U.S. Senate
Josh Turek
62.1%136,934
Ashley Hinson
35.5%78,156
Thomas Laehn
2.4%5,322
Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.
Polk County, Iowa
2026 election results. Josh Turek (D) got 62% of the U.S. Senate vote in Polk County. The margin is 16.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 20 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Polk County
Governor
Rob Sand
67.2%147,973
Zach Lahn
32.8%72,324
Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.
U.S. House: Iowa 3rd District
Sarah Garriott
60.7%132,979
Zach Nunn
39.3%85,972
Whole district: Sarah Garriott wins. Called.
The leader in Polk 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, 8:40 PM.
20 local contests in Polk County
Local measures and judges on Polk 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
City of Urbandale - Public Measure U
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9,851 | 62.7% |
| No | 5,872 | 37.3% |
Yes ahead with 62.7% in Polk County. Urbandale's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 14,340 (62.2%), No 8,719 (37.8%).
Madrid School - Public Measure BQ
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 105 | 60.0% |
| No | 70 | 40.0% |
Yes ahead with 60.0% in Polk County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,366 (72.7%), No 514 (27.3%).
Saydel School - Public Measure S
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,245 | 70.0% |
| No | 962 | 30.0% |
Yes ahead with 70.0% in Polk County.
Judges
Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 99,839 | 68.4% |
| No | 46,176 | 31.6% |
Yes ahead with 68.4% in Polk 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 93,777 | 65.1% |
| No | 50,237 | 34.9% |
Yes ahead with 65.1% in Polk 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 100,165 | 69.8% |
| No | 43,357 | 30.2% |
Yes ahead with 69.8% in Polk County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).
District 5C Judge - Scott J. Beattie
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 98,019 | 68.4% |
| No | 45,346 | 31.6% |
Yes ahead with 68.4% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Sarah Crane
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 99,106 | 69.7% |
| No | 43,044 | 30.3% |
Yes ahead with 69.7% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Celene Gogerty
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 93,135 | 65.9% |
| No | 48,140 | 34.1% |
Yes ahead with 65.9% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Samantha J. Gronewald
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 98,497 | 69.5% |
| No | 43,293 | 30.5% |
Yes ahead with 69.5% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Christopher Kemp
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 94,997 | 67.5% |
| No | 45,668 | 32.5% |
Yes ahead with 67.5% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Coleman McAllister
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 93,750 | 66.9% |
| No | 46,281 | 33.1% |
Yes ahead with 66.9% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Lawrence P. McLellan
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 93,422 | 66.8% |
| No | 46,495 | 33.2% |
Yes ahead with 66.8% in Polk County.
District 5C Judge - Joseph W. Seidlin
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 92,547 | 66.4% |
| No | 46,747 | 33.6% |
Yes ahead with 66.4% in Polk County.
District 5C Associate Judge - Kimberly Ayotte
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95,004 | 67.9% |
| No | 44,888 | 32.1% |
Yes ahead with 67.9% in Polk County.
District 5C Associate Judge - Jordan Brackey
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 94,363 | 68.0% |
| No | 44,462 | 32.0% |
Yes ahead with 68.0% in Polk County.
District 5C Associate Judge - Brendan L. Greiner
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 82,999 | 59.1% |
| No | 57,468 | 40.9% |
Yes ahead with 59.1% in Polk County.
District 5C Associate Judge - Lynn Poschner
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95,778 | 68.9% |
| No | 43,320 | 31.1% |
Yes ahead with 68.9% in Polk County.
District 5C Associate Judge - Ashley Stewart
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95,418 | 68.3% |
| No | 44,330 | 31.7% |
Yes ahead with 68.3% in Polk County.
District 5C Associate Judge - Tabitha Turner
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95,853 | 68.8% |
| No | 43,507 | 31.2% |
Yes ahead with 68.8% in Polk County.
Iowa's official results, file posted Nov 13, 3:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA Senate | D +27.3 | D +11.0 | D +16.3 |
| IA Governor | D +34.3 | D +11.0 | D +23.3 |
| IA-03 | D +21.5 | D +11.0 | D +10.4 |
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 Polk County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 54.5% | Donald Trump | 43.7% | D +10.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 56.5% | Donald Trump | 41.3% | D +15.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 51.7% | Donald Trump | 40.4% | D +11.4 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 56.1% | Mitt Romney | 42.0% | D +14.1 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 56.4% | John McCain | 41.8% | D +14.6 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 51.9% | George W. Bush | 47.3% | D +4.6 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 51.5% | George W. Bush | 45.9% | D +5.6 |
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 D +5.2.
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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.