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Poweshiek County, Iowa

2026 election results. Rob Sand (D) got 54% of the vote for governor in Poweshiek County. The margin is 24.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Poweshiek County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
48.8%3,915
Josh Turek
47.8%3,828
Thomas Laehn
3.4%273
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Rob Sand
53.7%4,360
Zach Lahn
46.3%3,758
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
49.8%3,937
Lindsay James
46.3%3,662
Rick Stewart
2.5%198
Dave Bushaw
1.4%107
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Poweshiek 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 12, 11:18 AM.

8 local contests in Poweshiek County

Local measures and judges on Poweshiek 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

Kirkwood Community College - Public Measure NC

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes22965.2%
No12234.8%

Yes ahead with 65.2% in Poweshiek County. The contest crosses into 17 other counties; across all of them: Yes 147,362 (69.8%), No 63,690 (30.2%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,23375.5%
No1,37724.5%

Yes ahead with 75.5% in Poweshiek 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
Yes4,09073.5%
No1,47326.5%

Yes ahead with 73.5% in Poweshiek 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
Yes4,39077.3%
No1,28822.7%

Yes ahead with 77.3% in Poweshiek 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
Yes4,02972.2%
No1,55427.8%

Yes ahead with 72.2% in Poweshiek 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
Yes4,33877.6%
No1,25022.4%

Yes ahead with 77.6% in Poweshiek 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
Yes4,21776.4%
No1,30623.6%

Yes ahead with 76.4% in Poweshiek 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
Yes4,33477.6%
No1,25322.4%

Yes ahead with 77.6% in Poweshiek 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 +1.1R +17.2D +16.1
IA GovernorD +7.4R +17.2D +24.6
IA-02R +3.6R +17.2D +13.6

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 Poweshiek County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris40.6%Donald Trump57.5%R +16.910,013
2020Joe Biden42.5%Donald Trump55.8%R +13.310,140
2016Hillary Clinton43.8%Donald Trump50.3%R +6.59,833
2012Barack Obama53.7%Mitt Romney44.4%D +9.49,975
2008Barack Obama55.0%John McCain43.3%D +11.810,031
2004John Kerry50.0%George W. Bush49.2%D +0.810,091
2000Al Gore47.0%George W. Bush49.0%R +1.98,980

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 +15.0.

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.