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Clinton County, Iowa

2026 election results. Ashley Hinson (R) got 49% of the U.S. Senate vote in Clinton County. The margin is 17.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 14 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Clinton County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
49.1%9,069
Josh Turek
47.1%8,705
Thomas Laehn
3.8%700
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Rob Sand
52.3%9,611
Zach Lahn
47.7%8,772
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 1st District

Christina Bohannan
48.2%8,909
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
47.1%8,707
Michael Bridgford
4.7%864
100% counted

Whole district: Christina Bohannan wins. Called.

The leader in Clinton 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.

14 local contests in Clinton County

Local measures and judges on Clinton 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

Central DeWitt School - Public Measure FC

ChoiceVotesShare
No3,11170.2%
Yes1,32329.8%

No ahead with 70.2% in Clinton County.

Easton Valley School - Public Measure LJ

ChoiceVotesShare
No15064.9%
Yes8135.1%

No ahead with 64.9% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 1,003 (55.6%), No 802 (44.4%).

Kirkwood Community College - Public Measure NC

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes990.0%
No110.0%

Yes ahead with 90.0% in Clinton 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes9,10068.0%
No4,27532.0%

Yes ahead with 68.0% in Clinton 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
Yes8,72966.0%
No4,49734.0%

Yes ahead with 66.0% in Clinton 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
Yes9,27369.5%
No4,06930.5%

Yes ahead with 69.5% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 7 Judge - Joel William Barrows

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,98368.1%
No4,21231.9%

Yes ahead with 68.1% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,950 (71.8%), No 24,713 (28.2%).

District 7 Judge - Henry William Latham II

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,64965.6%
No4,53434.4%

Yes ahead with 65.6% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 61,061 (69.4%), No 26,948 (30.6%).

District 7 Judge - Mark Ray Lawson

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,45364.1%
No4,73635.9%

Yes ahead with 64.1% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 60,107 (68.0%), No 28,324 (32.0%).

District 7 Judge - Jeffrey McDaniel

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,55065.7%
No4,45434.3%

Yes ahead with 65.7% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 61,839 (70.1%), No 26,323 (29.9%).

District 7 Judge - Patrick A. McElyea

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,69066.8%
No4,31933.2%

Yes ahead with 66.8% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,847 (71.7%), No 24,773 (28.3%).

District 7 Judge - Elizabeth O'Donnell

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes9,01868.8%
No4,09031.2%

Yes ahead with 68.8% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 65,355 (73.7%), No 23,276 (26.3%).

District 7 Judge - Tamra J. Roberts

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,89768.1%
No4,17331.9%

Yes ahead with 68.1% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 63,877 (72.5%), No 24,283 (27.5%).

District 7 Associate Judge - Cheryl E. Traum

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes9,11768.9%
No4,11331.1%

Yes ahead with 68.9% in Clinton County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 64,697 (73.5%), No 23,327 (26.5%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +2.0R +19.2D +17.1
IA GovernorD +4.6R +19.2D +23.7
IA-01D +1.1R +19.2D +20.3

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 Clinton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris39.7%Donald Trump58.5%R +18.823,878
2020Joe Biden43.8%Donald Trump54.1%R +10.324,689
2016Hillary Clinton43.8%Donald Trump48.9%R +5.123,067
2012Barack Obama60.6%Mitt Romney37.7%D +22.825,000
2008Barack Obama60.8%John McCain37.7%D +23.024,719
2004John Kerry56.0%George W. Bush43.2%D +12.724,684
2000Al Gore55.3%George W. Bush41.6%D +13.722,180

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 +32.5.

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.