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General election

State Auditor

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 97% reporting · Past races for this seat

Results

By county

Adair County: Chris Cournoyer 67.4%, Taylor Wettach 32.5%Adams County: Chris Cournoyer 66.5%, Taylor Wettach 33.5%Allamakee County: Chris Cournoyer 61.0%, Taylor Wettach 38.9%Appanoose County: Chris Cournoyer 64.3%, Taylor Wettach 35.5%Audubon County: Chris Cournoyer 63.4%, Taylor Wettach 36.5%Benton County: Chris Cournoyer 59.3%, Taylor Wettach 40.6%Black Hawk County: Taylor Wettach 58.9%, Chris Cournoyer 41.0%Boone County: Chris Cournoyer 53.2%, Taylor Wettach 46.6%Bremer County: Chris Cournoyer 55.5%, Taylor Wettach 44.3%Buchanan County: Chris Cournoyer 55.4%, Taylor Wettach 44.5%Buena Vista County: Chris Cournoyer 57.5%, Taylor Wettach 42.4%Butler County: Chris Cournoyer 66.2%, Taylor Wettach 33.8%Calhoun County: Chris Cournoyer 67.9%, Taylor Wettach 32.0%Carroll County: Chris Cournoyer 65.3%, Taylor Wettach 34.6%Cass County: Chris Cournoyer 66.3%, Taylor Wettach 33.6%Cedar County: Chris Cournoyer 53.4%, Taylor Wettach 46.5%Cerro Gordo County: Chris Cournoyer 50.0%, Taylor Wettach 49.9%Cherokee County: Chris Cournoyer 68.4%, Taylor Wettach 31.5%Chickasaw County: Chris Cournoyer 61.1%, Taylor Wettach 38.7%Clarke County: Chris Cournoyer 63.8%, Taylor Wettach 36.1%Clay County: Chris Cournoyer 66.0%, Taylor Wettach 33.9%Clayton County: Chris Cournoyer 60.1%, Taylor Wettach 39.9%Clinton County: Chris Cournoyer 55.0%, Taylor Wettach 44.9%Crawford County: Chris Cournoyer 63.9%, Taylor Wettach 36.0%Dallas County: Taylor Wettach 52.9%, Chris Cournoyer 47.0%Davis County: Chris Cournoyer 69.2%, Taylor Wettach 30.6%Decatur County: Chris Cournoyer 67.5%, Taylor Wettach 32.5%Delaware County: Chris Cournoyer 63.3%, Taylor Wettach 36.7%Des Moines County: Taylor Wettach 50.0%, Chris Cournoyer 49.9%Dickinson County: Chris Cournoyer 66.5%, Taylor Wettach 33.3% · 0% reportingDubuque County: Taylor Wettach 52.2%, Chris Cournoyer 47.7%Emmet County: Chris Cournoyer 64.9%, Taylor Wettach 35.1%Fayette County: Chris Cournoyer 57.5%, Taylor Wettach 42.5%Floyd County: Chris Cournoyer 56.1%, Taylor Wettach 43.8%Franklin County: Chris Cournoyer 66.0%, Taylor Wettach 33.9%Fremont County: Chris Cournoyer 65.5%, Taylor Wettach 34.4%Greene County: Chris Cournoyer 60.3%, Taylor Wettach 39.4%Grundy County: Chris Cournoyer 66.2%, Taylor Wettach 33.7%Guthrie County: Chris Cournoyer 65.5%, Taylor Wettach 34.4%Hamilton County: Chris Cournoyer 59.4%, Taylor Wettach 40.6%Hancock County: Chris Cournoyer 70.2%, Taylor Wettach 29.8%Hardin