Rob Sand (D)
- Raised
- $19.7M
- Spent
- $14.9M
- Cash on hand
- $18.0M
Jan. 1, 2026 through July 14, 2026. State filing.
These figures add his 2026 reports through July 14. Cash on hand includes money he raised before 2026.
Iowa governor
Candidates include Rob Sand (D) and Zach Lahn (R). Campaign figures come from each candidate’s filings with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. Each figure shows the date it runs through.
Campaign reports here run through July 14, 2026. That’s the newest report Iowa requires. The next one is due Oct. 19, 2026 and covers through Oct. 14, 2026; this page is updated once it’s filed.
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Candidates · what each campaign reported
Zach Lahn (R)
- Raised
- $7.4M
- Spent
- $9.0M
- Cash on hand
- $1.0M
Jan. 1, 2026 through July 14, 2026. State filing.
He also borrowed $500,000 this year, which isn’t counted as raised. His campaign owes $2.5 million in loans and $294,684 in unpaid bills.
Outside money
Outside money · groups spending for or against the candidates
$24.0M from the groups below. In governor races, much outside money goes to the campaign or to a committee the candidate controls, so the table says how each dollar got into the race.
| Group | For or against | How | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGA Right Direction PAC · a Republican Governors Association committee; 16 gifts, all since the June 2 primary | For Zach Lahn | Gave to campaign | $16,515,000 | June 5, 2026 to Oct. 2, 2026 |
| DGA Victory Fund · a Democratic Governors Association committee; $6 million of it since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $6,010,107 | March 5, 2026 to Sept. 29, 2026 |
| ISEA PAC | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $400,000 | Through July 14, 2026 |
| AFSCME PEOPLE | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $300,000 | Through July 14, 2026 |
| IBEW | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $200,000 | Through July 14, 2026 |
| NEA Advocacy Fund | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $200,000 | Through July 14, 2026 |
| The Family Leader · all since the June 2 primary | For Zach Lahn | Independent spending | $150,000 | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | For Zach Lahn | Party transfer | $130,000 | Through July 14, 2026 |
| Save the Children Action Network · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Independent spending | $104,998 | Sept. 22, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Iowa CCI Action Fund · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Independent spending | $11,340 | Oct. 3, 2026 |
About these numbers
- Iowa has no limits on what candidates can take, so national groups and unions give straight to the campaigns. Gifts of $100,000 or more from committees are listed here. Groups spending on their own file a statement for each ad that names the candidate, and those are listed too. Issue ads aren’t reported.
- The campaigns’ own reports run through July 14. The next ones are due Oct. 19 and cover through Oct. 14.
- Committees based outside Iowa, like the RGA’s and DGA’s, file a statement within days of each gift, so those amounts run later than the campaigns’ reports.
- Union and party gifts come from the campaigns’ reports and run through July 14. Independent spending is from statements filed through Oct. 16.
- Next report: October report, covering through Oct. 14, 2026, due Oct. 19, 2026. We’ll update this page once it’s filed.
- Governor campaigns file with the state, not the FEC, so these numbers come from the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board and are read by hand after each state deadline, so a new filing can take a few days to show up here. National groups like the Republican and Democratic Governors Associations report to the IRS; their transfers are listed when they appear in state or IRS filings.
- See a mistake or a filing we missed? Email corrections@paidforpolitics.com with a link to the filing.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. All governor races · How this works.