← 2026 Election Tracker · Governor
2026 Iowa governor's race
Incumbent: Kim Reynolds (Republican) · not seeking re-election in this race
Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices
Where they stand
Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited| Issue | Sand | Lahn |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limit fossil fuels | |
| Unknown | Cut taxes | |
| Expand gov role | Market-based | |
| Pro Abortion | Protect Unborn | |
| Unknown | Enforce the law | |
| Tough on crime | Tough on crime | |
| Unknown | Crack down | |
| Housing costs | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Parental authority | |
| Government Monopoly | Open Choice | |
| Gun policy | Unknown | Unknown |
| Regulation & permitting | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protect benefits | Unknown | |
| Election integrity: voter ID | Unknown | Unknown |
| Election integrity: mail ballots | Unknown | Unknown |
| EV mandates | Unknown | Unknown |
| Legalize | Keep prohibited | |
| Unknown | Merit Driven - No DEI | |
| Unknown | Protect Kids - No Transition | |
| Protect Women | Unknown | |
| Supports LGBT Causes | Unknown | |
| Federal spending & debt | Unknown | Unknown |
| Student loan forgiveness | Unknown | Unknown |
| Sanctuary jurisdictions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Confront China | |
| Free speech & tech censorship | Unknown | Unknown |
| For term limits | Unknown | |
| Ban trading | Unknown | |
| Back Israel | Unknown | |
| Ukraine aid | Unknown | Unknown |
- [1] Zach Lahn on Energy & Oil
- [2] Policy | Zach Lahn For Governor
- [3] Zach Lahn on VoteMatch
- [4] Rob Sand's Priorities for Iowa
- [5] Sand: Expand eligibility for rural health care loan forgiveness | The Gazette
- [6] Lahn advocates for privatized Medicaid, defends attack ad against Sand • Iowa Capital Dispatch
- [7] Lahn clarifies position on privatized Medicaid, defends attack ad against Sand - Times Republican
- [8] Rob Sand says he’d veto abortion limits, end Medicaid privatization at healthcare roundtable | Political News Coverage | thegazette.com
- [9] Zach Lahn on the Issues
- [10] Rob Sand | BallotReady
- [11] Rob Sand's 'accountability' agenda includes elections changes
- [12] #290 Zach Lahn - Inside Americ…–The Shawn Ryan Show – Apple Podcasts
- [13] 'Iowa First': Zach Lahn becomes 5th Republican to enter Iowa gubernatorial race | weareiowa.com
- [14] Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn discusses vision for education
- [15] Why Iowa’s Rob Sand is focusing on school vouchers in his campaign for governor - Chalkbeat
- [16] ‘Plenty of ink in my veto pen’: Rob Sand promises to protect Iowa’s public pension system | The Gazette
- [17] Rob Sand and Zach Lahn Outline Tax Agendas - ITR Foundation
- [18] Rob Sand’s Plan to Legalize, Tax, and Regulate Adult-use Cannabis | Rob Sand for Iowa
- [19] Iowa lt. gov. candidate addresses marijuana legalization ...
- [20] Iowa Democrats navigate transgender issues as governor's race begins
- [21] Sand pitches unity, faces pointed questions on transgender
- [22] Zach Lahn on Foreign Policy
- [23] Rob Sand proposes election changes and term limits as ...
- [24] Rob Sand on Foreign Policy
