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Osceola County, Iowa

2026 election results. Ashley Hinson (R) got 74% of the U.S. Senate vote in Osceola County. The margin is 10.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Osceola County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
74.2%1,767
Josh Turek
22.0%523
Thomas Laehn
3.8%91
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
74.2%1,765
Rob Sand
25.8%613
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Osceola 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 Osceola County

Local measures and judges on Osceola 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

George-Little Rock School - Public Measure NV

ChoiceVotesShare
No1866.7%
Yes933.3%

No ahead with 66.7% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: No 655 (53.3%), Yes 575 (46.7%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,30477.4%
No38022.6%

Yes ahead with 77.4% in Osceola 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
Yes1,50683.8%
No29116.2%

Yes ahead with 83.8% in Osceola 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
Yes1,39382.2%
No30117.8%

Yes ahead with 82.2% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 3A Judge - Charles Borth

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,37081.8%
No30418.2%

Yes ahead with 81.8% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,716 (80.7%), No 7,340 (19.3%).

District 3A Judge - Adam Miller

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,36181.9%
No30118.1%

Yes ahead with 81.9% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,800 (81.9%), No 6,829 (18.1%).

District 3A Judge - Carl J. Petersen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,39482.6%
No29317.4%

Yes ahead with 82.6% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,849 (81.2%), No 7,121 (18.8%).

District 3A Judge - Andrew J. Smith

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,35981.9%
No30018.1%

Yes ahead with 81.9% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 30,030 (80.0%), No 7,499 (20.0%).

District 3A Associate Judge - Kristi Busse

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,38582.5%
No29417.5%

Yes ahead with 82.5% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 31,239 (82.1%), No 6,815 (17.9%).

District 3A Associate Judge - Jennifer Bennett Finn

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,36681.3%
No31518.7%

Yes ahead with 81.3% in Osceola County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 29,812 (78.8%), No 8,010 (21.2%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +54.3R +65.1D +10.7
IA GovernorR +48.4R +65.1D +16.6
IA-04R +57.1R +65.1D +8.0

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 Osceola County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.2%Donald Trump81.2%R +64.03,229
2020Joe Biden18.1%Donald Trump80.8%R +62.83,328
2016Hillary Clinton17.2%Donald Trump78.8%R +61.63,213
2012Barack Obama28.6%Mitt Romney69.8%R +41.33,194
2008Barack Obama33.2%John McCain64.8%R +31.73,127
2004John Kerry28.6%George W. Bush70.3%R +41.73,266
2000Al Gore29.8%George W. Bush67.4%R +37.63,063

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 +26.5.

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.