Wesley "Wes" Whitead (born April 15, 1933) is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st District.
He represented the district from 1997 through 2011, with a two-year interruption from 2001 through 2003, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Hoversten.
He did not run for re-election in 2010.During his last term in the Iowa House, Whitead served on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Public Safety committees, as well as serving as vice-chair of the Veterans Affairs committee.