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Audubon County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 56% of the vote for governor in Audubon County. The margin is 26.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 12 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Audubon County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
58.6%1,429
Josh Turek
37.3%909
Thomas Laehn
4.1%101
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
56.3%1,404
Rob Sand
43.7%1,090
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Audubon County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 11:34 AM.

12 local contests in Audubon County

Judges on Audubon County's ballots, from Iowa's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures. Source delayed. The last usable results are shown.

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes81664.7%
No44535.3%

Yes ahead with 64.7% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 679,101 (71.3%), No 273,907 (28.7%).

Court of Appeals Judge - John M. Sandy

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes78963.6%
No45236.4%

Yes ahead with 63.6% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 673,328 (70.9%), No 277,019 (29.1%).

Court of Appeals Judge - Julie A. Schumacher

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes82665.7%
No43234.3%

Yes ahead with 65.7% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 4 Judge - Donna Bothwell

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes74261.3%
No46938.7%

Yes ahead with 61.3% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 33,214 (67.7%), No 15,816 (32.3%).

District 4 Judge - Craig Michael Dreismeier

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes79265.0%
No42635.0%

Yes ahead with 65.0% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,934 (67.4%), No 15,946 (32.6%).

District 4 Judge - Michael Donn Hooper

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes77063.6%
No44136.4%

Yes ahead with 63.6% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,831 (67.3%), No 15,940 (32.7%).

District 4 Judge - Margaret J. Reyes

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes76463.2%
No44436.8%

Yes ahead with 63.2% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,276 (65.5%), No 17,034 (34.5%).

District 4 Judge - Justin R. Wyatt

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes76463.9%
No43136.1%

Yes ahead with 63.9% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 33,088 (68.0%), No 15,581 (32.0%).

District 4 Judge - Amy L. Zacharias

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes78464.5%
No43235.5%

Yes ahead with 64.5% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,602 (69.7%), No 15,026 (30.3%).

District 4 Associate Judge - Matthew A. Schuling

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes77865.2%
No41634.8%

Yes ahead with 65.2% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,681 (67.6%), No 15,697 (32.4%).

District 4 Associate Judge - Scott Strait

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes76063.0%
No44637.0%

Yes ahead with 63.0% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,816 (67.5%), No 15,776 (32.5%).

District 4 Associate Judge - Ashley N. West-Joons

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes74561.6%
No46538.4%

Yes ahead with 61.6% in Audubon County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 31,980 (65.3%), No 16,968 (34.7%).

Iowa's official results, file posted Nov 13, 3:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +22.2R +39.1D +16.8
IA GovernorR +12.6R +39.1D +26.5
IA-04R +26.1R +39.1D +13.0

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Audubon County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.9%Donald Trump68.1%R +38.33,249
2020Joe Biden31.3%Donald Trump67.1%R +35.83,420
2016Hillary Clinton31.7%Donald Trump62.6%R +30.93,412
2012Barack Obama46.6%Mitt Romney52.1%R +5.53,457
2008Barack Obama50.6%John McCain47.6%D +3.13,435
2004John Kerry44.8%George W. Bush54.5%R +9.73,592
2000Al Gore47.0%George W. Bush50.4%R +3.43,784

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +34.9.

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Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Iowa certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Iowa's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.