Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 13, 2026
Primary: June 2, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Iowa
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican Inside Elections: Likely Republican
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Iowa is holding an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.

In Iowa, the gubernatorial nominee is selected in the primary. The gubernatorial nominee then chooses a lieutenant gubernatorial running mate, and they run together on a single ticket in the general election.

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Candidates and election results

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Governor

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Iowa

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Iowa on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Paul Dahl (D)
		Rob Sand (D)
	Submit photo	Julie Stauch (D)
		Eddie Andrews (R)
		Randy Feenstra (R)
		Brad Sherman (R)
	Submit photo	Adam Steen (R)

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Lieutenant Governor

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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• Brad Sherman
• Eddie Andrews
• Julie Stauch
• Rob Sand

Voting information

See also: Voting in Iowa

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General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Iowa gubernatorial election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/9/2025	9/2/2025	8/26/2025	8/19/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Battleground Republican	Battleground Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Iowa

Incumbent Kim Reynolds defeated Deidre DeJear and Rick Stewart in the general election for Governor of Iowa on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Reynolds (R)	58.0	709,198
		Deidre DeJear (D)	39.5	482,950
		Rick Stewart (L)	2.4	28,998
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	718

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,221,864
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa

Deidre DeJear advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deidre DeJear	99.5	145,555
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	801

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 146,356
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ras Smith (D)
• Joshua Kuhn-McRoberts (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Iowa

Incumbent Kim Reynolds advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Iowa on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Reynolds	99.0	185,293
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	1,808

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,101
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2018

See also: Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Iowa

Incumbent Kim Reynolds defeated Fred Hubbell, Jake Porter, and Gary Siegwarth in the general election for Governor of Iowa on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Reynolds (R)	50.3	667,275
		Fred Hubbell (D)	47.5	630,986
		Jake Porter (L)	1.6	21,426
		Gary Siegwarth (Clear Water Party of Iowa Party)	0.6	7,463
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	488

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,327,638 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Hubbell	55.5	99,245
		Cathy Glasson	20.6	36,815
		John Norris	11.5	20,498
	Submit photo	Andy McGuire	5.3	9,404
		Nate Boulton	5.1	9,082
		Ross Wilburn	2.2	3,880

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 178,924
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Iowa

Incumbent Kim Reynolds advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Iowa on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Reynolds	100.0	94,118

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 94,118
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ron Corbett (R)
• Steven Ray (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Iowa

Jake Porter defeated Marco Battaglia in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Iowa on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Porter	58.4	991
		Marco Battaglia	41.6	705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,696
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2014

See also: Iowa Gubernatorial election, 2014

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Terry Branstad/Kim Reynolds Incumbent	59%	666,023
	Democratic	Jack Hatch/Monica Vernon	37.3%	420,778
	Libertarian	Lee Hieb/Tim Watson	1.8%	20,319
	New Independent Party	Jim Hennager/Mary Krieg	0.9%	10,582
	Iowa Party	Jonathan Narcisse/Michael Richards	0.9%	10,239
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,093
Total Votes				1,129,034
Election results via Iowa Secretary of State

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