Iowa Republican Gubernatorial Strawpoll '26

Thursday, May 21, 2026

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Adam Steen
Round 3 Brad Sherman
Round 4 Zach Lahn Eddie Andrews

Round 1

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews 8 votes in the first round 33.33%
8 votes
Randy Feenstra 7 votes in the first round 29.17%
7 votes
Zach Lahn 6 votes in the first round 25.0%
6 votes
Brad Sherman 2 votes in the first round 8.33%
2 votes
Adam Steen 1 votes in the first round 4.17%
1 votes

Round 2

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews 33.33%
8 votes
Randy Feenstra 29.17%
7 votes
Zach Lahn 25.0%
6 votes
Brad Sherman Gained 1 votes 12.5%
3 votes
Adam Steen Eliminated: 1 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews Gained 1 votes 39.13%
9 votes
Randy Feenstra Gained 1 votes 34.78%
8 votes
Zach Lahn 26.09%
6 votes
Brad Sherman Eliminated: 3 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 4

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Eddie Andrews Elected: Gained 5 votes 63.64%
14 votes
Randy Feenstra 36.36%
8 votes
Zach Lahn Eliminated: 6 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Eddie Andrews

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 8.0 first-round votes. 33.33%
8 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Adam Steen. 33.33%
8 votes
Round 3 Gained 1 votes from Brad Sherman. 39.13%
9 votes
Round 4 Elected. Gained 5 votes from Zach Lahn. 63.64%
14 votes

Randy Feenstra

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 7.0 first-round votes. 29.17%
7 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Adam Steen. 29.17%
7 votes
Round 3 Gained 1 votes from Brad Sherman. 34.78%
8 votes
Round 4 Gained 0 votes from Zach Lahn. 36.36%
8 votes

Zach Lahn

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 6.0 first-round votes. 25.0%
6 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Adam Steen. 25.0%
6 votes
Round 3 Gained 0 votes from Brad Sherman. Eliminated. 26.09%
6 votes

Brad Sherman

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 2.0 first-round votes. 8.33%
2 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Adam Steen. Eliminated. 12.5%
3 votes

Adam Steen

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 1.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 4.17%
1 votes
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Eddie Andrews

33.33%

8 votes

33.33%

8 votes

39.13%

9 votes

63.64%

14 votes
Randy Feenstra

29.17%

7 votes

29.17%

7 votes

34.78%

8 votes

36.36%

8 votes
Zach Lahn

25.0%

6 votes

25.0%

6 votes

26.09%

6 votes
Brad Sherman

8.33%

2 votes

12.5%

3 votes
Adam Steen

4.17%

1 votes


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