Iowa general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Iowa District 3 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Iowa District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 3.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Sarah Trone GarriottDemocrat | Zach NunnRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | No public position | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsVoted · medium |
| Safety net programs | No public position | Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsVoted · medium |
| Minimum wage | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Business regulation | No public position | Cut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outVoted · low |
| Healthcare | Add a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)Said · medium | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| Abortion | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · low | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| Guns | No public position | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightOfficial action · medium |
| Immigration | Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsSaid · low | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyVoted · medium |
| Politicians trading stocks | No, ban it for members and their spousesSaid · medium | No, ban it for members and their spousesVoted · medium |
| Marijuana | Legalize and regulate it like alcoholOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Redistricting | Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingSaid · medium | No public position |
| Term limits | Yes, but longer limits that still allow long service, such as 12 years per chamberSaid · high | No public position |
| Campaign finance | Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsSaid · medium | No public position |
| Supreme Court reform | Keep nine seats and life tenure, but pass an enforceable ethics codeSaid · medium | No public position |
| Student loans | No public position | Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessVoted · medium |
| E-Verify mandate | No public position | Require it for all employersVoted · medium |
| Transgender athletes | No public position | No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwideVoted · medium |
| Aid to Israel | No public position | Keep full aid without new conditionsVoted · medium |
| China policy | No public position | Get tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesVoted · medium |
Sarah Trone Garriott
DemocratIowa state senator, District 14
Sarah Trone Garriott is an Iowa state senator and Lutheran minister who has served in the Iowa Senate since 20217. She is the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 3rd District in November 202671.
Where they stand 11 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Term limitsYes, but longer limits that still allow long service, such as 12 years per chamberhigh
Said · high confidence- Her website says she will push term limits of "a 12-year cap: six House terms or two Senate terms" and that she has already written term-limit legislation in Iowa. (2026) source
- As a state senator, was the lead sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 10, a proposed amendment to the Iowa Constitution limiting legislators to 12 consecutive years of service. (2025) source
HealthcareAdd a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)medium
Said · medium confidence- Her website supports rolling back the Medicaid cuts, extending the ACA tax credits, and letting "more Iowans access care earlier through Medicare." (2026) source
Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her website says "I support a full ban on stock trading by any member of Congress, the White House, and their staff." (2026) source
Supreme Court reformKeep nine seats and life tenure, but pass an enforceable ethics codemedium
Said · medium confidence- Her website calls for "a clear, enforceable ethics code" for Supreme Court justices, including recusal over financial stakes, gift disclosure and an independent enforcement body. (2026) source
RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her website praises Iowa's nonpartisan agency that draws maps and says she will "push to ban partisan gerrymandering nationwide." (2026) source
Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her website says she will "work to ban super PACs and overturn Citizens United" and ban corporate PAC money. (2026) source
- As a state senator, cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 2009, a proposed amendment to the Iowa Constitution barring corporations from election activity and political donations. (2026) source
Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium
Official action · medium confidence- As a state senator, cosponsored Senate File 2045, which would raise Iowa's minimum wage to $15 an hour and adjust it each year with Social Security cost-of-living increases. (2026) source
MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcoholmedium
Official action · medium confidenceAbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low
Said · low confidence- Her website says she will "work to restore nationwide protections for abortion access" and safeguard contraception, IVF and prenatal care, adding that these are decisions for patients, doctors and family. (2026) source
ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentslow
Said · low confidence- Her website supports comprehensive immigration reform that "secures the border, streamlines legal pathways, protects Dreamers" and holds ICE accountable. (2026) source
Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her website calls for "ending the reckless tariff policy that is raising prices on ordinary families." (2026) source
No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Zach Nunn
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Iowa District 3
Zach Nunn has represented Iowa's 3rd District in the U.S. House since 20232. He served in the Iowa House and Iowa Senate before Congress and has served in the Air Force and Iowa Air National Guard since 20042. He is the Republican nominee in November 20261.
Where they stand 20 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (2025-05-22) source
- Voted yes on the final House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made permanent the individual tax rates of 10% to 37% and permanently extended 100% bonus depreciation for businesses, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which expands SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents and requires many Medicaid expansion adults to work, volunteer or study at least 80 hours a month, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium
E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on the bill requiring TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the app or face a U.S. ban. (2024-03-13) source
Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2023-11-02) source
- Voted yes on the $26 billion Israel security supplemental that became law. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted yes on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which sought to require delivery of weapons the Biden administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Sponsored the Prohibit Insider Trading Act, which prohibits members of Congress and their spouses from holding or trading individual stocks and similar investments, with exceptions such as diversified funds and blind trusts, according to the CRS summary. (2023-02-21) source
- Cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act. (2026-01-12) source
- Voted yes on the Stop Insider Trading Act, which generally bars members of Congress, spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks and requires public notice before sales, according to the CRS summary. (2026-07-22) source
- As a state senator, sponsored Senate File 2247, a bill on the trading and holding of certain securities by members of the General Assembly and their spouses, with a blind trust option. (2022) source
Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's student loan debt relief. (2023-05-24) source
- Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment rule. (2023-12-07) source
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends Grad PLUS loans for new borrowers, sets borrowing limits and creates an income-based Repayment Assistance Plan, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
Official action · medium confidence- As a state senator, sponsored Senate File 2002, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which declares that federal laws restricting firearms made and used only within Iowa exceed federal powers. (2022) source
- As a state representative, cosponsored House Joint Resolution 11, a proposed amendment to the Iowa Constitution saying the right to keep and bear arms "shall not be infringed." (2015) source
Business regulationCut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outlow
Voted · low confidence- Voted yes on a resolution overturning the EPA waiver that let California set its own vehicle emission standards. (2025-04-30) source
Kids onlineNo single answer fitsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted yes on the KIDS Act, which requires safeguards for minors on online platforms, including limits on sexual material, parental controls and disclosures by AI chatbots, according to the CRS summary. (2026-06-29) source
AbortionNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- In a 2022 Republican primary debate he said that under the 10th Amendment abortion policy should go "back to the states." (2022) source
- As a state representative, voted yes on Senate File 359, the 2018 fetal heartbeat bill, which passed the Iowa House 51 to 46. (2018-05-01) source
- As a state senator, cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 9, a proposed constitutional amendment saying the Iowa Constitution does not secure a right to abortion or require its funding. (2019) source
- As a state senator, voted yes on Senate Joint Resolution 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment saying the Iowa Constitution does not secure a right to abortion or require its public funding; it passed the Senate 32 to 18. (2020-02-13) source
- As a state senator, cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 2, a similar proposed constitutional amendment. (2021) source
- Voted yes on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-23) source
Social SecurityNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- In a July 2023 statement he wrote "I am 100% opposed to cutting Social Security and Medicare" and said he would work to ensure their future solvency. (2023-07-11) source
Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted no on a resolution to end the national emergency the President used to impose tariffs on most Canadian goods. (2026-02-11) source
Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted yes on the Lower Energy Costs Act, a bill to expand domestic oil, gas and mineral production. (2023-03-30) source
Mandatory minimumsNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Cosponsored the HALT Fentanyl Act. (2025-01-03) source
- Voted yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I and applies the same mandatory minimum prison terms as fentanyl analogues. (2025-02-06) source
- As a state representative, sponsored House File 377, which would let judges set aside mandatory minimum terms and limits on parole and earned time in certain cases and modified penalties for cocaine base. (2017) source
No public position found on: Minimum wage, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.