U.S. Senate
Josh Turek
50.2%9,286
Ashley Hinson
46.6%8,632
Thomas Laehn
3.2%593
Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
2026 election results. Rob Sand (D) got 53% of the vote for governor in Cerro Gordo County. The margin is 17.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Cerro Gordo County
Governor
Rob Sand
52.9%9,789
Zach Lahn
47.1%8,726
Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.
U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District
Lindsay James
48.9%9,007
Joe Mitchell
47.5%8,749
Rick Stewart
2.5%458
Dave Bushaw
1.1%200
Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.
The leader in Cerro Gordo 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.
10 local contests in Cerro Gordo County
Judges on Cerro Gordo 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,333 | 70.1% |
| No | 3,986 | 29.9% |
Yes ahead with 70.1% in Cerro Gordo 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 | 9,144 | 69.2% |
| No | 4,064 | 30.8% |
Yes ahead with 69.2% in Cerro Gordo 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 | 9,462 | 71.6% |
| No | 3,746 | 28.4% |
Yes ahead with 71.6% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).
District 2A Judge - Christopher Foy
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 8,888 | 67.8% |
| No | 4,213 | 32.2% |
Yes ahead with 67.8% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,507 (72.9%), No 12,807 (27.1%).
District 2A Judge - DeDra Schroeder
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,366 | 70.0% |
| No | 4,014 | 30.0% |
Yes ahead with 70.0% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,808 (73.6%), No 12,501 (26.4%).
District 2A Judge - Gregg R. Rosenbladt
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,119 | 69.4% |
| No | 4,026 | 30.6% |
Yes ahead with 69.4% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,033 (73.4%), No 12,362 (26.6%).
District 2A Judge - Colleen D. Weiland
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,730 | 72.0% |
| No | 3,790 | 28.0% |
Yes ahead with 72.0% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,086 (74.6%), No 11,965 (25.4%).
District 2A Associate Judge - Karen Kaufman Salic
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,018 | 69.3% |
| No | 4,001 | 30.7% |
Yes ahead with 69.3% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 33,759 (72.9%), No 12,527 (27.1%).
District 2A Associate Judge - Mark Milder
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,228 | 71.0% |
| No | 3,777 | 29.0% |
Yes ahead with 71.0% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,550 (74.8%), No 11,619 (25.2%).
District 2A Associate Judge - Adam Sauer
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,334 | 71.0% |
| No | 3,808 | 29.0% |
Yes ahead with 71.0% in Cerro Gordo County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,289 (75.8%), No 11,238 (24.2%).
Iowa's official results, file posted Nov 13, 3:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA Senate | D +3.6 | R +11.8 | D +15.5 |
| IA Governor | D +5.7 | R +11.8 | D +17.6 |
| IA-02 | D +1.5 | R +11.8 | D +13.3 |
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 Cerro Gordo County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 43.2% | Donald Trump | 54.9% | R +11.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 46.0% | Donald Trump | 52.3% | R +6.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 42.9% | Donald Trump | 50.6% | R +7.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 55.9% | Mitt Romney | 42.5% | D +13.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 59.7% | John McCain | 38.8% | D +20.8 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 54.5% | George W. Bush | 44.7% | D +9.8 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 55.0% | George W. Bush | 42.4% | D +12.6 |
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 +24.2.
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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.