2026 results · Iowa · Iowa 3rd District
Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democrat, flips Iowa's 3rd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 4.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.6-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Trone GarriottDemocrat | 189,217 | 53.5% | |
| Zach NunnRepublican, incumbent | 163,441 | 46.2% | |
| Write-in | 869 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:43 PM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted353,527 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 6:28 PM ESTSource: Iowa Secretary of State
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About the seat
Iowa's 3rd District takes in all or part of 21 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+4.3 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 11.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 4 of 4 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+4.3
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+3.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 4 of 4
- Polk County62%
- Dallas County16%
- Wapello County3%
- Madison County2%
- Cass County1%
- Page County1%
- Guthrie County1%
- Appanoose County1%
- 13 more11%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 21 counties compared moved 11.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 88% in Dallas County to 70% in Taylor County.
Wapello County moved most: R+30.4 for president in 2024, R+15.9 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Polk County added 18,560 net votes for Garriott against the 2024 margin, 43% of the district's change
Across the 21 counties compared, the margin moved by 42,969 votes toward Garriott: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Polk County+18,560 Garriott
- Dallas County+6,174 Garriott
- Wapello County+2,517 Garriott
- Madison County+1,641 Garriott
- Appanoose County+1,417 Garriott
- Cass County+1,133 Garriott
- Union County+1,060 Garriott
- Lucas County+932 Garriott
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Garriott this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Dallas CountyR+4.7D+5.7
How the vote came in
Garriott did best among absentee ballots (D+28.5) and Nunn among Election Day votes(R+2.8).
- Election Day239,534 votes, 68% of the countR+2.8
- Absentee113,993 votes, 32% of the countD+28.5
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 3 of Iowa's 6 statewide races and lead 1 more; Republicans won 1 and lead 1 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 4–0, now D 3–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Iowa Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.