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Emmet County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 60% of the vote for governor in Emmet County. The margin is 23.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Emmet County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
59.8%2,123
Josh Turek
35.0%1,242
Thomas Laehn
5.2%184
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
60.3%2,194
Rob Sand
39.7%1,443
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Emmet 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 Emmet County

Local measures and judges on Emmet 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

North Union School - Public Measure HF

ChoiceVotesShare
No52564.8%
Yes28535.2%

No ahead with 64.8% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: No 863 (64.9%), Yes 466 (35.1%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,67072.8%
No62527.2%

Yes ahead with 72.8% in Emmet 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
Yes1,94277.8%
No55522.2%

Yes ahead with 77.8% in Emmet 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
Yes1,72675.9%
No54724.1%

Yes ahead with 75.9% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 3A Judge - Charles Borth

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,71675.7%
No55124.3%

Yes ahead with 75.7% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,716 (80.7%), No 7,340 (19.3%).

District 3A Judge - Adam Miller

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,68876.9%
No50823.1%

Yes ahead with 76.9% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,800 (81.9%), No 6,829 (18.1%).

District 3A Judge - Carl J. Petersen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,65575.4%
No53924.6%

Yes ahead with 75.4% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,849 (81.2%), No 7,121 (18.8%).

District 3A Judge - Andrew J. Smith

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,64675.1%
No54724.9%

Yes ahead with 75.1% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,030 (80.0%), No 7,499 (20.0%).

District 3A Associate Judge - Kristi Busse

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,68575.8%
No53824.2%

Yes ahead with 75.8% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 31,239 (82.1%), No 6,815 (17.9%).

District 3A Associate Judge - Jennifer Bennett Finn

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,86675.5%
No60624.5%

Yes ahead with 75.5% in Emmet County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 29,812 (78.8%), No 8,010 (21.2%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +26.2R +44.5D +18.3
IA GovernorR +20.6R +44.5D +23.8
IA-04R +30.1R +44.5D +14.4

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 Emmet County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris27.4%Donald Trump71.3%R +43.94,798
2020Joe Biden31.3%Donald Trump67.3%R +35.94,852
2016Hillary Clinton28.6%Donald Trump65.7%R +37.24,753
2012Barack Obama44.8%Mitt Romney53.5%R +8.74,687
2008Barack Obama51.2%John McCain47.3%D +3.95,015
2004John Kerry46.6%George W. Bush52.3%R +5.75,156
2000Al Gore46.8%George W. Bush50.3%R +3.64,630

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 +40.3.

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.