Skip to content
Democracy SENTRY
Voting in your state
UpdateIowaWednesday, November 4, 2026

Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott flipped Iowa's 3rd District

A look at the Democrat's win over Republican incumbent Zach Nunn in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
Iowa Public Radio
“Election Results: Sarah Trone Garriott wins 3rd Congressional District seat”, Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Read the full story
What happened

Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott won Iowa's 3rd Congressional District seat, flipping it from red to blue and ousting Republican incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn. With 91% of results in, Trone Garriott had 54.6% of the vote. She is a state senator and Lutheran minister from West Des Moines who previously flipped a state senate district in 2020 and unseated the Republican senate president in 2022.1

She will take office in January.1

54.6%
share of vote for Trone Garriott1
91%
results counted1
What it means in Iowa

What happens next in Iowa

Counties canvass within 13 days of the election, by November 16.2 The State Canvassing Board, made up of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Treasurer, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Auditor, compiles the official abstract and certifies the results, and the Governor issues certificates to the winners.3 The state board of canvassers receives the results and approves the canvass within 27 days after the election, by November 30, 2026, if there is no recount or election contest.4

Key dates in Iowa

Election Day in -6 days
  1. Wed, Oct 14 · passed
    Early voting begins
  2. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Mon, Nov 2 · passed
    Early voting ends
  4. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Registration deadline; Mail ballots must arrive
  5. Mon, Nov 30 · 21 days
    State certification

Every date in Iowa, and who certifies the election

More on this story
Iowa · Nov 9
Page County, Iowa released unofficial results for November 3, 2026 election
Reporting by Page County Auditor
Iowa · Nov 4
Iowa reported unofficial results for 2026 midterm races
Reporting by KCCI
The answers behind this
How votes are counted and made officialVoting in Iowa, 2026Who certifies the election in Iowa, and by when?What happens between Election Day and the swearing-in?

Explore this issue

OverviewUpdates In depthDemocrat Rebecca Cooke won Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District In depthJuneau County, Wisconsin, updates elections results page In depthRepublican Paul Pate won reelection as Iowa secretary of state In depthSan Patricio County released unofficial results for Nov. 3 election In depthPage County, Iowa released unofficial results for November 3, 2026 election In depthWood County, Wisconsin reported 32,459 ballots cast with one provisional ballot outstanding In depthArizona reports unofficial results for 2026 midterm races In depthVoting delayed in several Michigan counties due to tabulator problems In depthArizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes leads by 17 points in early returns In depthArizona secretary of state race remains too close to call In depthArizona voters decided eight statewide ballot propositions In depthVirginia sets December 7 date to certify 2026 election results

Sources

  1. Iowa Public Radio, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxPdi05eUU0NHozN3lrdGxRdzZIVFdGV3VUTm0zREQxS3Bhb0RQVVcxNzdIbmV3OXZsY3p4SHc3STJsbkxxSFkxRGNNRmdfSzhKVjR4QmtZTi1PdUlmR3hEcGJVQkx1emxLLW5nZDJZZ2ZqTGJzanJUUFFuVl9SNjNpTzBhRnY3LTdSb1pySlZuOUlaV0EwdEdLYjFjWEZOa2NYbFIyaGREbVRsUGRZZGRYeVFlTi1SXzJlTzU0?oc=5 · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
  2. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines
  3. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  4. NCSL, Election Certification Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/election-certification-deadlines

Ask

Have a question about voting in Iowa?

Ask it here. If we do not have the answer yet, we will find it.