County: Chris Cournoyer 63.5%, Taylor Wettach 36.4%Harrison County: Chris Cournoyer 65.3%, Taylor Wettach 34.6%Henry County: Chris Cournoyer 58.6%, Taylor Wettach 41.3% · 0% reportingHoward County: Chris Cournoyer 59.6%, Taylor Wettach 40.3%Humboldt County: Chris Cournoyer 70.3%, Taylor Wettach 29.6%Ida County: Chris Cournoyer 73.5%, Taylor Wettach 26.4%Iowa County: Chris Cournoyer 57.7%, Taylor Wettach 42.2%Jackson County: Chris Cournoyer 60.6%, Taylor Wettach 39.3%Jasper County: Chris Cournoyer 57.4%, Taylor Wettach 42.5% · 87% reportingJefferson County: Taylor Wettach 53.4%, Chris Cournoyer 46.4%Johnson County: Taylor Wettach 75.7%, Chris Cournoyer 24.2%Jones County: Chris Cournoyer 56.9%, Taylor Wettach 43.1%Keokuk County: Chris Cournoyer 68.1%, Taylor Wettach 31.7%Kossuth County: Chris Cournoyer 68.6%, Taylor Wettach 31.4%Lee County: Chris Cournoyer 54.7%, Taylor Wettach 45.2%Linn County: Taylor Wettach 61.4%, Chris Cournoyer 38.5%Louisa County: Chris Cournoyer 61.0%, Taylor Wettach 38.9%Lucas County: Chris Cournoyer 68.3%, Taylor Wettach 31.7%Lyon County: Chris Cournoyer 82.7%, Taylor Wettach 17.3%Madison County: Chris Cournoyer 64.0%, Taylor Wettach 35.9%Mahaska County: Chris Cournoyer 70.2%, Taylor Wettach 29.7%Marion County: Chris Cournoyer 64.7%, Taylor Wettach 35.2%Marshall County: Taylor Wettach 50.5%, Chris Cournoyer 49.4%Mills County: Chris Cournoyer 65.0%, Taylor Wettach 34.9%Mitchell County: Chris Cournoyer 60.6%, Taylor Wettach 39.3%Monona County: Chris Cournoyer 66.5%, Taylor Wettach 33.4%Monroe County: Chris Cournoyer 67.4%, Taylor Wettach 32.5%Montgomery County: Chris Cournoyer 66.4%, Taylor Wettach 33.5%Muscatine County: Taylor Wettach 53.8%, Chris Cournoyer 45.6%O'Brien County: Chris Cournoyer 76.7%, Taylor Wettach 23.3%Osceola County: Chris Cournoyer 78.3%, Taylor Wettach 21.6%Page County: Chris Cournoyer 66.5%, Taylor Wettach 33.3%Palo Alto County: Chris Cournoyer 67.6%, Taylor Wettach 32.2%Plymouth County: Chris Cournoyer 72.8%, Taylor Wettach 27.1%Pocahontas County: Chris Cournoyer 71.6%, Taylor Wettach 28.4%Polk County: Taylor Wettach 61.7%, Chris Cournoyer 38.1%Pottawattamie County: Chris Cournoyer 53.7%, Taylor Wettach 46.3%Poweshiek County: Chris Cournoyer 52.5%, Taylor Wettach 47.5%Ringgold County: Chris Cournoyer 69.6%, Taylor Wettach 30.4%Sac County: Chris Cournoyer 70.4%, Taylor Wettach 29.5%Scott County: Taylor Wettach 53.6%, Chris Cournoyer 46.3%Shelby County: Chris Cournoyer 68.3%, Taylor Wettach 31.6%Sioux County: Chris Cournoyer 83.4%, Taylor Wettach 16.5% · 0% reportingStory County: Taylor Wettach 61.9%, Chris Cournoyer 38.0%Tama County: Chris Cournoyer 