Sarah Trone Garriott, 2026 Iowa 3rd District House Democratic candidate
Sarah Trone Garriott
DEMOCRATIC
Iowa State Senate (D)
2021 – Present
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Iowa 32026 HOUSE POLLS

Zach Nunn, 2026 Iowa 3rd District House Republican candidate
Zach Nunn*
REPUBLICAN
US House of Representatives (R-IA)
2023 – Present

2026 Iowa 3rd District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Iowa 3rd District House forecast currently gives Republican Zach Nunn a 55.8% chance of defeating Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott. Pollsmax projects Nunn to receive 50.2% of the vote compared with 49.8% for Garriott, a projected Republican margin of 0.4 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Tilt Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Iowa 3rd District House election features Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott and Republican Zach Nunn. Incumbent Representative Zach Nunn is seeking reelection to a third term. In 2024, Donald Trump won Iowa's 3rd congressional district by 2.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as tilt Republican in 2026. The race will test whether Democrats can flip a competitive Iowa seat or whether Republicans can hold one of their key House battlegrounds. Iowa's 3rd District will be critical in determining control of the House for the second half of President Trump's term.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
IA-3
Democratic candidate
Sarah Trone Garriott
Republican candidate
Zach Nunn
Incumbent / open seat
Zach Nunn
Forecast rating
Tilt R
Projected vote
49.8% D / 50.2% R
Projected margin
R +0.4
Forecast odds
44.2% D / 55.8% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
Polling average
44.0% D / 46.0% R
Polling average margin
R +2.0
Polling last updated
12:00 AM on March 14, 2026
Polls included
1
Latest poll
Ragnar Research Partners (R) — March 14, 2026