Democrat Rob Sand has announced a bid for the open Iowa governor’s race. He is looking to break up a long streak of Republican leadership in the state after a surprise announcement from Republican Gov.

Auditor Rob Sand, the only Democrat to currently hold statewide office in Iowa, announced his campaign for governor Monday. Sand was widely expected to run for the position as a

The decision comes after a May 7 X post in which Sand poked fun at people asking him what office he was going to run for in 2026.