(Des Moines)--Iowa saw the highest turnout for a midterm election in over three decades, according to Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.
More than 63% of registered Iowa voters participated in the 2026 Midterm Election, casting 1,380,528 ballots.
Turnout from the 1990 Midterm Election narrowly topped 2026’s turnout with a turnout rate of 63.47%. The 2026 Midterm Election turnout was reported at 63.34% as of Wednesday morning.
In Emmet County, the voter turnout was 58.96 percent. The voter turnout for other area counties was 66.85 percent in Palo Alto, 65.53 percent in Dickinson, 63.9 percent in Kossuth and 60.16 percent in Clay.
