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Floyd County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 52% of the vote for governor in Floyd County. The margin is 22.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Floyd County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
52.3%3,180
Josh Turek
43.2%2,625
Thomas Laehn
4.4%270
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
51.7%3,144
Rob Sand
48.3%2,939
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
52.8%3,183
Lindsay James
42.1%2,535
Rick Stewart
3.1%185
Dave Bushaw
2.1%124
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Floyd 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 3, 9:15 PM.

10 local contests in Floyd County

Judges on Floyd 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
Yes3,30572.0%
No1,28428.0%

Yes ahead with 72.0% in Floyd 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
Yes3,34572.9%
No1,24527.1%

Yes ahead with 72.9% in Floyd 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
Yes3,56275.9%
No1,13424.1%

Yes ahead with 75.9% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,26471.7%
No1,29028.3%

Yes ahead with 71.7% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,60474.0%
No1,26626.0%

Yes ahead with 74.0% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,34273.5%
No1,20726.5%

Yes ahead with 73.5% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,43674.5%
No1,17825.5%

Yes ahead with 74.5% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,27272.3%
No1,25527.7%

Yes ahead with 72.3% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,34374.2%
No1,16325.8%

Yes ahead with 74.2% in Floyd 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,39074.8%
No1,14225.2%

Yes ahead with 74.8% in Floyd 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

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +9.6R +26.1D +16.5
IA GovernorR +3.4R +26.1D +22.7
IA-02R +11.3R +26.1D +14.7

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 Floyd County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris36.4%Donald Trump62.0%R +25.67,650
2020Joe Biden39.5%Donald Trump58.9%R +19.48,031
2016Hillary Clinton39.4%Donald Trump54.3%R +14.88,060
2012Barack Obama56.7%Mitt Romney42.0%D +14.68,257
2008Barack Obama59.6%John McCain37.7%D +21.98,091
2004John Kerry53.3%George W. Bush45.9%D +7.48,167
2000Al Gore52.9%George W. Bush44.1%D +8.87,238

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 +34.5.

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.