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Keokuk County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 61% of the vote for governor in Keokuk County. The margin is 30.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Keokuk County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
64.6%2,510
Josh Turek
31.7%1,232
Thomas Laehn
3.6%141
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
60.9%2,408
Rob Sand
39.1%1,544
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 1st District

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
63.2%2,455
Christina Bohannan
32.4%1,258
Michael Bridgford
4.4%171
100% counted

Whole district: Christina Bohannan wins. Called.

The leader in Keokuk 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, 8:43 PM.

10 local contests in Keokuk County

Local measures and judges on Keokuk 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

Keota School - Public Measure ML

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes34153.1%
No30146.9%

Yes ahead with 53.1% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 470 (54.9%), No 386 (45.1%).

Kirkwood Community College - Public Measure NC

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes22065.9%
No11434.1%

Yes ahead with 65.9% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 17 other counties; across all of them: Yes 147,362 (69.8%), No 63,690 (30.2%).

Pekin School - Public Measure MN

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes45650.1%
No45449.9%

Yes ahead with 50.1% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Yes 751 (54.9%), No 618 (45.1%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,65569.0%
No74231.0%

Yes ahead with 69.0% in Keokuk 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
Yes1,72270.8%
No71129.2%

Yes ahead with 70.8% in Keokuk 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
Yes1,72071.1%
No70028.9%

Yes ahead with 71.1% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 8A Judge - Dustin Hite

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,74970.1%
No74629.9%

Yes ahead with 70.1% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 31,857 (71.9%), No 12,455 (28.1%).

District 8A Judge - Amber L. Thompson

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,22079.0%
No59021.0%

Yes ahead with 79.0% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,954 (74.3%), No 11,413 (25.7%).

District 8A Associate Judge - Susan Cole

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,69871.3%
No68428.7%

Yes ahead with 71.3% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,070 (73.3%), No 11,672 (26.7%).

District 8A Associate Judge - Jennifer Nicole Jensen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,75172.8%
No65527.2%

Yes ahead with 72.8% in Keokuk County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 32,413 (73.9%), No 11,431 (26.1%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +34.2R +52.1D +17.9
IA GovernorR +21.9R +52.1D +30.2
IA-01R +32.2R +52.1D +19.8

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 Keokuk County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.7%Donald Trump75.1%R +51.55,150
2020Joe Biden26.7%Donald Trump71.6%R +44.95,303
2016Hillary Clinton26.9%Donald Trump68.0%R +41.14,985
2012Barack Obama43.7%Mitt Romney54.0%R +10.35,266
2008Barack Obama47.0%John McCain50.6%R +3.65,361
2004John Kerry41.9%George W. Bush56.9%R +15.15,480
2000Al Gore44.1%George W. Bush52.0%R +7.94,947

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 +43.6.

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.