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Barren County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Barren County. The margin is 18.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Barren County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
66.0%7,908
Charles Booker
32.1%3,845
Christopher Campbell
1.9%226
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 2nd District

S. Brett Guthrie
69.4%8,286
Megan Wingfield
28.7%3,428
Thomas Loecken
2.0%234
100% counted

Whole district: S. Brett Guthrie wins. Called.

The leader in Barren 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, 9:42 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +34.6R +53.4D +18.8
KY-02R +41.5R +53.4D +11.9

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 Barren County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.1%Donald Trump75.8%R +52.819,802
2020Joe Biden25.6%Donald Trump73.1%R +47.520,055
2016Hillary Clinton23.1%Donald Trump72.9%R +49.818,488
2012Barack Obama32.6%Mitt Romney65.9%R +33.316,568
2008Barack Obama32.3%John McCain66.2%R +33.916,807
2004John Kerry32.3%George W. Bush67.1%R +34.716,140
2000Al Gore35.6%George W. Bush63.1%R +27.513,844

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 +25.3.

Other counties in Kentucky

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.