Auditor of State Iowa in Statewide, Iowa

2026 Primary Election

• Chris Cournoyer — Incumbent Lieutenant Governor in LeClaire, IA

  Chris Cournoyer is Iowa's 48th Lieutenant Governor, a role she assumed in December 2024. A lifelong Iowan with a background in technology and business, she previously served as a State Senator where she championed data privacy, tax cuts, and government efficiency. A computer science graduate and former senior consultant, she also ran a successful web development business for over two decades. Cournoyer is running for State Auditor to be a fiscal conservative watchdog, prioritizing transparency, efficiency, and a business-minded approach to protect taxpayer dollars and keep politics out of the office. She aims to improve local government efficiencies, integrate AI into auditing, and modernize government operations. She is also a former school board member, educator, and reserve sheriff’s deputy.

• Abigail Maas — Incumbent Iowa County Board of Supervisors in South Amana, IA

  Abigail Maas, a 33-year-old Iowa County Supervisor, farmer, and business owner from South Amana, is seeking the Republican nomination for Iowa Auditor of State in 2026. With experience in local budgets and auditing her own business, she champions fiscal responsibility, aiming to eliminate waste and ensure taxpayer dollars are accounted for. Maas advocates for objective transparency, striving to move the Auditor’s office beyond partisan agendas. Her policy priorities include scrutinizing local government budgets via a statewide accounting system and fostering stronger state-local government collaboration. Maas views the role as her "dream job," believing her "cowgirl grit" and background qualify her to identify ill-spent funds and fraud.

• Taylor Wettach — Candidate for Iowa State Auditor in Muscatine, IA

  Taylor Wettach is a Democratic candidate for Iowa Auditor of State in the 2026 primary election. A seventh-generation Iowan from Muscatine, Wettach is an attorney specializing in trade and national security law, having earned a Bachelor's from Georgetown University and a JD from New York University. He withdrew from the U.S. House race for Iowa's 1st Congressional District to launch his campaign for State Auditor. Wettach's platform centers on strengthening independent oversight, protecting taxpayers from waste, fraud, and abuse, and ensuring government accountability. He emphasizes his commitment to being an independent watchdog, not a political lapdog, and seeks to unite voters across party lines who believe in an auditor who follows the money and speaks truth to power. He has received endorsements from former Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart.