2022 Iowa State Auditor election
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The 2022 Iowa State Auditor election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Iowa Auditor of State, concurrently with an election to the U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022.[1]
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November 8, 2022
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  Sand: 50–60% 60–70%
70–80% Halbur: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic auditor Rob Sand narrowly won re-election to a second term in office against Republican nominee Todd Halbur. Sand was the only Democrat to win statewide office in Iowa in 2022, with Democrats losing control of the Attorney General and Treasurer's offices, as well as failing to capture any other statewide offices.[2] Halbur conceded the race on November 18.[3][4]
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Todd Halbur, banker and comptroller of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (2015–2018)[7]
Eliminated in primary
- Mary Ann Hanusa, state representative from the 99th district (2011–2013), 16th district (2013–2021), and nominee for Secretary of State in 2006[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Halbur | 83,966 | 51.06% | |
| Republican | Mary Ann Hanusa | 80,023 | 48.66% | |
| Write-in | 459 | 0.28% | ||
| Total votes | 164,448 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rob Sand (incumbent) | 600,719 | 50.09% | |
| Republican | Todd Halbur | 597,826 | 49.84% | |
| Write-in | 826 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 1,199,371 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Boone (largest city: Boone)
- Buchanan (largest city: Independence)
- Chickasaw (largest city: New Hampton)
- Clinton (largest city: Clinton)
- Des Moines (largest city: Burlington)
- Fayette (largest city: Oelwein)
- Jackson (largest city: Maquoketa)
- Jasper (largest city: Newton)
- Marshall (largest city: Marshalltown)
- Muscatine (largest city: Muscatine)
- Lee (largest city: Fort Madison)
- Scott (largest city: Davenport)
- Tama (largest city: Tama)
- Woodbury (largest city: Sioux City)
By congressional district
Sand won three of four congressional districts, all of which elected Republicans.[11]
| District | Sand | Halbur | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 48% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
| 2nd | 53% | 47% | Ashley Hinson |
| 3rd | 56% | 44% | Cindy Axne (117th Congress) |
| Zach Nunn (118th Congress) | |||
| 4th | 40% | 60% | Randy Feenstra |