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UpdateIowaTuesday, November 3, 2026

Polls closed in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District race

Republican incumbent Zach Nunn faces Democratic challenger Sarah Trone Garriott in Iowa's 3rd District, with results posting after 8:00 PM Tuesday.

Reporting by
KCRG
“ELECTION RESULTS: Who will emerge in Iowa’s competitive 3rd Congressional District?”, Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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What happened

Polls closed at 8:00 PM Tuesday in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, where Republican incumbent Zach Nunn and Democratic challenger Sarah Trone Garriott are facing off. Trone Garriott is a three-term state Senator from portions of Dallas County and an ordained chaplain. Nunn is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in the Iowa House and Senate from 2015 to 2023 and sits on the House Agriculture and Financial Services committees.1

Results will begin posting live shortly after polls close.1

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 today
  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 · today
    Election Day; Registration deadline; Mail ballots must arrive
  5. Mon, Nov 16 · 13 days
    County/Local certification
  6. Mon, Nov 30 · 27 days
    State certification

Every date in Iowa, and who certifies the election

The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. KCRG, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxQdERuSks1aWtxRHh6RjBWa0sxQTNOVVZ6S0pPODFIbzVLRWpYSkw0VVZFSnBnbUtiZzNjd0RfdzI0bHNQckJZSGlsQUJMRWJEdHZCazNpa2tYQmx3WHRPWTNkS0I2WXlTaXQ1RlE0Mm41WW9fS0RzenB5b254WEp6OTVncHRzaTd0NXFiMEFQS1IzYzdqbllQZDhQS25kbjVybEFEa2ZMcmU1cnZTS2E4?oc=5 · Tuesday, November 3, 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

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