Iowa Auditor election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: March 13, 2026 |
| Primary: June 2, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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Iowa is holding an election for state auditor on November 3, 2026. The primary was June 2, 2026. The filing deadline was March 13, 2026.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Iowa Auditor of State
Taylor Wettach and Chris Cournoyer are running in the general election for Iowa Auditor of State on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Taylor Wettach (D) | |
 | Chris Cournoyer (R)  | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State
Taylor Wettach advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taylor Wettach | 99.8 | 176,429 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 380 | ||
| Total votes: 176,809 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State
Chris Cournoyer defeated Abigail Maas in the Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Cournoyer | 54.0 | 100,013 |
| Abigail Maas | 45.7 | 84,686 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 523 | ||
| Total votes: 185,222 | |||
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Candidate profiles
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Taylor Wettach • Chris Cournoyer
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: “I live in LeClaire, Iowa and am the mother to 4 kids: Bennett 28, Sydney 26, and twin boys Tanner and Chase, 19 who are Freshman at the University of Iowa. My parents: Burt and Marilyn Gearhart (dad is from Newton, IA Mom is from Brooklyn, IA); I have a BA Degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas and have worked in the technology sector for 28 years, including for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and my website design business. I have been an active volunteer in the Quad City community for the past 26 years as a Scott County Reserve Deputy, youth sports and robotics coach, LeClaire Community Library Friends of the Library President, Quad City Engineering and Science Council President, Junior League of the Quad Cities, LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, Women United (through the United Way), Southeast Iowa STEM Council, and substitute teacher. I served on the Pleasant Valley School Board from 2013-2019, 2 years as Board President. I served in the Iowa Senate representing Clinton, Jackson, and Scott County from 2019-2024. I became Lt. Governor of Iowa in December 2024. In that role I serve as Co-Chair of the Governor's STEM Council, Co-Chair of Empower Rural Iowa, and the Chair of the Iowa America 250 Initiative.”
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Iowa
Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Iowa Auditor election, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa Auditor of State
Incumbent Rob Sand defeated Todd Halbur in the general election for Iowa Auditor of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rob Sand (D) | 50.1 | 600,719 |
 | Todd Halbur (R) | 49.8 | 597,826 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 826 | ||
| Total votes: 1,199,371 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State
Incumbent Rob Sand advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Sand | 99.8 | 145,172 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 314 | ||
| Total votes: 145,486 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State
Todd Halbur defeated Mary Ann Hanusa in the Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Halbur | 51.1 | 83,966 |
 | Mary Ann Hanusa | 48.7 | 80,023 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 459 | ||
| Total votes: 164,448 | |||
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2018
- See also: Iowa Auditor election, 2018
General election
General election for Iowa Auditor of State
Rob Sand defeated incumbent Mary Mosiman and Fred Perryman in the general election for Iowa Auditor of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Sand (D) | 51.0 | 660,169 |
 | Mary Mosiman (R) | 46.4 | 601,320 | |
 | Fred Perryman (L) | 2.6 | 33,421 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 458 | ||
| Total votes: 1,295,368 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State
Rob Sand advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Sand | 100.0 | 147,840 |
| Total votes: 147,840 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State
Incumbent Mary Mosiman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Mosiman | 100.0 | 85,207 |
| Total votes: 85,207 | |||
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2014
| Iowa Auditor, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mary Mosiman Incumbent |
56.9% | 604,103 | |
| Democratic | Jon Neiderbach | 43% | 456,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,477 | |
| Total Votes | 1,062,105 | |||
| Election results via Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Iowa's 1st | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R+4 |
| Iowa's 2nd | Ashley Hinson | R+4 |
| Iowa's 3rd | Zach Nunn | R+2 |
| Iowa's 4th | Randy Feenstra | R+15 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  | Donald Trump  |
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| Iowa's 1st | 45.0% | 53.5% |
| Iowa's 2nd | 44.3% | 54.3% |
| Iowa's 3rd | 47.1% | 51.6% |
| Iowa's 4th | 33.6% | 65.1% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 59.6% of Iowans lived in one of the state's 93 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 34.9% lived in one of 5 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Iowa was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Iowa following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Iowa county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 93 | 59.6% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 5 | 34.9% | |||||
| New Republican | 1 | 5.4% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 5 | 34.9% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 94 | 65.1% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Iowa presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 11 Democratic wins
- 21 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | R | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
- See also: List of United States Senators from Iowa
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Iowa.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Iowa
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Iowa.
- See also: Party control of Iowa state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Iowa's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Iowa | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Iowa's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Kim Reynolds |
| Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer |
| Secretary of State | Paul Pate |
| Attorney General | Brenna Bird |
State legislature
Iowa State Senate
| Party | As of October 2026 | |
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| Democratic Party | 17 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | |
Iowa House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2026 | |
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| Democratic Party | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 66 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Trifecta control
Iowa Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Eleven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Iowa and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Iowa | ||
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| Iowa | United States | |
| Population | 3,190,369 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55,853 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 85.6% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 3.9% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 2% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 5.6% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 30.9% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $73,147 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
About state financial officers (SFOs)
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Because of the role SFOs play in managing public investments, they have been involved in debates over environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). ESG refers to an investment or corporate governance approach that involves considering the extent to which corporations conform to certain standards related to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (such as net carbon emission or corporate board diversity goals) and making business and investment decisions that promote those standards.
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