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

Candidates

Nominee

  • Taylor Wettach, attorney[1]

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Taylor Wettach 176,319 99.78
Write-in 380 0.22
Total votes 176,699 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Chris Cournoyer
Statewide officials

Results

Primary results by county:
  Cournoyer
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Maas
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cournoyer 99,946 54.00
Republican Abigail Maas 84,633 45.72
Write-in 523 0.28
Total votes 185,102 100.00

References

  1. ↑ Payne, Marissa (January 26, 2026). "Democrat Taylor Wettach runs for state auditor, ending US House bid". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Tallal, Skylar (May 12, 2025). "Iowa Auditor Rob Sand announces 2026 gubernatorial run". KGAN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Opsahl, Robin (May 6, 2025). "Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer launches campaign for state auditor". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

Official campaign websites

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iowa_State_Auditor_election