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Wright County, Iowa

2026 election results. Zach Lahn (R) got 55% of the vote for governor in Wright County. The margin is 26.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Wright County

U.S. Senate

Ashley Hinson
57.0%2,502
Josh Turek
38.8%1,704
Thomas Laehn
4.2%184
100% counted

Statewide: Josh Turek wins. Called.

Governor

Zach Lahn
55.2%2,464
Rob Sand
44.8%2,002
100% counted

Statewide: Rob Sand wins. Called.

The leader in Wright 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, 9:47 PM.

9 local contests in Wright County

Judges on Wright 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.

Judges

Court of Appeals Judge - Sharon Soorholtz Greer

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,25772.6%
No85327.4%

Yes ahead with 72.6% in Wright 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
Yes2,34974.7%
No79725.3%

Yes ahead with 74.7% in Wright 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
Yes2,38676.0%
No75224.0%

Yes ahead with 76.0% in Wright 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
Yes2,27773.9%
No80626.1%

Yes ahead with 73.9% in Wright 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
Yes2,32074.9%
No77825.1%

Yes ahead with 74.9% in Wright 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
Yes2,34675.1%
No77724.9%

Yes ahead with 75.1% in Wright 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
Yes2,26373.4%
No82226.6%

Yes ahead with 73.4% in Wright 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
Yes2,31974.8%
No78025.2%

Yes ahead with 74.8% in Wright 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 - Joseph L. Tofilon

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,27673.7%
No81326.3%

Yes ahead with 73.7% in Wright 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 +19.0R +37.0D +18.1
IA GovernorR +10.3R +37.0D +26.7
IA-04R +24.4R +37.0D +12.6

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 Wright County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris30.9%Donald Trump67.3%R +36.45,723
2020Joe Biden31.9%Donald Trump66.1%R +34.26,255
2016Hillary Clinton31.5%Donald Trump63.1%R +31.66,026
2012Barack Obama45.2%Mitt Romney53.3%R +8.26,278
2008Barack Obama48.5%John McCain50.0%R +1.56,395
2004John Kerry44.4%George W. Bush55.0%R +10.66,603
2000Al Gore44.1%George W. Bush53.4%R +9.36,336

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 +27.1.

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.