Iowa · Governor · 2026
Democrats flip Iowa’s governorship
Rob Sand won with 55.5%, a D+11.0 margin against Iowa’s R+13.2 vote for president in 2024. All 99 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 99% reported
55.5
Rob Sand
757,489 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 11:12 p.m. ET, Nov. 3
44.5
Zach Lahn
607,575 votes
Vote share · per NPR99% reported
55.5%44.5%
Results per NPR ·
Margin vs 2024D+24.2 swing
2026 D+11.0
2024 president R+13.2
Chance of winningExternal ↗
Rob Sand >99% · settled Yes
5.6M contracts traded · prices, not our forecast ·
Every county, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
County← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
Johnson
D+57.4D+37.8
Story
D+34.6D+10.3
Polk
D+34.3D+10.8
Linn
D+31.4D+9.9
Black Hawk
D+26.8D+1.2
Dallas
D+19.0R+4.7
Winneshiek
D+17.9R+9.2
Scott
D+16.6R+3.9
Jefferson
D+14.2R+6.8
Marshall
D+13.2R+15.5
Dubuque
D+13.0R+8.6
Muscatine
D+12.4R+14.9
Des Moines
D+8.0R+15.0
Poweshiek
D+7.4R+16.9
Boone
D+6.4R+21.5
Warren
D+5.7R+20.6
Cerro Gordo
D+5.7R+11.6
Clinton
D+4.6R+18.8
Buchanan
D+2.9R+28.1
Bremer
D+2.8R+22.1
Cedar
D+2.8R+21.7
Woodbury
D+2.2R+22.9
Tama
D+1.2R+26.8
Jasper
D+0.2R+27.5
Lee
D+0.2R+27.7
Wapello
EvenR+31.4
Jones
R+0.2R+26.2
Pottawattamie
R+0.4R+19.9
Fayette
R+1.1R+30.4
Floyd
R+3.4R+25.6
Webster
R+3.5R+31.1
Buena Vista
R+3.8R+33.2
Washington
R+4.1R+24.4
Greene
R+4.3R+32.9
Iowa
R+4.6R+27.7
Hamilton
R+4.6R+33.2
Union
R+5.6R+36.1
Jackson
R+6.6R+32.5
Chickasaw
R+7.6R+37.1
Madison
R+7.8R+38.5
Benton
R+8.2R+33.2
Mitchell
R+9.4R+31.1
Clayton
R+9.5R+34.4
Howard
R+9.9R+31.7
Worth
R+9.9R+28.2
Wright
R+10.3R+36.4
Henry
R+10.9R+35.9
Hardin
R+11.0R+38.3
Allamakee
R+11.6R+34.3
Clarke
R+12.0R+41.9
Louisa
R+12.6R+40.9
Audubon
R+12.6R+38.3
Guthrie
R+13.1R+37.8
Adair
R+13.3R+44.9
Crawford
R+13.5R+43.4
Delaware
R+14.3R+39.5
Marion
R+15.5R+37.6
Winnebago
R+16.7R+30.6
Appanoose
R+16.9R+46.5
Adams
R+17.0R+44.1
Carroll
R+17.1R+41.8
Grundy
R+18.2R+41.7
Franklin
R+18.2R+41.6
Butler
R+19.0R+45.2
Decatur
R+19.8R+46.9
Clay
R+20.2R+43.1
Montgomery
R+20.7R+39.0
Emmet
R+20.7R+43.9
Monroe
R+20.7R+50.6
Calhoun
R+21.0R+46.7
Mills
R+21.4R+39.0
Cass
R+21.6R+40.6
Page
R+21.7R+42.2
Keokuk
R+21.9R+51.5
Fremont
R+22.0R+44.5
Monona
R+22.1R+45.2
Dickinson
R+22.3R+39.9
Lucas
R+22.5R+48.0
Davis
R+23.1R+54.4
Harrison
R+23.4R+41.7
Cherokee
R+23.5R+45.7
Ringgold
R+24.5R+51.3
Palo Alto
R+24.9R+44.9
Kossuth
R+26.3R+44.1
Wayne
R+26.3R+57.1
Shelby
R+26.5R+42.9
Sac
R+27.0R+51.5
Mahaska
R+29.4R+51.4
Pocahontas
R+29.4R+53.9
Humboldt
R+29.8R+49.9
Taylor
R+30.7R+55.7
Van Buren
R+31.6R+55.4
Hancock
R+32.0R+47.4
Ida
R+33.2R+53.2
Plymouth
R+34.5R+54.1
O’Brien
R+41.7R+60.7
Osceola
R+48.5R+64.0
Sioux
R+59.8R+70.7
Lyon
R+59.9R+69.6
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.