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Hamilton County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 52% of the vote for governor in Hamilton County. The margin is 29.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Hamilton County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
55.2%3,215
Josh Turek
41.5%2,416
Thomas Laehn
3.4%197
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
52.3%3,102
Rob Sand
47.7%2,827
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Hamilton 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, 9:17 PM.

10 local contests in Hamilton County

Judges on Hamilton 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
Yes2,78268.8%
No1,26431.2%

Yes ahead with 68.8% in Hamilton 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
Yes2,83169.9%
No1,21830.1%

Yes ahead with 69.9% in Hamilton 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
Yes3,00973.2%
No1,10326.8%

Yes ahead with 73.2% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 2B Judge - Bethany Currie

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,81670.5%
No1,18129.5%

Yes ahead with 70.5% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,023 (72.5%), No 23,572 (27.5%).

District 2B Judge - Angela L. Doyle

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,88471.4%
No1,15528.6%

Yes ahead with 71.4% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,754 (72.9%), No 23,333 (27.1%).

District 2B Judge - Amy Moore

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,86871.2%
No1,15928.8%

Yes ahead with 71.2% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 61,960 (71.9%), No 24,251 (28.1%).

District 2B Judge - Christopher Polking

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,82270.5%
No1,17829.4%

Yes ahead with 70.5% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,087 (71.8%), No 24,345 (28.2%).

District 2B Judge - Ashley Sparks

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,90572.0%
No1,13128.0%

Yes ahead with 72.0% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,040 (72.4%), No 23,668 (27.6%).

District 2B Associate Judge - Stephen A. Owen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,88871.8%
No1,13728.2%

Yes ahead with 71.8% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 58,681 (71.2%), No 23,715 (28.8%).

District 2B Associate Judge - Joseph L. Tofilon

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,82570.4%
No1,18529.6%

Yes ahead with 70.4% in Hamilton County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 60,802 (71.3%), No 24,530 (28.7%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +14.2R +33.7D +19.5
IA GovernorR +4.6R +33.7D +29.1
IA-04R +18.5R +33.7D +15.1

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 Hamilton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.7%Donald Trump65.9%R +33.27,597
2020Joe Biden35.8%Donald Trump62.4%R +26.67,943
2016Hillary Clinton35.4%Donald Trump58.0%R +22.67,694
2012Barack Obama47.7%Mitt Romney50.3%R +2.67,927
2008Barack Obama49.7%John McCain48.4%D +1.38,078
2004John Kerry46.7%George W. Bush52.4%R +5.78,335
2000Al Gore45.0%George W. Bush52.4%R +7.47,574

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 +25.8.

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.