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Butler County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 77% of the U.S. Senate vote in Butler County. The margin is 10.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Butler County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
76.6%3,090
Charles Booker
21.0%847
Christopher Campbell
2.4%98
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 2nd District

S. Brett Guthrie
78.7%3,173
Megan Wingfield
19.0%765
Thomas Loecken
2.3%92
100% counted

Whole district: S. Brett Guthrie wins. Called.

The leader in Butler 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 +57.0R +67.1D +10.1
KY-02R +61.1R +67.1D +6.0

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 Butler County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.2%Donald Trump82.5%R +66.35,943
2020Joe Biden17.7%Donald Trump81.0%R +63.36,130
2016Hillary Clinton17.0%Donald Trump79.4%R +62.45,576
2012Barack Obama25.6%Mitt Romney73.4%R +47.95,060
2008Barack Obama29.3%John McCain69.6%R +40.35,307
2004John Kerry25.7%George W. Bush73.7%R +47.95,578
2000Al Gore25.9%George W. Bush72.9%R +47.05,010

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 +19.3.

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.