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U.S. House · Iowa's 3rd District

South-central Iowa, including Des Moines and its suburbs

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Sarah Trone Garriott, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Sarah Trone Garriott189,35153.6%
Zach Nunn163,63546.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Zach Nunn (R) advanced unopposed from the June 2, 2026 Republican primary. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), a member of the Iowa State Senate, defeated Jennifer Konfrst, Tracy Limon, and Easton Wolfe in the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary. Cook Political Report rated the district R+2.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Zach NunnRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative, Iowa's 3rd District (since 2023)Full profile →Sarah Trone GarriottDPROJECTED WINNERMember, Iowa State Senate, District 14 (since 2023); previously District 22 (2021-2023)Full profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Zach Nunn
    —
  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    Supports[13]

    Campaign website says that in Congress she will work to restore nationwide protections for abortion access.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][23][24]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[21][22][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    Supports[13]

    Campaign website calls for extending ACA tax credits and rolling back Medicaid cuts.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[21][22][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    Supports[13]

    Campaign website says she will support investments in clean energy such as wind, solar and biofuels and that Iowa can tackle climate change while strengthening its economy.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Zach Nunn
    Supports[9]

    Says he championed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system and provide additional military assistance.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    Opposes[13]

    Campaign website calls for ending the current tariff policy, saying it raises prices.

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Zach Nunn
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Zach Nunn
    Supports[19]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Sarah Trone Garriott
    —

Research notes & limits

Nunn's official issues page and Trone Garriott's campaign issues page present their priorities as category headings without expanded text in the fetched page content, so detail beyond the listed issue names was not available within the research budget. No 2025-2026 committee assignment listing was found for Nunn on Ballotpedia; only his 2023-2024 assignments are recorded here. Nunn's official-site press releases were searched for statements matching the guide's 15 issue categories; immigration enforcement and Israel aid were documented from his press releases, but abortion, guns, climate, taxes on high earners, tariffs, and the other issue statements were not directly and specifically addressed in the pages checked, so no positions were added for those. Biography gaps: Nunn's official biography does not give degree names, so degrees rely on Ballotpedia; Wikipedia lists a differently worded Cambridge degree (Master of Studies in international security).

Sources · 34

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Zach Nunn · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Issues · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Sarah Trone Garriott · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  5. 5.Where I Stand · Sarah for Iowa (campaign site) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Nunn Hosts Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling, Highlights Tax Relief for Iowa Workers and Small Businesses · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-08-04 Official record
  7. 7.Nunn Secures House Passage of Congressional Stock Trading Ban · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-07-22 Official record
  8. 8.🛡️ Border Secured · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2025-07-03 Official record
  9. 9.Nunn Stands Tirelessly with Israel · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2024-10-07 Official record
  10. 10.Journal of the Senate, 44th Day, February 23, 2021 (SF 413 roll call) · Iowa Legislature · 2021-02-23 Official record
  11. 11.Journal of the Senate, 71st Day, March 22, 2021 (HF 756 roll call) · Iowa Legislature · 2021-03-22 Official record
  12. 12.Journal of the Senate, February 24, 2022 (HF 2317 roll call) · Iowa Legislature · 2022-02-24 Official record
  13. 13.Sarah Trone Garriott (campaign website text as quoted on Ballotpedia) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
  14. 14.United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  15. 15.Zach Nunn · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  16. 16.About Congressman Zach Nunn · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-10-21 Official record
  17. 17.Zach Nunn · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  18. 18.U.S. House, Iowa's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  19. 19.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  22. 22.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Sarah Trone Garriott · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  31. 31.About · Sarah for Iowa (campaign site) · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  32. 32.Sarah Trone Garriott · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  33. 33.State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott launches congressional campaign in Iowa's 3rd District · Iowa Capital Dispatch News report
  34. 34.Iowa's 3rd District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report