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Rob Sand

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Rob Sand is a Democratic candidate for Governor in IA in the 2026 election.

American politician (born 1982)

Governor — IADemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-YTK-SPWE

Running for Governor, IA, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/rob-sand

Roster source: Wikipedia (secondary source) (2026-09-19)

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  • 2026 · Governor, IA · General · Democratic · on the ballot
  • 2018 · State Auditor, IA · General · Democratic · won · 660,169 votes (51.0%) · source

Background

Robert Howard Sand is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2019 as the 33rd state auditor of Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the assistant attorney general of Iowa from 2010 to 2017.

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In 2018, he ran for state auditor, defeating Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman. After considering a run for governor of Iowa in 2022, Sand opted to run for reelection and was the only Democrat elected to a statewide office in Iowa in 2022.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-06 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Sand

In the news

  • Can Democrats win back Christian voters? A Kansas pastor charts a faith-based campaign.Christian Science Monitor · Oct 18
  • Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaignsABC News · Oct 14
  • Media narrative predicting blue wave in key battleground state not meshing with local Republicans: 'Fired up'Fox News · Oct 13
  • Suddenly competitive Iowa now pivotal to midterm electionRoll Call · Oct 13
  • Drag queens, trans pastor, abortion rallies: Inside Dem governor hopeful's progressive churchFox News · Oct 12
  • Zach Lahn’s residency history and Rob Sand’s party come under fire in first Iowa governor debateNBC News · Oct 6
  • Hinson leads Iowa Senate contest as Sand holds edge for governor: PollThe Hill · Oct 9
  • Top conservative group unveils full-court press in key battleground state to expose ‘shocking’ Dem platformFox News · Oct 8

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  • Portrait — Rob Sand for Governor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
  • Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-06 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Sand
  • Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58756126
  • Roster — Wikipedia (secondary source) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Iowa_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375649075
  • photo_full_body — https://robsand.com/about
  • photo_headshot — https://robsand.com/

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