2026 Iowa State Auditor election
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November 3, 2026
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The 2026 Iowa State Auditor election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the state auditor of Iowa. Incumbent Democratic auditor Rob Sand declined to run for a third term, and is instead running for governor. Primary elections were held on June 2, 2026.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Taylor Wettach, attorney[1]
Declined
[edit]- Rob Sand, incumbent state auditor (2019–present) (running for governor)[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Taylor Wettach | 176,319 | 99.8 | |
| Write-in | 380 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 176,699 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Chris Cournoyer, lieutenant governor of Iowa (2024–present)[3]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Abigail Maas, Iowa County supervisor (2020–present)[4]
Endorsements
[edit]Chris Cournoyer
- U.S. senators
- Joni Ernst, Iowa (2015–present)[5]
- Statewide officials
- Kim Reynolds, governor of Iowa (2017–present)[6]
- Roby Smith, state treasurer of Iowa (2023–present)[5]
Abigail Maas
- State legislators
- Kevin Alons, SD-07 (2023–present)[5]
- Brooke Boden, HD-21 (2023–present) and HD-26 (2021–2023)[5]
- Samantha Fett, HD-22 (2025–present)[5]
- Jesse Green, SD-24 (2021–present)[5]
- Sandy Salmon, SD-29 (2023–present)[5]
- Individuals
- Steve Deace, conservative talk show host[5]
Results
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Cournoyer
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Maas
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Cournoyer | 99,946 | 54.0 | |
| Republican | Abigail Maas | 84,633 | 45.7 | |
| Write-in | 523 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 185,102 | 100.0 | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Taylor Wettach | ||||
| Republican | Chris Cournoyer | ||||
| Write-in | |||||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Payne, Marissa (January 26, 2026). "Democrat Taylor Wettach runs for state auditor, ending US House bid". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ↑ Tallal, Skylar (May 12, 2025). "Iowa Auditor Rob Sand announces 2026 gubernatorial run". KGAN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ↑ Pfannenstiel, Brianne (June 5, 2025). "Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer formally launches campaign for state auditor in 2026". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ↑ Pfannenstiel, Brianne (June 30, 2025). "Iowa County Supervisor Abigail Maas, a Republican, announces run for state auditor in 2026". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Opsahl, Robin (May 29, 2026). "Two Republicans aim to become candidate to flip state auditor seat to GOP control". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ Opsahl, Robin (May 6, 2025). "Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer launches campaign for state auditor". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites