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Voter guide · 2026 ballot

2026 election results for Grimes, race by race.

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Results

Results so far: every race on your Grimes ballot

Updated Nov. 4, 8:01 p.m. These are unofficial numbers from the official Iowa results site. Counting is still going, and totals can change until counties canvass. We list candidates by votes so far and do not call races.

Federal
U.S. Senate
95 of 99 counties fully in
Josh TurekD50.4%686,486
Ashley HinsonR46.3%630,615
Thomas LaehnL3.1%42,052
Write-in0.1%1,686
In Polk County so far: Josh Turek 62.0%, Ashley Hinson 35.4%, Thomas Laehn 2.4%
U.S. House, IA-03
All counties in, unofficial
Sarah Trone GarriottD53.5%189,217
Zach NunnR46.2%163,441
Write-in0.2%869
In Polk County so far: Sarah Trone Garriott 60.6%, Zach Nunn 39.2%
Statewide
Governor
95 of 99 counties fully in
Rob Sand / Dave MuhlbauerD55.4%757,326
Zach Lahn / Derek WulfR44.4%607,415
Write-in0.1%1,775
In Polk County so far: Rob Sand 67.1%, Zach Lahn 32.8%
Attorney General
95 of 99 counties fully in
Nate WillemsD50.8%681,097
Brenna BirdR49.1%657,405
Write-in0.1%1,527
In Polk County so far: Nate Willems 62.1%, Brenna Bird 37.8%
Secretary of State
95 of 99 counties fully in
Paul D. PateR53.2%711,766
Ryan PetermanD46.7%625,867
Write-in0.1%1,257
In Polk County so far: Ryan Peterman 57.4%, Paul D. Pate 42.5%
Auditor of State
95 of 99 counties fully in
Taylor WettachD50.2%666,632
Chris CournoyerR49.7%660,159
Write-in0.1%1,375
In Polk County so far: Taylor Wettach 61.7%, Chris Cournoyer 38.2%
Treasurer of State
95 of 99 counties fully in
Roby SmithR50.3%664,948
John NorwoodD49.6%655,763
Write-in0.1%1,321
In Polk County so far: John Norwood 61.1%, Roby Smith 38.8%
Secretary of Agriculture
95 of 99 counties fully in
Mike NaigR52.7%701,882
Chris JonesD47.2%629,249
Write-in0.1%1,185
In Polk County so far: Chris Jones 59.5%, Mike Naig 40.3%
Constitutional Amendment 1
95 of 99 counties fully in
Would require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to raise income taxes.
Yes56.3%686,939
No43.7%534,258
In Polk County so far: No 51.3%, Yes 48.7%
Your seats in the Iowa Legislature
Iowa Senate, District 23
All counties in, unofficial
All of Grimes.
Wes EnosR51.6%18,304
Tony ThompsonD48.3%17,112
Write-in0.1%40
Iowa House, District 46
All counties in, unofficial
All of Grimes.
Mandy Newton RosenowD50.7%9,064
Dan GehlbachR49.2%8,800
Write-in0.1%16
If you live in the Polk County part of Grimes
Polk County Attorney
All precincts in, unofficial
Kimberly GrahamD62.4%132,316
Jonah DyerR37.5%79,463
Write-in0.2%358
Polk County Treasurer
All precincts in, unofficial
Mary L. WellsD97.4%172,300
Write-in2.6%4,539
Polk County Recorder
All precincts in, unofficial
Lisa J. ChiodoD97.6%167,578
Write-in2.4%4,195
If you live in the Dallas County part of Grimes
Dallas County Supervisor, District 1
All precincts in, unofficial
Jason BenellD53.0%28,090
Robert GreenwayR46.8%24,810
Write-in0.1%68
Dallas County Supervisor, District 2
All precincts in, unofficial
Julia HelmR96.4%36,074
Write-in3.6%1,355
Dallas County Supervisor, District 3
All precincts in, unofficial
Patricia K. TiceD52.1%27,652
Kim ChapmanR47.8%25,402
Write-in0.1%70
Dallas County Supervisor, District 4
All precincts in, unofficial
Ben NizziD52.5%27,990
Lance FarrellR47.4%25,263
Write-in0.1%47
Dallas County Supervisor, District 5
All precincts in, unofficial
Julie BautistaD52.8%28,003
Dave RoszakR47.1%24,970
Write-in0.1%33
Dallas County Attorney
All precincts in, unofficial
Matt SchultzR96.5%35,610
Write-in3.5%1,282
Dallas County Treasurer
All precincts in, unofficial
Summer PortzenR96.7%35,986
Write-in3.3%1,233
Dallas County Recorder
All precincts in, unofficial
Lexi FarberD51.7%27,297
ReNae ArnoldR48.2%25,442
Write-in0.1%46
County boards
Polk County: Hospital Trustee
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Emily Webb41.3%105,820
Emily Westergaard40.4%103,532
Abu Bakarr Sillah17.5%44,926
Write-in0.8%2,089
Polk County: Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Autumn L. Ogden30.1%74,247
Deborah Neustadt28.0%69,033
Kirk Norris21.6%53,267
Douglas R. Zehr19.5%48,016
Write-in0.9%2,252
Polk County: Agricultural Extension Council
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Angela Hilbert20.1%94,213
