Candidate records

Zach Lahn

No office on record. Running for Governor of Iowa, general election Nov 3, 2026. Full record

28 = 21 on what they have done + 5 of the candidate's own claims + 2 identity links.

  • 28facts through
  • 5their own claims
  • 0recorded votes
  • 0predictions
  • 16of 20 spot-checks correct

What they have done

Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearElectionsWon primary: Governor of Iowa, won primary, 2026Pending: Governor of Iowa, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2026 won primary, pendingGovernor of Iowa, general election Nov 3, 20262026NOW 2026
Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearElectionsWon primary: Governor of Iowa, won primary, 2026Pending: Governor of Iowa, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2026 won primary, pendingGovernor of Iowa, general election Nov 3, 20262026NOW 2026

won primary pending.

What the record holds

Facts by kindOffice factssearched, nothing recorded0Election facts3Recorded votessearched, nothing recorded0Bills sponsoredsearched, nothing recorded0Executive actionssearched, nothing recorded0Campaign money11Financial disclosures1Court casessearched, nothing recorded0Work and business6Nonprofit rolessearched, nothing recorded0Education and servicesearched, nothing recorded0

Top topics 4 facts

Facts by topicGovernment operations4

Counts of facts collected for this record, not totals of all they have done.

Table
Elections
OfficeResult, year
Governor of Iowawon primary, 2026
Governor of Iowapending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)
Facts by topic
TopicFacts
Government operations4
No topic recorded17
Facts by kind
KindFacts
Office facts0
Election facts3
Recorded votes0
Bills sponsored0
Executive actions0
Campaign money11
Financial disclosures1
Court cases0
Work and business6
Nonprofit roles0
Education and service0

By year: 21 dated; the undated are counted under CHECKED.

Dated facts, by year
YearFacts
20161
20211
20221
20241
20253
202614

How they voted

No votes on record.
Where we lookedNo record found in Iowa Legislature as of .

Community: nonprofit roles

No nonprofit role on record.
Where we lookedNo record found in ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (organization… as of .

Nonprofit roles only; the data has no category for other community or volunteer work.

Analysis: likely positions

No analysis yet. Predictions drawn from the record, not facts.

How the record was checked

Facts, by evidence gradeOfficial record21Secondary source2Self-reported5
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2016 correct, 0 wrong, 4 could not be checkedSources: 1710 archived, 7 withheldSearches: 5223 found, 29 found nothing
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2016 correct, 0 wrong, 4 could not be checkedSources: 1710 archived, 7 withheldSearches: 5223 found, 29 found nothing
  • 0sources not archived
  • 29searches found nothing
  • 0undated (no source dates them)
  • 0low-confidence facts (counted, not listed)
  • 0corrections logged

Finding nothing is not proof of nothing.

Table
Facts, by evidence grade
EvidenceFacts
Official record21
Secondary source2
Self-reported5
Checks, parts in order
CheckResult
Spot-check16 correct, 0 wrong, 0 partly correct, 4 could not be checked, of 20
Sources10 archived, 7 withheld, 0 not archived, of 17
Searches23 found, 29 found nothing, of 52

Low-confidence facts are counted in the charts, never listed by themselves.

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