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Chickasaw County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 54% of the vote for governor in Chickasaw County. The margin is 30.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Chickasaw County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
58.5%2,876
Josh Turek
38.2%1,878
Thomas Laehn
3.3%163
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
53.8%2,650
Rob Sand
46.2%2,277
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
56.9%2,760
Lindsay James
35.2%1,704
Dave Bushaw
5.1%249
Rick Stewart
2.8%134
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Chickasaw 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.

8 local contests in Chickasaw County

Local measures and judges on Chickasaw 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

Sumner-Fredericksburg School - Public Measure BW

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes40154.3%
No33845.7%

Yes ahead with 54.3% in Chickasaw County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,191 (55.0%), No 973 (45.0%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,65570.3%
No1,12329.7%

Yes ahead with 70.3% in Chickasaw 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
Yes2,66270.7%
No1,10229.3%

Yes ahead with 70.7% in Chickasaw 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
Yes2,87674.5%
No98325.5%

Yes ahead with 74.5% in Chickasaw 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
Yes2,63969.9%
No1,13930.1%

Yes ahead with 69.9% in Chickasaw 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
Yes2,68871.4%
No1,07928.6%

Yes ahead with 71.4% in Chickasaw 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
Yes2,73072.3%
No1,04727.7%

Yes ahead with 72.3% in Chickasaw 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
Yes2,65270.6%
No1,10529.4%

Yes ahead with 70.6% in Chickasaw 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 SenateR +21.0R +37.6D +16.6
IA GovernorR +7.6R +37.6D +30.1
IA-02R +23.7R +37.6D +14.0

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 Chickasaw County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris30.8%Donald Trump67.9%R +37.16,239
2020Joe Biden33.7%Donald Trump65.0%R +31.36,631
2016Hillary Clinton35.2%Donald Trump58.2%R +22.96,435
2012Barack Obama54.8%Mitt Romney43.7%D +11.16,484
2008Barack Obama59.6%John McCain38.8%D +20.86,583
2004John Kerry54.5%George W. Bush44.7%D +9.86,806
2000Al Gore52.2%George W. Bush44.6%D +7.66,584

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 +44.7.

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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.