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Humboldt County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 65% of the vote for governor in Humboldt County. The margin is 20.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Humboldt County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
66.1%2,514
Josh Turek
30.6%1,165
Thomas Laehn
3.3%124
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
64.9%2,501
Rob Sand
35.1%1,354
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Humboldt 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, 7:59 PM.

10 local contests in Humboldt County

Judges on Humboldt 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
Yes1,75772.5%
No66627.5%

Yes ahead with 72.5% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,79673.6%
No64526.4%

Yes ahead with 73.6% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,92277.0%
No57323.0%

Yes ahead with 77.0% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,80375.0%
No60125.0%

Yes ahead with 75.0% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,87676.2%
No58523.8%

Yes ahead with 76.2% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,81775.3%
No59624.7%

Yes ahead with 75.3% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,75372.9%
No65327.1%

Yes ahead with 72.9% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,82375.7%
No58624.3%

Yes ahead with 75.7% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,81975.2%
No60024.8%

Yes ahead with 75.2% in Humboldt 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
Yes1,77673.3%
No64826.7%

Yes ahead with 73.3% in Humboldt 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 +36.7R +50.6D +14.0
IA GovernorR +29.8R +50.6D +20.9
IA-04R +39.1R +50.6D +11.5

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 Humboldt County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.3%Donald Trump74.2%R +49.95,083
2020Joe Biden27.1%Donald Trump71.7%R +44.65,327
2016Hillary Clinton24.6%Donald Trump70.1%R +45.55,087
2012Barack Obama38.2%Mitt Romney60.1%R +21.85,158
2008Barack Obama42.2%John McCain56.5%R +14.35,122
2004John Kerry40.1%George W. Bush59.1%R +19.05,350
2000Al Gore39.5%George W. Bush57.6%R +18.24,940

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 +31.7.

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.