Emma Runde20.0%93,568
Jennifer Quiner19.7%92,422
Dennis H. Goering19.7%92,144
Cynthia Twedt19.6%91,911
Write-in0.9%4,121
Polk County: Agricultural Extension Council To Fill a Vacancy
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Harrison Furlow98.6%124,742
Write-in1.4%1,763
Dallas County: Hospital Trustee
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Kari Boyens25.4%26,931
Joelle Miner25.3%26,875
Pat Steele24.5%26,052
Dennis Cochran24.3%25,852
Write-in0.5%520
Dallas County: Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Veronica M. Lack37.3%20,622
Craig Fleishman35.0%19,340
James P. Beni27.1%15,017
Write-in0.6%337
Dallas County: Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner To Fill a Vacancy
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Jerry Vos49.9%27,182
Ken Herring49.5%26,927
Write-in0.6%322
Dallas County: Agricultural Extension Council
All precincts in, unofficial
Voters could pick more than one.
Michael James Sandquist21.0%25,796
Jessica S. Drake20.5%25,194
Ashley E. Anderson20.5%25,153
Linda Kinkennon19.5%24,026
Jonatha J. Basye18.2%22,333
Write-in0.4%441
Judges: keep them or not
Court of Appeals Judge: Sharon Soorholtz Greer
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.4%99,822
No31.6%46,169
Court of Appeals Judge: John M. Sandy
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes65.1%93,762
No34.9%50,228
Court of Appeals Judge: Julie A. Schumacher
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes69.8%100,146
No30.2%43,349
District 5C Judge: Scott J. Beattie
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.4%98,002
No31.6%45,339
District 5C Judge: Sarah Crane
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes69.7%99,089
No30.3%43,036
District 5C Judge: Celene Gogerty
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes65.9%93,120
No34.1%48,130
District 5C Judge: Samantha J. Gronewald
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes69.5%98,478
No30.5%43,287
District 5C Judge: Christopher Kemp
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes67.5%94,981
No32.5%45,661
District 5C Judge: Coleman McAllister
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes66.9%93,735
No33.1%46,273
District 5C Judge: Lawrence P. McLellan
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes66.8%93,404
No33.2%46,489
District 5C Judge: Joseph W. Seidlin
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes66.4%92,531
No33.6%46,740
District 5C Associate Judge: Kimberly Ayotte
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes67.9%94,988
No32.1%44,879
District 5C Associate Judge: Brendan L. Greiner
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes59.1%82,984
No40.9%57,459
District 5C Associate Judge: Lynn Poschner
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.9%95,762
No31.1%43,313
District 5C Associate Judge: Tabitha Turner
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.8%95,834
No31.2%43,499
District 5C Associate Judge: Jordan Brackey
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.0%94,346
No32.0%44,455
District 5C Associate Judge: Ashley Stewart
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.3%95,401
No31.7%44,323
District 5A Judge: Michael K. Jacobsen
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes71.7%27,022
No28.3%10,647
District 5A Judge: Nicholas Bailey
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes72.9%27,249
No27.1%10,140
District 5A Judge: Thomas P. Murphy
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes72.3%27,038
No27.7%10,355
District 5A Associate Judge: Steven W. Guiter
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes71.9%26,826
No28.1%10,477
District 5A Associate Judge: Mark F. Schlenker
All precincts in, unofficial
Yes68.4%25,472
No31.6%11,782
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Source: Iowa results site, Polk County results, Dallas County results. Statewide and multi-county races count a county as in once all of its precincts report.

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This is the certified Nov. 3 ballot, matched to the official Iowa results site. Most of Grimes is in Polk County; the western part is in Dallas County, and you vote through your county of residence, so the county races below differ by side. Names are listed alphabetically.

