2026 governor
Iowa governor average
Sand vs. Lahn. Sand leads by 8.0 points in the OnPoint average of 16 public polls, weighted by recency, sample size, voter screen and pollster grade.
Voter sample
Average over time
Each dot is one pollSpreadMargin over time
Trend lines
LOWESS, each poll counts onceAll polls
16 of 16| OnPoint average | Oct 6, 2026 | 16 polls | 51.3 | 43.3 | Sand+8.0 |
| Emerson College/Nexstar MediaB+ | Oct 6, 26 | 650LV | 49 | 45 | Sand+4.0 |
| CNN/SSRSC | Oct 5, 26 | 801LV | 51 | 42 | Sand+9.0 |
| Suffolk UniversityB+ | Oct 4, 26 | 500LV | 55 | 43 | Sand+12.0 |
| New York Times/SienaNR | Sep 30, 26 | 600LV | 52 | 41 | Sand+11.0 |
| Fox News/Beacon Research and Shaw & CompanyA++ | Sep 28, 26 | 1,008LV | 53 | 44 | Sand+9.0 |
| NPR/MaristC | Sep 20, 26 | 1,050RV | 54 | 42 | Sand+12.0 |
| co/efficient (R)C+ | Sep 16, 26 | 831LV | 46 | 42 | Sand+4.0 |
| Cygnal (R)C+ | Sep 11, 26 | 500LV | 48 | 44 | Sand+4.0 |
| YouGovC | Sep 8, 26 | 2,041LV | 51 | 41 | Sand+10.0 |
| Emerson CollegeB+ | Sep 1, 26 | 750LV | 49 | 46 | Sand+3.0 |
| Wedgewood PollsNR | Aug 29, 26 | 600LV | 51 | 46 | Sand+5.0 |
| Suffolk UniversityB+ | Aug 23, 26 | 500LV | 48 | 44 | Sand+4.0 |
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