U.S. Senate
Ashley Hinson
79.3%12,124
Josh Turek
18.1%2,774
Thomas Laehn
2.6%391
Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.
Sioux County, Iowa
2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 80% of the vote for governor in Sioux County. The margin is 12.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Sioux County
Governor
Zach Lahn
79.9%12,318
Rob Sand
20.1%3,096
Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.
U.S. House: Iowa 4th District
Chris McGowan
82.9%12,422
Dave Dawson
17.1%2,569
Whole district: Chris McGowan wins. Called.
The leader in Sioux 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 Sioux County
Local measures and judges on Sioux 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 4 | 100.0% |
| Yes | 0 | 0.0% |
No ahead with 100.0% in Sioux 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 6,485 | 72.1% |
| No | 2,515 | 27.9% |
Yes ahead with 72.1% in Sioux 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 | 8,115 | 87.5% |
| No | 1,163 | 12.5% |
Yes ahead with 87.5% in Sioux 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 | 8,079 | 87.3% |
| No | 1,171 | 12.7% |
Yes ahead with 87.3% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).
District 3B Judge - Tod J. Deck
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 7,723 | 86.0% |
| No | 1,259 | 14.0% |
Yes ahead with 86.0% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 37,373 (77.7%), No 10,726 (22.3%).
District 3B Judge - Zachary S. Hindman
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 7,782 | 87.0% |
| No | 1,161 | 13.0% |
Yes ahead with 87.0% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 38,263 (79.2%), No 10,070 (20.8%).
District 3B Associate Judge - Mark C. Cord
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 7,477 | 83.9% |
| No | 1,438 | 16.1% |
Yes ahead with 83.9% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 36,197 (76.1%), No 11,340 (23.9%).
District 3B Associate Judge - John C. Nelson
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 6,858 | 79.7% |
| No | 1,748 | 20.3% |
Yes ahead with 79.7% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 36,559 (77.0%), No 10,943 (23.0%).
District 3B Associate Judge - Daniel P. Vakulskas
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 6,783 | 77.9% |
| No | 1,921 | 22.1% |
Yes ahead with 77.9% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 36,604 (76.2%), No 11,405 (23.8%).
District 3B Associate Judge - Melinda Wicks
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 6,801 | 79.0% |
| No | 1,806 | 21.0% |
Yes ahead with 79.0% in Sioux County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Yes 36,047 (76.6%), No 11,006 (23.4%).
Iowa's official results, file posted Nov 13, 3:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA Senate | R +62.8 | R +71.9 | D +9.1 |
| IA Governor | R +59.8 | R +71.9 | D +12.1 |
| IA-04 | R +65.7 | R +71.9 | D +6.2 |
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 Sioux County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 13.8% | Donald Trump | 84.5% | R +70.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 15.8% | Donald Trump | 82.3% | R +66.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 12.6% | Donald Trump | 81.3% | R +68.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 15.6% | Mitt Romney | 83.2% | R +67.6 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 18.2% | John McCain | 81.0% | R +62.8 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 13.6% | George W. Bush | 85.9% | R +72.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 14.6% | George W. Bush | 83.3% | R +68.7 |
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 +2.0.
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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.