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Boone County, Iowa

2026 election results. Rob Sand (D) got 53% of the vote for governor in Boone County. The margin is 28.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Boone County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
48.8%6,048
Josh Turek
46.7%5,788
Thomas Laehn
4.5%556
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Rob Sand
53.2%6,748
Zach Lahn
46.8%5,927
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Boone 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.

11 local contests in Boone County

Local measures and judges on Boone 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

Madrid School - Public Measure BQ

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,20273.6%
No43226.4%

Yes ahead with 73.6% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,366 (72.7%), No 514 (27.3%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,21060.8%
No3,35839.2%

Yes ahead with 60.8% in Boone 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
Yes5,14761.0%
No3,29139.0%

Yes ahead with 61.0% in Boone 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
Yes5,25761.7%
No3,27038.3%

Yes ahead with 61.7% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 2B Judge - Bethany Currie

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,13561.1%
No3,26438.9%

Yes ahead with 61.1% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,023 (72.5%), No 23,572 (27.5%).

District 2B Judge - Angela L. Doyle

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,07660.5%
No3,31339.5%

Yes ahead with 60.5% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,754 (72.9%), No 23,333 (27.1%).

District 2B Judge - Amy Moore

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,76055.0%
No3,88945.0%

Yes ahead with 55.0% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 61,960 (71.9%), No 24,251 (28.1%).

District 2B Judge - Christopher Polking

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,13461.6%
No3,19438.4%

Yes ahead with 61.6% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,087 (71.8%), No 24,345 (28.2%).

District 2B Judge - Ashley Sparks

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,01258.9%
No3,49241.1%

Yes ahead with 58.9% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,040 (72.4%), No 23,668 (27.6%).

District 2B Associate Judge - Stephen A. Owen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,23762.1%
No3,19437.9%

Yes ahead with 62.1% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 58,681 (71.2%), No 23,715 (28.8%).

District 2B Associate Judge - Joseph L. Tofilon

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,14161.9%
No3,16638.1%

Yes ahead with 61.9% in Boone County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 60,802 (71.3%), No 24,530 (28.7%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +2.2R +21.9D +19.7
IA GovernorD +6.5R +21.9D +28.4
IA-04R +6.2R +21.9D +15.7

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 Boone County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris38.3%Donald Trump59.7%R +21.515,403
2020Joe Biden41.1%Donald Trump56.7%R +15.615,340
2016Hillary Clinton39.0%Donald Trump52.7%R +13.714,196
2012Barack Obama52.2%Mitt Romney45.6%D +6.614,388
2008Barack Obama52.8%John McCain45.2%D +7.613,929
2004John Kerry50.2%George W. Bush49.0%D +1.114,009
2000Al Gore51.2%George W. Bush45.9%D +5.312,249

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 +26.7.

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.