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Breathitt County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 64% of the U.S. Senate vote in Breathitt County. The margin is 28.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Breathitt County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
63.7%2,246
Charles Booker
33.2%1,172
Christopher Campbell
3.1%108
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
63.4%2,244
Ned Pillersdorf
34.4%1,216
Mikel Wein
1.3%45
Gerardo Serrano
0.9%33
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Breathitt 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 +31.4R +60.2D +28.8
KY-05R +29.7R +60.2D +30.5

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 Breathitt County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.6%Donald Trump78.9%R +59.35,113
2020Joe Biden23.0%Donald Trump75.3%R +52.45,662
2016Hillary Clinton26.8%Donald Trump69.6%R +42.85,738
2012Barack Obama31.2%Mitt Romney66.3%R +35.15,008
2008Barack Obama43.8%John McCain53.1%R +9.35,030
2004John Kerry56.0%George W. Bush42.8%D +13.25,944
2000Al Gore57.2%George W. Bush41.1%D +16.15,073

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 +75.5.

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.