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Midterms 2026 · US House

IA-03 House race: Zach Nunn vs Sarah Trone Garriott

How the candidates in the Iowa's 3rd district race are arguing their case, read the same way for each of them. Updated every 15 minutes until election day, 3 November 2026.

Cook Political Report rating: Toss-up

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Zach Nunn

Republican · incumbent

Absolutes0.5
Us vs. them0.2
Vague promise0.1

Hostility this week 1.6 / 10, 0.9 above their usual 0.7.

Audience impact, 30 days: +2.1 reassures or unites

20 Oct 2026 · Fox News Politics

Not only is Iowa at the front line of the entire country when it comes to making sure we've got three competitive House seats, Des Moines, Iowa, the third district, our proud district, is now one of the most competitive in the country.
Absolutes

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

17 Oct 2026 · kmaland.com

It can also be the undoing of humanity if we don’t get this right. This is an Oppenheimer moment by which I mean we have exploded a new innovation in the world, we’d better get after it effectively, how we’re going to deploy it, utilize it, secure it, but…

Audience impact +4 reassures or unites

16 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

I'm grateful to every Iowan who has chipped in their hard-earned dollars to stand with this campaign and support our fight to lower costs for families and keep our communities safe. Because of their support, we head into the final weeks with a strong…
Vague promise

Audience impact +4 reassures or unites

16 Oct 2026 · KCRG (Cedar Rapids)

clear choice between my record of delivering bipartisan results for all Iowans and my opponent’s radical record of wanting the largest tax increase in Iowa history and driving up costs for families and farmers. Sarah Trone Garriott knows that record is hard…
AbsolutesSelf-promotionLabeling

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

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Absolutes0.7

Hostility this week 0.2 / 10 (too little history yet for a personal norm).

Audience impact, 30 days: +0.5 neutral

20 Oct 2026 · ktiv.com

We need to take away that cap, that means most of us who are working throughout the year are paying into social security while the wealthy are done paying within a matter of days or minutes.

Audience impact 0 neutral

17 Oct 2026 · kmaland.com

There are some folks out there that think there should be no oversight, no regulations — just let it rip. But we know that those changes, while they can bring some really good things, can also be really disruptive to our economy and could leave a lot of folks…

Audience impact −1 leans negative

16 Oct 2026 · KCRG (Cedar Rapids)

I’ve been looking forward to this debate from the beginning, and I’m glad it’s happening.

Audience impact 0 neutral

27 Sept 2026 · NPR Politics

Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan. Everyone is your neighbor. Anyone who is overlooked and left behind and forgotten. That's who you were called to help. And that is the calling of government.
Absolutes

Audience impact +3 reassures or unites

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