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Mitchell County, Iowa

2026 election results. Ashley Hinson (R) got 56% of the U.S. Senate vote in Mitchell County. The margin is 14.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Mitchell County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
56.2%2,503
Josh Turek
39.8%1,770
Thomas Laehn
4.0%178
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
54.7%2,435
Rob Sand
45.3%2,014
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
57.3%2,529
Lindsay James
38.6%1,704
Rick Stewart
2.8%123
Dave Bushaw
1.3%56
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Mitchell 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 9, 3:50 PM.

10 local contests in Mitchell County

Judges on Mitchell 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
Yes2,66979.2%
No69920.8%

Yes ahead with 79.2% in Mitchell 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
Yes2,73179.3%
No71320.7%

Yes ahead with 79.3% in Mitchell 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
Yes2,78781.1%
No64918.9%

Yes ahead with 81.1% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 2A Judge - Christopher Foy

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,65078.1%
No74121.9%

Yes ahead with 78.1% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,507 (72.9%), No 12,807 (27.1%).

District 2A Judge - DeDra Schroeder

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,94680.6%
No70719.4%

Yes ahead with 80.6% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,808 (73.6%), No 12,501 (26.4%).

District 2A Judge - Gregg R. Rosenbladt

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,70180.1%
No67319.9%

Yes ahead with 80.1% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,033 (73.4%), No 12,362 (26.6%).

District 2A Judge - Colleen D. Weiland

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,76781.0%
No64719.0%

Yes ahead with 81.0% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,086 (74.6%), No 11,965 (25.4%).

District 2A Associate Judge - Karen Kaufman Salic

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,71380.4%
No66319.6%

Yes ahead with 80.4% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 33,759 (72.9%), No 12,527 (27.1%).

District 2A Associate Judge - Mark Milder

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,70580.9%
No64019.1%

Yes ahead with 80.9% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,550 (74.8%), No 11,619 (25.2%).

District 2A Associate Judge - Adam Sauer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,72881.2%
No63118.8%

Yes ahead with 81.2% in Mitchell County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,289 (75.8%), No 11,238 (24.2%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +17.2R +31.6D +14.4
IA GovernorR +9.5R +31.6D +22.1
IA-02R +19.5R +31.6D +12.1

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 Mitchell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris33.7%Donald Trump64.7%R +31.15,771
2020Joe Biden35.3%Donald Trump63.2%R +27.95,822
2016Hillary Clinton34.9%Donald Trump58.9%R +24.05,417
2012Barack Obama50.7%Mitt Romney47.3%D +3.45,586
2008Barack Obama55.1%John McCain42.8%D +12.35,766
2004John Kerry50.8%George W. Bush48.3%D +2.55,480
2000Al Gore51.3%George W. Bush46.3%D +5.15,162

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 +36.1.

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.