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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Zach Lahn
- Office
- Governor of Iowa
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Derek Wulf (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent not running) · current governor: Kim Reynolds
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: zachlahn.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Land ownership | Says they will require disclosure of who owns Iowa land and stop hedge funds and foreign adversaries from buying farms and homes. | Campaign website — zachlahn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Health | Proposes independent safety testing of agricultural products, more Iowa-focused cancer research, and action on water quality. | Campaign website — zachlahn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Proposes giving teachers more room to innovate, reducing reliance on standardized testing, and strengthening public schools. | Campaign website — zachlahn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Social issues | Calls for protecting life and ending benefits for illegal immigrants. | Campaign website — zachlahn.com 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 — zachlahn.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Iowa campaign-finance search (official)