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Ballard County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 75% of the U.S. Senate vote in Ballard County. The margin is 11.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Ballard County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
75.0%2,014
Charles Booker
22.3%599
Christopher Campbell
2.7%73
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

The leader in Ballard 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 12, 1:01 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +54.2R +65.4D +11.2
KY-01R +57.6R +65.4D +7.8

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 Ballard County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.0%Donald Trump81.5%R +64.44,088
2020Joe Biden19.5%Donald Trump79.4%R +59.94,225
2016Hillary Clinton19.9%Donald Trump77.1%R +57.24,101
2012Barack Obama30.5%Mitt Romney68.0%R +37.43,895
2008Barack Obama35.1%John McCain62.5%R +27.34,060
2004John Kerry42.1%George W. Bush57.2%R +15.14,177
2000Al Gore49.9%George W. Bush48.4%D +1.53,770

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 +65.9.

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Kentucky results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Kentucky certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Kentucky's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.