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Wapello County, Iowa

2026 election results. Rob Sand (D) got 50% of the vote for governor in Wapello County. The margin is 31.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Wapello County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
51.2%5,672
Josh Turek
44.8%4,964
Thomas Laehn
4.1%451
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Rob Sand
50.0%5,594
Zach Lahn
50.0%5,593
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Wapello 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.

9 local contests in Wapello County

Local measures and judges on Wapello 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

Fairfield School - Public Measure LR

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes0—
No0—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Yes 4,220 (67.7%), No 2,011 (32.3%).

Pekin School - Public Measure MN

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes10663.1%
No6236.9%

Yes ahead with 63.1% in Wapello County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Yes 751 (54.9%), No 618 (45.1%).

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,60567.8%
No2,66132.2%

Yes ahead with 67.8% in Wapello 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
Yes5,87869.6%
No2,56530.4%

Yes ahead with 69.6% in Wapello 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
Yes5,76769.2%
No2,57230.8%

Yes ahead with 69.2% in Wapello 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
Yes5,69768.9%
No2,57031.1%

Yes ahead with 68.9% in Wapello 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
Yes5,98171.0%
No2,44629.0%

Yes ahead with 71.0% in Wapello 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
Yes5,78069.5%
No2,53230.5%

Yes ahead with 69.5% in Wapello 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
Yes5,96170.9%
No2,44129.1%

Yes ahead with 70.9% in Wapello 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 +6.7R +31.9D +25.2
IA GovernorEvenR +31.9D +31.9
IA-03R +15.9R +31.9D +16.0

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 Wapello County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris33.6%Donald Trump65.0%R +31.414,583
2020Joe Biden37.2%Donald Trump60.9%R +23.615,633
2016Hillary Clinton36.9%Donald Trump57.5%R +20.615,149
2012Barack Obama54.9%Mitt Romney43.1%D +11.915,770
2008Barack Obama55.4%John McCain41.8%D +13.515,931
2004John Kerry54.6%George W. Bush44.3%D +10.316,707
2000Al Gore55.2%George W. Bush41.7%D +13.515,139

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 +44.9.

Other counties in Iowa

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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.