Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Rob Sand
- Office
- Governor of Iowa
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Dave Muhlbauer (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent not running) · current governor: Kim Reynolds
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Campaign website: robsand.com
- Candidate list
- Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Calls for universal all-day pre-K and says the private school voucher program lacks accountability for how money is spent. | Campaign website — robsand.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Government oversight | Says they will work to restore the State Auditor’s power to find misspent tax dollars. | Campaign website — robsand.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Cannabis | Proposes a plan to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use cannabis. | Campaign website — robsand.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| State jobs | Pledges a program letting state employees live anywhere in Iowa instead of only in urban areas. | Campaign website — robsand.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Iowa’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Iowa campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — robsand.com/priorities — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Rob Sand for Governor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Listed for the candidate in: Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election
- Iowa campaign-finance search (official)
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