Zach Lahn

Zach Lahn describes himself as a sixth-generation Iowan who grew up in western Iowa and graduated from high school around 2005. His campaign describes him as a farmer, businessman and pilot. His family's farm near Belle Plaine, held by the family for 105 years, was sold in 2005; about a decade later he bought the property back and rebuilt it parcel by parcel, and he and his family live there today. He had not held elected office before entering the 2026 race for Governor of Iowa, which was open after Governor Kim Reynolds decided not to seek another term. In the June 2, 2026 Republican primary he ran in a five-candidate field against U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra, Adam Steen, Brad Sherman and Eddie Andrews. With 99 percent of the expected vote counted he had 37.8 percent to Feenstra's 37 percent, and Feenstra conceded on election night; Steen was third with about 15 percent. He faces Democrat Rob Sand, the Iowa Auditor of State, on November 3, 2026.