Elections Intelligence

Iowa Governor

OPEN SEAT
LEAN D
Rob Sand Democratic · Open-seat nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 75¢REPUBLICAN 27¢
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Zach Lahn Republican · Open-seat nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market and the latest general-election poll carry this seat — Iowa has no verified prior result on file.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Lean DD 75¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Toss-upD+4.2 — Suffolk, Aug 26.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 4¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 75¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+4.2
Suffolk ↗ A Aug 19 - 22, 26 · n=500 LV D+4.2 INDEPENDENT
Emerson College ↗ A+ Aug 2 - 4, 26 · n=712 LV D+5.7 INDEPENDENT
Fox News/Beacon ↗ A Jun 23 - 27, 26 · n=1,003 RV D+9 INDEPENDENT
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above

No verified prior result

The last general election in this seat has not been imported from an official state canvass, so the signal has no baseline.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Rob Sand$17.96M
Zach Lahn$1.05M

PULLED 08-19 · PERIOD 07-14 · STATE FILING

Cash on hand at the period end, not money raised.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-02 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