State Representative District 63
State House District 63; Iowa
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 31,812 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,210,507 ÷ 31,812) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.32, measured against a statewide vote in IA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Jeff Thurlow is a Decorah resident with a geology degree from the University of Iowa and experience in mining, water-runoff studies, and archaeology. His campaign emphasizes public-school funding and tax policy's effects on local communities.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Michael R. Bergan represents District 63 in the Iowa House and chairs the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee. His listed committees include Appropriations, Health and Human Services, and State Government.
Records: Civil Rights 8 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Public Education Quality 4 for, 1 against,
Sources: sos.iowa.gov2