Iowa Republican Gubernatorial Strawpoll '26

Monday, June 1, 2026

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Brad Sherman
Round 3 Randy Feenstra Eddie Andrews

Round 1

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews 22 votes in the first round 34.38%
22 votes
Zach Lahn 17 votes in the first round 26.56%
17 votes
Adam Steen 9 votes in the first round 14.06%
9 votes
Randy Feenstra 9 votes in the first round 14.06%
9 votes
Brad Sherman 7 votes in the first round 10.94%
7 votes

Round 2

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews Gained 4 votes 41.27%
26 votes
Zach Lahn Gained 1 votes 28.57%
18 votes
Adam Steen Gained 1 votes 15.87%
10 votes
Randy Feenstra 14.29%
9 votes
Brad Sherman Eliminated: 7 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews Elected: Gained 8 votes 53.97%
34 votes
Zach Lahn Gained 1 votes 30.16%
19 votes
Adam Steen 15.87%
10 votes
Randy Feenstra Eliminated: 9 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Eddie Andrews

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 22.0 first-round votes. 34.38%
22 votes
Round 2 Gained 4 votes from Brad Sherman. 41.27%
26 votes
Round 3 Elected. Gained 8 votes from Randy Feenstra. 53.97%
34 votes

Zach Lahn

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 17.0 first-round votes. 26.56%
17 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Brad Sherman. 28.57%
18 votes
Round 3 Gained 1 votes from Randy Feenstra. 30.16%
19 votes

Adam Steen

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 9.0 first-round votes. 14.06%
9 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Brad Sherman. 15.87%
10 votes
Round 3 Gained 0 votes from Randy Feenstra. 15.87%
10 votes

Randy Feenstra

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 9.0 first-round votes. 14.06%
9 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Brad Sherman. Eliminated. 14.29%
9 votes

Brad Sherman

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 7.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 10.94%
7 votes
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Eddie Andrews

34.38%

22 votes

41.27%

26 votes

53.97%

34 votes
Zach Lahn

26.56%

17 votes

28.57%

18 votes

30.16%

19 votes
Adam Steen

14.06%

9 votes

15.87%

10 votes

15.87%

10 votes
Randy Feenstra

14.06%

9 votes

14.29%

9 votes
Brad Sherman

10.94%

7 votes


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