55.8%, Taylor Wettach 44.1%Taylor County: Chris Cournoyer 72.2%, Taylor Wettach 27.7%Union County: Chris Cournoyer 60.5%, Taylor Wettach 39.3%Van Buren County: Chris Cournoyer 72.5%, Taylor Wettach 27.4%Wapello County: Chris Cournoyer 55.8%, Taylor Wettach 44.1%Warren County: Chris Cournoyer 54.5%, Taylor Wettach 45.4%Washington County: Chris Cournoyer 56.0%, Taylor Wettach 43.9%Wayne County: Chris Cournoyer 70.6%, Taylor Wettach 29.2%Webster County: Chris Cournoyer 57.6%, Taylor Wettach 42.3%Winnebago County: Chris Cournoyer 61.7%, Taylor Wettach 38.2%Winneshiek County: Taylor Wettach 52.9%, Chris Cournoyer 47.1%Woodbury County: Chris Cournoyer 53.1%, Taylor Wettach 46.8%Worth County: Chris Cournoyer 58.5%, Taylor Wettach 41.3%Wright County: Chris Cournoyer 62.1%, Taylor Wettach 37.7%
Darker = wider margin (under 5, 5–15, 15–30, 30+ points). Republican led Democrat ledHover a county for its numbers.
County-by-county numbers (99 counties)
CountyTaylor WettachChris CournoyerReporting
Adair1,002 (32.5%)2,075 (67.4%)100%
Adams537 (33.5%)1,066 (66.5%)100%
Allamakee2,202 (38.9%)3,451 (61.0%)100%
Appanoose1,697 (35.5%)3,068 (64.3%)100%
Audubon852 (36.5%)1,481 (63.4%)100%
Benton4,697 (40.6%)6,862 (59.3%)100%
Black Hawk30,222 (58.9%)21,063 (41.0%)100%
Boone5,716 (46.6%)6,524 (53.2%)100%
Bremer5,171 (44.3%)6,478 (55.5%)100%
Buchanan3,724 (44.5%)4,632 (55.4%)100%
Buena Vista2,439 (42.4%)3,309 (57.5%)100%
Butler2,084 (33.8%)4,080 (66.2%)100%
Calhoun1,191 (32.0%)2,529 (67.9%)100%
Carroll2,975 (34.6%)5,612 (65.3%)100%
Cass1,740 (33.6%)3,437 (66.3%)100%
Cedar3,888 (46.5%)4,461 (53.4%)100%
Cerro Gordo9,035 (49.9%)9,066 (50.0%)100%
Cherokee1,463 (31.5%)3,181 (68.4%)100%
Chickasaw1,846 (38.7%)2,917 (61.1%)100%
Clarke1,244 (36.1%)2,198 (63.8%)100%
Clay2,209 (33.9%)4,299 (66.0%)100%
Clayton2,877 (39.9%)4,337 (60.1%)100%
Clinton8,182 (44.9%)10,040 (55.0%)100%
Crawford1,739 (36.0%)3,082 (63.9%)100%
Dallas28,701 (52.9%)25,540 (47.0%)100%
Davis890 (30.6%)2,013 (69.2%)100%
Decatur887 (32.5%)1,844 (67.5%)100%
Delaware2,855 (36.7%)4,923 (63.3%)100%
Des Moines7,298 (50.0%)7,283 (49.9%)100%
Dickinson3,079 (33.3%)6,148 (66.5%)0%
Dubuque22,078 (52.2%)20,199 (47.7%)100%
Emmet1,225 (35.1%)2,263 (64.9%)100%
Fayette3,245 (42.5%)4,393 (57.5%)100%
Floyd2,608 (43.8%)3,338 (56.1%)100%
Franklin1,273 (33.9%)2,480 (66.0%)100%
Fremont893 (34.4%)1,704 (65.5%)100%
Greene1,418 (39.4%)2,169 (60.3%)100%
Grundy1,911 (33.7%)3,754 (66.2%)100%
Guthrie1,768 (34.4%)3,361 (65.5%)100%
Hamilton2,353 (40.6%)3,444 (59.4%)100%
Hancock1,351 (29.8%)3,182 (70.2%)100%
Hardin2,374 (36.4%)4,143 (63.5%)100%
Harrison1,967 (34.6%)3,715 (65.3%)100%
Henry3,068 (41.3%)4,358 (58.6%)0%
