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Monroe County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 60% of the vote for governor in Monroe County. The margin is 30.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Monroe County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
63.8%1,952
Josh Turek
32.4%991
Thomas Laehn
3.8%116
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
60.3%1,892
Rob Sand
39.7%1,245
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Monroe 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 7, 6:28 AM.

7 local contests in Monroe County

Judges on Monroe 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
Yes1,34265.2%
No71534.8%

Yes ahead with 65.2% in Monroe 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
Yes1,33866.0%
No69034.0%

Yes ahead with 66.0% in Monroe 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
Yes1,35466.3%
No68833.7%

Yes ahead with 66.3% in Monroe 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
Yes1,34565.6%
No70434.4%

Yes ahead with 65.6% in Monroe 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
Yes1,36266.9%
No67333.1%

Yes ahead with 66.9% in Monroe 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
Yes1,41768.2%
No66131.8%

Yes ahead with 68.2% in Monroe 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
Yes1,38367.4%
No67032.6%

Yes ahead with 67.4% in Monroe 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 +32.7R +51.2D +18.5
IA GovernorR +20.6R +51.2D +30.6
IA-03R +40.4R +51.2D +10.8

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 Monroe County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.1%Donald Trump74.7%R +50.64,158
2020Joe Biden26.4%Donald Trump72.8%R +46.44,088
2016Hillary Clinton27.3%Donald Trump68.3%R +40.93,865
2012Barack Obama45.2%Mitt Romney52.9%R +7.73,830
2008Barack Obama46.4%John McCain51.6%R +5.23,873
2004John Kerry46.8%George W. Bush52.2%R +5.33,963
2000Al Gore46.6%George W. Bush50.9%R +4.43,647

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 +46.2.

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.