for the Democratic nomination. Johnston is currently in his fourth year as a social studies teacher at Waterloo West High School where he is also a member of both the varsity football and basketball coaching staffs.

Jarred Johnston of Dysart submits his nomination papers for the Iowa House District 76 Democratic primary at the State Capitol in Des Moines earlier this month. PHOTO COURTESY OF IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE