Iowa Auditor of State

	Iowa Auditor of State
	; ; ;
	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$103,212
2026 FY Budget:	$12,870,926
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand; Democratic Party; Assumed office: January 1, 2019
	Elections
Next election:	2026
Last election:	2022
	Other Iowa Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Secretary of Agriculture • Director of Education • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Director • Labor Commissioner • Utilities Board

The Iowa Auditor of State is a state executive position in the Iowa state government.

The auditor of state is responsible for audits of counties, cities, school districts, and other governmental offices and is required to provide guidelines to CPA firms performing such audits.^[1]

Current officeholder

The current Iowa Auditor of State is Rob Sand (D). Sand assumed office in 2019.

Authority

The auditor of state's powers, term of office, etc. are derived from Article VI of the Iowa Constitution.

Article IV, Section 22:

A secretary of state, an auditor of state and a treasurer of state shall be elected by the qualified electors at the same time that the governor is elected and for a four-year term commencing on the first day of January next after their election, and they shall perform such duties as may be provided by law.

Qualifications

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Elections

The Auditor of State is elected every four years.

Election results

See also: Iowa Auditor election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Iowa Auditor election, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Iowa Auditor of State

Taylor Wettach (D) and Chris Cournoyer (R) are running in the general election for Iowa Auditor of State on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Taylor Wettach (D)
		Chris Cournoyer (R)

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Iowa Auditor of State

Taylor Wettach (D) 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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 176,809
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State

Chris Cournoyer (R) defeated Abigail Maas (R) in the Republican primary for Iowa Auditor of State on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Cournoyer	54.0	100,013
	Submit photo	Abigail Maas	45.7	84,686
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	523

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 185,222
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See also: Iowa Auditor election, 2022