Paul Dahl

Paul Dahl

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Democratic Party

Candidate, Governor of Iowa

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November 3, 2026

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Paul Dahl (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Iowa. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Dahl was a 2014 Democratic candidate for Governor of Iowa. He ultimately did not qualify for the Democratic primary ballot. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Dahl was a Webster City transit bus driver at the time of his candidacy. His professional background also includes working as an adjunct professor, librarian and pastor.

Elections

2026

See also: Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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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2018

See also: Iowa's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 4

Incumbent Steve King defeated J.D. Scholten, Charles Aldrich, and Edward Peterson in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve King (R)	50.3	157,676
		J.D. Scholten (D)	47.0	147,246
		Charles Aldrich (L)	2.0	6,161
		Edward Peterson (Independent)	0.6	1,962
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	206

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 313,251 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 4

J.D. Scholten defeated Leann Jacobsen and John Paschen in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		J.D. Scholten	51.3	14,733
	Submit photo	Leann Jacobsen	32.0	9,176
		John Paschen	16.7	4,806

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 28,715
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Dahl (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 4

Incumbent Steve King defeated Cyndi Hanson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve King	74.8	28,053
		Cyndi Hanson	25.2	9,437

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 37,490
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2014

See also: Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014

Dahl was running for Governor of Iowa in the 2014 election. He did not qualify for the June 3 primary ballot.

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2026

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