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Black Hawk County, Iowa

2026 election results. Rob Sand (D) got 63% of the vote for governor in Black Hawk County. The margin is 25.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Black Hawk County

U.S. Senate

Josh Turek
58.1%30,639
Ashley Hinson
39.5%20,806
Thomas Laehn
2.4%1,277
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Rob Sand
63.4%33,464
Zach Lahn
36.6%19,326
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Lindsay James
56.1%29,242
Joe Mitchell
39.4%20,552
Rick Stewart
2.4%1,263
Dave Bushaw
2.0%1,057
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Black Hawk 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 9, 3:50 PM.

8 local contests in Black Hawk County

Local measures and judges on Black Hawk 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.

Local measures

Kirkwood Community College - Public Measure NC

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1100.0%
No00.0%

Yes ahead with 100.0% in Black Hawk County. The contest crosses into 17 other counties; across all of them: Yes 147,362 (69.8%), No 63,690 (30.2%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes27,64574.4%
No9,50325.6%

Yes ahead with 74.4% in Black Hawk 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
Yes26,86873.1%
No9,87226.9%

Yes ahead with 73.1% in Black Hawk 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
Yes28,91176.4%
No8,92923.6%

Yes ahead with 76.4% in Black Hawk County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 1B Judge - Joel A. Dalrymple

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes28,82975.2%
No9,48224.8%

Yes ahead with 75.2% in Black Hawk County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 45,128 (73.4%), No 16,337 (26.6%).

District 1B Associate Judge - Patrice Jaye Eichman

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes27,99275.8%
No8,91424.2%

Yes ahead with 75.8% in Black Hawk County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 44,422 (74.3%), No 15,385 (25.7%).

District 1B Associate Judge - Michelle Jungers

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes28,50176.8%
No8,60523.2%

Yes ahead with 76.8% in Black Hawk County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 45,184 (75.3%), No 14,845 (24.7%).

District 1B Associate Judge - Linnea M.N. Nicol

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes27,97476.0%
No8,81824.0%

Yes ahead with 76.0% in Black Hawk County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 44,396 (74.3%), No 15,381 (25.7%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateD +19.1D +1.2D +17.9
IA GovernorD +26.8D +1.2D +25.6
IA-02D +17.5D +1.2D +16.3

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 Black Hawk County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris49.8%Donald Trump48.6%D +1.262,906
2020Joe Biden53.5%Donald Trump44.5%D +9.066,590
2016Hillary Clinton50.0%Donald Trump42.7%D +7.464,405
2012Barack Obama59.3%Mitt Romney39.1%D +20.267,141
2008Barack Obama60.5%John McCain38.1%D +22.464,775
2004John Kerry55.4%George W. Bush43.9%D +11.563,907
2000Al Gore54.7%George W. Bush42.6%D +12.155,085

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 +10.9.

Other counties in Iowa

Iowa results

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.