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Guthrie County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 57% of the vote for governor in Guthrie County. The margin is 25.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Guthrie County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
59.3%3,084
Josh Turek
35.7%1,855
Thomas Laehn
5.0%259
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
56.5%2,983
Rob Sand
43.5%2,295
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Guthrie 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 Guthrie County

Judges on Guthrie 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
Yes2,65767.7%
No1,26832.3%

Yes ahead with 67.7% in Guthrie 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
Yes2,74169.6%
No1,19730.4%

Yes ahead with 69.6% in Guthrie 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
Yes2,75669.9%
No1,18530.1%

Yes ahead with 69.9% in Guthrie County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 5A Judge - Nicholas Bailey

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,76670.7%
No1,14829.3%

Yes ahead with 70.7% in Guthrie County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 64,752 (71.9%), No 25,276 (28.1%).

District 5A Judge - Michael K. Jacobsen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,69469.2%
No1,20130.8%

Yes ahead with 69.2% in Guthrie County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 63,513 (70.2%), No 26,928 (29.8%).

District 5A Judge - Thomas P. Murphy

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,71569.9%
No1,17030.1%

Yes ahead with 69.9% in Guthrie County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 64,128 (71.1%), No 26,021 (28.9%).

District 5A Associate Judge - Steven W. Guiter

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,66169.0%
No1,19631.0%

Yes ahead with 69.0% in Guthrie County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 64,153 (71.2%), No 25,908 (28.8%).

District 5A Associate Judge - Mark F. Schlenker

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,62567.5%
No1,26332.5%

Yes ahead with 67.5% in Guthrie County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 61,600 (68.5%), No 28,374 (31.5%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +24.9R +38.5D +13.6
IA GovernorR +13.0R +38.5D +25.5
IA-03R +32.4R +38.5D +6.1

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 Guthrie County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris30.2%Donald Trump68.0%R +37.86,543
2020Joe Biden31.2%Donald Trump67.0%R +35.96,370
2016Hillary Clinton30.1%Donald Trump63.1%R +33.05,750
2012Barack Obama43.6%Mitt Romney53.9%R +10.25,888
2008Barack Obama44.9%John McCain52.6%R +7.75,847
2004John Kerry43.6%George W. Bush55.5%R +11.95,994
2000Al Gore45.6%George W. Bush51.9%R +6.35,469

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 +31.4.

Other counties in Iowa

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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.