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Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governor's race, ending GOP control of the office
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Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand defeated Republican businessman Zach Lahn in Iowa's race for governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
Voters chose the two-term state auditor, electing a Democrat for the first time since Chet Culver in 2006.
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Republicans have held the office since 2011.
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Republicans → hold → 2011
Sand will succeed Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who decided not to seek another term.
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who → succeed → term
Sand's victory marks a shift in a state that has moved toward the GOP.
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that → mark → GOP
President Donald Trump carried Iowa by more than 13 percentage points in 2024.
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Trump → carry → 2024
Trump endorsed Lahn.
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Trump → endorse → Lahn
In 2022, he narrowly won reelection as auditor, becoming the only Democrat to hold statewide office.
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He's stood out as a Democrat who has talked for years about how his Christianity informs his policy, sometimes saying in his campaign, "Jesus is for the little guy."
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Before becoming state auditor, he was an assistant attorney general who led the investigation and prosecution of the largest lottery-rigging scheme in U.S. history, involving manipulated jackpots across five states.
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He ran on government accountability and cooperation across party lines.
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Education was a major dividing line.
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Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition.
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families → criticize → tuition
He called for greater investment in public schools.
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Lahn defended the program saying parents deserve more choices in their children's education.
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parents → defend → education
Sand also campaigned on affordability and expanding access to health care, calling for an end to Medicaid privatization.
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Sand → campaign → privatization
Campaign finance reports covering mid-July through mid-October showed the candidates spent more than $46 million.
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Sand accounted for about $29 million of that spending.
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Lahn raised slightly more during that period, with most of his cash contributions coming from the Republican Governors Association's Right Direction PAC.
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most → raise → PAC
Sand also received millions from the Democratic Governors Association.
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Lahn, a first-time candidate, emphasized his business experience.
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Lahn → emphasize → experience
He previously worked for Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group associated with the Koch family, and co-founded Wonder, a private school in Wichita, Kansas.
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The state has the nation's second-highest rate of new cancer diagnoses.
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state → have → diagnoses
He takes office in January, but advancing his agenda will require working with a Republican-controlled Legislature.
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advancing → take → Legislature
The GOP holds majorities in both the Iowa House and Senate.
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GOP → hold → House
Sheila Brummer reports for Iowa Public Radio.
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