Dave Muhlbauer accepts Democrats’ lieutenant governor nomination

By: Kadin Luhmann

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 13, 2026

Words: 1,166

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer was officially nominated and approved Saturday at the Iowa Democratic Party state convention as State Auditor Rob Sand’s running mate for the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial campaign.

Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer, said Iowans are upset with the state’s direction, and that the state is “potentially looking” at a farm crisis, citing tariffs and a six-year high in farm bankruptcies. He called for “rotating the crops” — in other words, changing the …

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