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Webster County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 52% of the vote for governor in Webster County. The margin is 28.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Webster County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
53.5%6,772
Josh Turek
43.2%5,467
Thomas Laehn
3.4%428
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
51.7%6,567
Rob Sand
48.3%6,127
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Webster 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 Webster County

Judges on Webster 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.

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,61376.3%
No2,36223.7%

Yes ahead with 76.3% in Webster 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
Yes7,58376.2%
No2,36623.8%

Yes ahead with 76.2% in Webster 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
Yes8,02678.5%
No2,19921.5%

Yes ahead with 78.5% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 2B Judge - Bethany Currie

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,60577.5%
No2,20722.5%

Yes ahead with 77.5% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,023 (72.5%), No 23,572 (27.5%).

District 2B Judge - Angela L. Doyle

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes8,16279.2%
No2,14420.8%

Yes ahead with 79.2% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,754 (72.9%), No 23,333 (27.1%).

District 2B Judge - Amy Moore

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,72778.0%
No2,18022.0%

Yes ahead with 78.0% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 61,960 (71.9%), No 24,251 (28.1%).

District 2B Judge - Christopher Polking

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,64376.9%
No2,29123.1%

Yes ahead with 76.9% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,087 (71.8%), No 24,345 (28.2%).

District 2B Judge - Ashley Sparks

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,69377.7%
No2,20922.3%

Yes ahead with 77.7% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 62,040 (72.4%), No 23,668 (27.6%).

District 2B Associate Judge - Stephen A. Owen

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,65477.9%
No2,17522.1%

Yes ahead with 77.9% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 58,681 (71.2%), No 23,715 (28.8%).

District 2B Associate Judge - Joseph L. Tofilon

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,83577.5%
No2,27522.5%

Yes ahead with 77.5% in Webster County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Yes 60,802 (71.3%), No 24,530 (28.7%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +10.7R +31.6D +20.9
IA GovernorR +3.5R +31.6D +28.1
IA-04R +14.7R +31.6D +16.9

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 Webster County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris33.7%Donald Trump64.8%R +31.116,748
2020Joe Biden37.1%Donald Trump61.4%R +24.317,822
2016Hillary Clinton36.2%Donald Trump57.7%R +21.517,430
2012Barack Obama52.1%Mitt Romney46.3%D +5.818,292
2008Barack Obama53.4%John McCain44.9%D +8.518,554
2004John Kerry51.3%George W. Bush48.1%D +3.218,631
2000Al Gore49.7%George W. Bush47.9%D +1.817,048

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 +32.9.

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.