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Caldwell County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Caldwell County. The margin is 11.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Caldwell County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
71.7%2,971
Charles Booker
25.5%1,058
Christopher Campbell
2.8%115
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

The leader in Caldwell 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 7, 7:05 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +47.5R +58.9D +11.4
KY-01R +49.3R +58.9D +9.6

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 Caldwell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.3%Donald Trump78.5%R +58.26,188
2020Joe Biden22.3%Donald Trump76.3%R +54.06,432
2016Hillary Clinton21.1%Donald Trump75.4%R +54.35,975
2012Barack Obama31.6%Mitt Romney66.6%R +35.05,860
2008Barack Obama35.7%John McCain62.4%R +26.76,199
2004John Kerry35.4%George W. Bush64.0%R +28.76,349
2000Al Gore40.6%George W. Bush57.7%R +17.15,482

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 +41.1.

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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.