Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / IA-3Iowa's 3rd district 2026 · held by Republicans

Sarah Trone Garriott is slightly favored in IA-3

Sarah Trone Garriott62%Democrat
Zach Nunn38%Republican · incumbent
Median marginD+2.080%: R+6.0 to D+10.0
Cook PVIR+22026 lines
Tipping point1.8%decides the majority
District pollsNonefundamentals only

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLean D
Inside ElectionsToss-up
SabatoToss-up
Race to the WHTilt D
EconomistLean D
Split TicketLean D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneLean D
Fox NewsToss-up
Silver BulletinLikely D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
No public district polls found.