Rob Sand (D)
- Raised
- $36.0M
- Spent
- $43.8M
- Cash on hand
- $5.4M
Jan. 1, 2026 through Oct. 14, 2026. State filing (opens in a new tab).
These figures add his four 2026 reports, through Oct. 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.
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Candidates · what each campaign reported
Zach Lahn (R)
- Raised
- $24.3M
- Spent
- $26.5M
- Cash on hand
- $403K
Jan. 1, 2026 through Oct. 14, 2026. State filing (opens in a new tab).
These figures add his four 2026 reports, through Oct. 14. He also borrowed $500,000 this year, which isn’t counted as raised. His campaign owes $2.5 million in loans and $275,859 in unpaid bills.
Outside money
Outside money · groups spending for or against the candidates
$32.6M 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; 18 gifts, all since the June 2 primary. The latest was $500,000 on Oct. 15. | For Zach Lahn | Gave to campaign | $17,315,000 | June 5, 2026 to Oct. 15, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| DGA Victory Fund · a Democratic Governors Association committee; $8 million of it since the June 2 primary. The $2 million given Oct. 6 through Oct. 14 is from Sand’s Oct. 19 report, which lists it from the DGA. | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $8,010,107 | March 5, 2026 to Oct. 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Republican Party of Iowa · gifts of $100,000 or more in Lahn’s reports; all since the June 2 primary | For Zach Lahn | Party transfer | $1,850,000 | July 14, 2026 to Oct. 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Iowa Democratic Party · donated goods and services worth $100,000 or more each, from Sand’s reports; all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Party transfer | $1,597,100 | July 27, 2026 to Oct. 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| MAHA Action PAC · $1 million on Sept. 16 and $395,000 on Oct. 19; all since the June 2 primary | For Zach Lahn | Gave to campaign | $1,395,000 | Sept. 16, 2026 to Oct. 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| AFSCME PEOPLE · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $550,000 | July 13, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| ISEA PAC · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $400,000 | July 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| NEA Fund for Children and Public Education · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $400,000 | July 1, 2026 to Oct. 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| The Family Leader · $150,000 on Sept. 28 and $205,808 in mail and digital ads on Oct. 21; all since the June 2 primary | For Zach Lahn | Independent spending | $355,808 | Sept. 28, 2026 to Oct. 21, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| IBEW · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $200,000 | July 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Save the Children Action Network · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Independent spending | $107,457 | Sept. 22, 2026 to Oct. 21, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| UFCW Active Ballot Club · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $100,000 | July 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Midwest Region Laborers Political Education League · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $100,000 | Oct. 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $100,000 | Sept. 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Heavy Highway Political Action Committee · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Gave to campaign | $100,000 | Sept. 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Iowa CCI Action Fund · all since the June 2 primary | For Rob Sand | Independent spending | $11,340 | Oct. 3, 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
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 Oct. 14. The last report before the election is due Oct. 30 and covers through Oct. 27.
- Committees based outside Iowa, like the RGA’s and DGA’s, file a statement within days of each gift. Gifts newer than those statements come from the campaigns’ reports.
- Union and party gifts come from the campaigns’ reports and run through Oct. 14. Independent spending is from statements filed through Oct. 27.
- Next report: Pre-general report, covering through Oct. 27, 2026, due Oct. 30, 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 (opens in a new tab) 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. 28, 2026. All governor races · How this works.