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Hardin County, Iowa

2026 election results. Ashley Hinson (R) got 59% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hardin County. The margin is 16.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Hardin County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
58.7%3,931
Josh Turek
37.4%2,506
Thomas Laehn
3.9%261
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
55.5%3,710
Rob Sand
44.5%2,975
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
60.4%3,942
Lindsay James
34.6%2,259
Rick Stewart
3.2%210
Dave Bushaw
1.8%120
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Hardin 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.

11 local contests in Hardin County

Local measures and judges on Hardin 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

AGWSR School - Public Measure IR

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes61762.7%
No36737.3%

Yes ahead with 62.7% in Hardin County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,142 (57.6%), No 839 (42.4%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,09667.5%
No1,48932.5%

Yes ahead with 67.5% in Hardin 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
Yes3,26570.7%
No1,35329.3%

Yes ahead with 70.7% in Hardin 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
Yes3,25771.0%
No1,33229.0%

Yes ahead with 71.0% in Hardin 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
Yes3,13569.0%
No1,40831.0%

Yes ahead with 69.0% in Hardin 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
Yes3,14169.4%
No1,38730.6%

Yes ahead with 69.4% in Hardin 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
Yes3,14969.5%
No1,38130.5%

Yes ahead with 69.5% in Hardin 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
Yes3,09468.7%
No1,40831.3%

Yes ahead with 68.7% in Hardin 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
Yes3,14569.6%
No1,37530.4%

Yes ahead with 69.6% in Hardin 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
Yes3,16470.4%
No1,33029.6%

Yes ahead with 70.4% in Hardin 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
Yes3,11469.1%
No1,39230.9%

Yes ahead with 69.1% in Hardin 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 +22.1R +38.8D +16.7
IA GovernorR +11.0R +38.8D +27.8
IA-02R +27.1R +38.8D +11.7

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 Hardin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris30.2%Donald Trump68.4%R +38.38,460
2020Joe Biden33.1%Donald Trump65.1%R +32.08,989
2016Hillary Clinton32.7%Donald Trump61.6%R +28.98,533
2012Barack Obama45.8%Mitt Romney52.5%R +6.78,898
2008Barack Obama49.6%John McCain48.7%D +0.98,859
2004John Kerry44.9%George W. Bush54.5%R +9.68,949
2000Al Gore44.3%George W. Bush53.2%R +8.98,435

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 +29.3.

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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.