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Clayton County, Iowa

2026 election results. Ashley Hinson (R) got 58% of the U.S. Senate vote in Clayton County. The margin is 15.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Clayton County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
57.9%4,264
Josh Turek
39.1%2,877
Thomas Laehn
3.0%220
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
54.7%4,027
Rob Sand
45.3%3,330
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
56.8%4,146
Lindsay James
36.2%2,641
Dave Bushaw
4.5%328
Rick Stewart
2.5%183
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Clayton 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.

7 local contests in Clayton County

Judges on Clayton 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,01374.5%
No1,37325.5%

Yes ahead with 74.5% in Clayton 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
Yes3,94974.9%
No1,32125.1%

Yes ahead with 74.9% in Clayton 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
Yes4,25177.4%
No1,23922.6%

Yes ahead with 77.4% in Clayton County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 1A Judge - Alan Heavens

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,79881.0%
No1,12819.0%

Yes ahead with 81.0% in Clayton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 42,876 (78.6%), No 11,685 (21.4%).

District 1A Associate Judge - Mark T. Hostager

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,91375.8%
No1,25124.2%

Yes ahead with 75.8% in Clayton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 41,497 (77.5%), No 12,033 (22.5%).

District 1A Associate Judge - Stephanie C. Rattenborg

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,11676.2%
No1,28323.8%

Yes ahead with 76.2% in Clayton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 40,911 (76.2%), No 12,749 (23.8%).

District 1A Associate Juvenile Judge - Thomas J. Straka

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,23478.2%
No1,17821.8%

Yes ahead with 78.2% in Clayton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 42,455 (78.1%), No 11,924 (21.9%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +19.4R +34.9D +15.5
IA GovernorR +9.5R +34.9D +25.4
IA-02R +22.2R +34.9D +12.7

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 Clayton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.1%Donald Trump66.5%R +34.49,400
2020Joe Biden34.8%Donald Trump63.6%R +28.89,594
2016Hillary Clinton35.5%Donald Trump58.2%R +22.89,129
2012Barack Obama52.6%Mitt Romney45.6%D +7.09,138
2008Barack Obama57.8%John McCain40.6%D +17.28,989
2004John Kerry51.7%George W. Bush47.0%D +4.69,168
2000Al Gore49.4%George W. Bush47.1%D +2.48,571

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 +36.8.

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.