U.S. Senate
Ashley Hinson
54.0%4,663
Josh Turek
42.5%3,676
Thomas Laehn
3.5%301
Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.
Buchanan County, Iowa
2026 election results. Rob Sand (D) got 51% of the vote for governor in Buchanan County. The margin is 31.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Buchanan County
Governor
Rob Sand
51.4%4,450
Zach Lahn
48.6%4,201
Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.
U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District
Joe Mitchell
52.3%4,445
Lindsay James
40.0%3,395
Dave Bushaw
4.7%397
Rick Stewart
3.1%261
Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.
The leader in Buchanan 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 12, 11:18 AM.
10 local contests in Buchanan County
Local measures and judges on Buchanan 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
City of Independence - Public Measure CD
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 1,575 | 58.4% |
| Yes | 1,124 | 41.6% |
No ahead with 58.4% in Buchanan County. Independence's page.
Independence School - Public Measure CE
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2,168 | 51.6% |
| Yes | 2,033 | 48.4% |
No ahead with 51.6% in Buchanan County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: No 2,170 (51.6%), Yes 2,037 (48.4%).
Kirkwood Community College - Public Measure NC
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 100 | 53.8% |
| Yes | 86 | 46.2% |
No ahead with 53.8% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,504 | 68.9% |
| No | 2,029 | 31.1% |
Yes ahead with 68.9% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,504 | 69.0% |
| No | 2,020 | 31.0% |
Yes ahead with 69.0% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,801 | 72.5% |
| No | 1,817 | 27.5% |
Yes ahead with 72.5% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,508 | 68.6% |
| No | 2,063 | 31.4% |
Yes ahead with 68.6% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,561 | 70.3% |
| No | 1,930 | 29.7% |
Yes ahead with 70.3% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,625 | 71.2% |
| No | 1,871 | 28.8% |
Yes ahead with 71.2% in Buchanan 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,564 | 69.9% |
| No | 1,962 | 30.1% |
Yes ahead with 69.9% in Buchanan 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
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA Senate | R +11.8 | R +28.6 | D +16.8 |
| IA Governor | D +2.9 | R +28.6 | D +31.5 |
| IA-02 | R +13.4 | R +28.6 | D +15.3 |
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 Buchanan County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 35.0% | Donald Trump | 63.2% | R +28.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 38.7% | Donald Trump | 59.6% | R +20.9 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 38.7% | Donald Trump | 53.7% | R +15.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 56.1% | Mitt Romney | 42.2% | D +13.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 58.5% | John McCain | 40.0% | D +18.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 53.5% | George W. Bush | 45.8% | D +7.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 53.6% | George W. Bush | 43.5% | D +10.1 |
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 +38.3.
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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.