Everyone in Grimes

Federal and statewide

U.S. Senate (Iowa): open seat
One of Iowa's two Senate seats, a six-year term. Open because Sen. Joni Ernst is not seeking re-election.
Ashley HinsonRepublican
Thomas LaehnLibertarian
Josh TurekDemocrat
U.S. House, Iowa's 3rd District (IA-03)
Represents central Iowa, including Grimes, in the U.S. House. All of Grimes is in IA-03.
Zach Nunn (incumbent)Republican
Sarah Trone GarriottDemocrat
Governor: open seat
Iowa's chief executive, runs with a lieutenant governor. Open because Gov. Kim Reynolds is not running.
Zach Lahn / Derek WulfRepublican
Rob Sand / Dave MuhlbauerDemocrat
Other statewide offices
All on the ballot: Attorney General (Brenna Bird R inc, Nate Willems D); Secretary of State (Paul D. Pate R inc, Ryan Peterman D); Auditor, open (Chris Cournoyer R, Taylor Wettach D); Treasurer (Roby Smith R inc, John Norwood D); Ag Secretary (Mike Naig R inc, Chris Jones D).
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Your statehouse seats

All of Grimes is in Iowa Senate District 23 and Iowa House District 46. The Senate seat is up this year and is open.

Iowa Senate, District 23: open seat
Your state senator. Open because Sen. Jack Whitver is retiring. Odd-numbered Senate seats are up in 2026.
Wes EnosRepublican
Tony ThompsonDemocrat
Iowa House, District 46
Your state representative. All 100 House seats are up every two years.
Dan Gehlbach (incumbent)Republican
Mandy Newton RosenowDemocrat
Polk County side

If you live in the Polk County part of Grimes

Your Polk supervisor district (District 2) is not up in 2026, so you have no supervisor race this year. These countywide offices are on your ballot.

Polk County Attorney
The county's chief prosecutor.
Jonah DyerRepublican
Kimberly Graham (incumbent)Democrat
Polk County Treasurer
Collects property taxes and handles vehicle registration.
Mary L. WellsDemocrat
Polk County Recorder: open seat
Keeps county records such as deeds and vital records.
Lisa J. ChiodoDemocrat
Dallas County side

If you live in the Dallas County part of Grimes

Dallas County expanded its board from three seats to five, so all five supervisor seats were on the ballot, and every Dallas County voter could vote in all five. The Dallas part of Grimes is in District 5.

Dallas County Supervisor, District 1
Member of the county board that sets the county budget and services.
Jason BenellDemocrat
Robert GreenwayRepublican
Dallas County Supervisor, District 2
Member of the county board that sets the county budget and services.
Julia HelmRepublican
Dallas County Supervisor, District 3
Member of the county board that sets the county budget and services.
Kim ChapmanRepublican
Patricia K. TiceDemocrat
Dallas County Supervisor, District 4
Member of the county board that sets the county budget and services.
Lance FarrellRepublican
Ben NizziDemocrat
Dallas County Supervisor, District 5
Member of the county board that sets the county budget and services. District 5 covers the Grimes, Clive, Granger, and Urbandale side.
Julie BautistaDemocrat
Dave RoszakRepublican
Dallas County Attorney
The county's chief prosecutor.
Matt Schultz (incumbent)Republican
Dallas County Treasurer
Collects property taxes and handles vehicle registration.
Summer Portzen (incumbent)Republican
Dallas County Recorder
Keeps county records such as deeds and vital records.
ReNae Arnold (incumbent)Republican
Lexi FarberDemocrat
Also on the ballot

Judges and any local questions

Iowa voters decide whether to retain certain judges at every even-year general election, a yes or no on keeping them. Your judges depend on your county and judicial district, so check your sample ballot. No Grimes-specific public measure was on the 2026 ballot (the Dallas Center-Grimes school bond was a 2025 vote, not 2026).

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Grimes 2026 ballot FAQ

What is on the ballot in Grimes in 2026?

An open U.S. Senate seat, IA-03, an open governor's race, five other statewide offices, the open Iowa Senate District 23 seat, Iowa House 46, and your county races. Grimes is split Polk and Dallas, so the county races depend on where you live.

Is Grimes in Polk or Dallas County?

Both. Most of Grimes is Polk; the western part is Dallas. You vote through your county of residence, so confirm your sample ballot with the right county auditor.

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Sources: Iowa Secretary of State 2026 general candidate list; Polk County Auditor and Dallas County Auditor 2026 candidate lists; candidate names checked against the official Iowa, Polk County and Dallas County results sites on Nov. 3, 2026.
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