Howard1,479 (40.3%)2,190 (59.6%)100%
Humboldt1,115 (29.6%)2,642 (70.3%)100%
Ida713 (26.4%)1,987 (73.5%)100%
Iowa3,233 (42.2%)4,415 (57.7%)100%
Jackson3,216 (39.3%)4,955 (60.6%)100%
Jasper6,794 (42.5%)9,164 (57.4%)87%
Jefferson3,608 (53.4%)3,136 (46.4%)100%
Johnson55,191 (75.7%)17,633 (24.2%)100%
Jones3,627 (43.1%)4,789 (56.9%)100%
Keokuk1,191 (31.7%)2,559 (68.1%)100%
Kossuth2,053 (31.4%)4,489 (68.6%)100%
Lee5,344 (45.2%)6,467 (54.7%)100%
Linn64,236 (61.4%)40,228 (38.5%)100%
Louisa1,499 (38.9%)2,351 (61.0%)100%
Lucas1,078 (31.7%)2,322 (68.3%)100%
Lyon914 (17.3%)4,362 (82.7%)100%
Madison2,724 (35.9%)4,860 (64.0%)100%
Mahaska2,443 (29.7%)5,770 (70.2%)100%
Marion5,537 (35.2%)10,170 (64.7%)100%
Marshall7,119 (50.5%)6,968 (49.4%)100%
Mills2,130 (34.9%)3,972 (65.0%)100%
Mitchell1,709 (39.3%)2,634 (60.6%)100%
Monona1,118 (33.4%)2,223 (66.5%)100%
Monroe985 (32.5%)2,044 (67.4%)100%
Montgomery1,223 (33.5%)2,427 (66.4%)100%
Muscatine8,311 (53.8%)7,049 (45.6%)100%
O'Brien1,269 (23.3%)4,183 (76.7%)100%
Osceola501 (21.6%)1,819 (78.3%)100%
Page1,714 (33.3%)3,424 (66.5%)100%
Palo Alto1,265 (32.2%)2,655 (67.6%)100%
Plymouth2,877 (27.1%)7,718 (72.8%)100%
Pocahontas756 (28.4%)1,907 (71.6%)100%
Polk131,924 (61.7%)81,570 (38.1%)100%
Pottawattamie15,254 (46.3%)17,698 (53.7%)100%
Poweshiek3,762 (47.5%)4,153 (52.5%)100%
Ringgold630 (30.4%)1,445 (69.6%)100%
Sac1,211 (29.5%)2,888 (70.4%)100%
Scott38,735 (53.6%)33,458 (46.3%)100%
Shelby1,504 (31.6%)3,244 (68.3%)100%
Sioux2,461 (16.5%)12,420 (83.4%)0%
Story25,377 (61.9%)15,605 (38.0%)100%
Tama3,066 (44.1%)3,872 (55.8%)100%
Taylor600 (27.7%)1,566 (72.2%)100%
Union1,803 (39.3%)2,775 (60.5%)100%
Van Buren757 (27.4%)2,007 (72.5%)100%
Wapello4,819 (44.1%)6,099 (55.8%)100%
Warren12,265 (45.4%)14,695 (54.5%)100%
Washington4,118 (43.9%)5,247 (56.0%)100%
Wayne652 (29.2%)1,575 (70.6%)100%
Webster5,264 (42.3%)7,178 (57.6%)100%
Winnebago1,685 (38.2%)2,725 (61.7%)100%
Winneshiek5,354 (52.9%)4,762 (47.1%)100%
Woodbury15,424 (46.8%)17,508 (53.1%)100%
Worth1,387 (41.3%)1,964 (58.5%)100%
Wright1,634 (37.7%)2,691 (62.1%)100%

Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Taylor Wettach$697,874$697,874$0
Chris Cournoyer$0$0$0

Totals for the two-year cycle from each campaign's own reports. State totals are cash contributions; in-kind gifts are listed on the candidate page. Names are matched across sources, so double-check against the original filing.

Races and results: civicAPI and the Iowa Secretary of State. State campaign finance: summary totals from reports filed with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board. Federal: the Federal Election Commission.