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Iowa · 2026 · General election

Governor

November 3, 2026

Schedule checked October 21, 2026

Projected winner: Rob Sand

Source checked Nov 5, 2026, 8:30 AM Eastern.

Associated Press via OPB. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.

Certification: pending. Certification not yet verified · state election authority

Official results portal returned a page shell without extractable contest totals. No vote totals or certification are inferred. The AP projection is separate. Iowa Secretary of State · official results portal

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The candidates

Alphabetical order

Candidates transcribed from the official list linked below, checked October 23, 2026. Confirmed ballot candidates and registered write-ins are identified separately. This is a snapshot of the cited list; later changes and additional write-ins may not be included. Official general-election list updated August 19, 2026, page 1; includes listed Libertarian and No Party candidates. Governor running mates matched to the separate lieutenant-governor rows by party. Later replacements, withdrawals or write-ins are not established by this list.

Sources and verification

Schedule checked October 21, 2026. Candidate verification is reported separately above. For your current ballot and polling hours, check your state election authority. No candidate rankings or recommendations are provided.

Nationwide scheduled regular House, applicable Senate/special Senate and governor races are listed. Saved candidates appear in 506 of 506 races: 500 source-list snapshots and 6 partial lists; 0 race lists remain unavailable. 1517 saved candidates. Source-list coverage is dated evidence from the named source, not a guarantee of later withdrawals or registered write-ins. County unofficial lists are labeled as such. Special House elections and later calendar/district changes are not comprehensively verified.