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Worth County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 55% of the vote for governor in Worth County. The margin is 18.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Worth County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
53.9%1,826
Josh Turek
41.1%1,393
Thomas Laehn
5.0%168
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
54.9%1,879
Rob Sand
45.1%1,542
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

U.S. House: Iowa 2nd District

Joe Mitchell
54.3%1,824
Lindsay James
40.3%1,356
Rick Stewart
3.8%128
Dave Bushaw
1.6%54
100% counted

Whole district: Lindsay James wins. Called.

The leader in Worth 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, 9:48 PM.

10 local contests in Worth County

Judges on Worth 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
Yes1,92269.8%
No83230.2%

Yes ahead with 69.8% in Worth 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
Yes1,91070.0%
No81830.0%

Yes ahead with 70.0% in Worth 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
Yes1,97171.7%
No77928.3%

Yes ahead with 71.7% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 98 other counties; across all of them: Yes 707,287 (73.8%), No 251,442 (26.2%).

District 2A Judge - Christopher Foy

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,88869.1%
No84630.9%

Yes ahead with 69.1% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,507 (72.9%), No 12,807 (27.1%).

District 2A Judge - DeDra Schroeder

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,94270.7%
No80629.3%

Yes ahead with 70.7% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,808 (73.6%), No 12,501 (26.4%).

District 2A Judge - Gregg R. Rosenbladt

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,93870.9%
No79729.1%

Yes ahead with 70.9% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,033 (73.4%), No 12,362 (26.6%).

District 2A Judge - Colleen D. Weiland

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,93770.6%
No80529.4%

Yes ahead with 70.6% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,086 (74.6%), No 11,965 (25.4%).

District 2A Associate Judge - Karen Kaufman Salic

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,89369.6%
No82530.4%

Yes ahead with 69.6% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 33,759 (72.9%), No 12,527 (27.1%).

District 2A Associate Judge - Mark Milder

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,94271.9%
No76028.1%

Yes ahead with 71.9% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 34,550 (74.8%), No 11,619 (25.2%).

District 2A Associate Judge - Adam Sauer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,05174.6%
No69825.4%

Yes ahead with 74.6% in Worth County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,289 (75.8%), No 11,238 (24.2%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IA SenateR +13.5R +28.6D +15.1
IA GovernorR +9.9R +28.6D +18.7
IA-02R +14.7R +28.6D +13.9

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 Worth County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris35.2%Donald Trump63.3%R +28.24,287
2020Joe Biden36.1%Donald Trump62.0%R +25.84,418
2016Hillary Clinton35.9%Donald Trump57.6%R +21.74,257
2012Barack Obama56.3%Mitt Romney41.8%D +14.54,172
2008Barack Obama60.3%John McCain37.9%D +22.44,257
2004John Kerry55.4%George W. Bush43.5%D +11.94,123
2000Al Gore55.1%George W. Bush41.4%D +13.74,004

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 +41.9.

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.