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Hancock County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hancock County. The margin is 13.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hancock County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
65.1%2,271
Charles Booker
31.3%1,093
Christopher Campbell
3.6%127
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 2nd District

S. Brett Guthrie
67.6%2,358
Megan Wingfield
29.7%1,034
Thomas Loecken
2.7%95
100% counted

Whole district: S. Brett Guthrie wins. Called.

The leader in Hancock 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 +35.0R +48.4D +13.4
KY-02R +39.0R +48.4D +9.4

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 Hancock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris25.3%Donald Trump72.8%R +47.54,633
2020Joe Biden29.5%Donald Trump68.5%R +39.14,594
2016Hillary Clinton29.0%Donald Trump64.9%R +35.94,295
2012Barack Obama44.3%Mitt Romney53.5%R +9.24,134
2008Barack Obama51.5%John McCain46.5%D +5.04,144
2004John Kerry42.4%George W. Bush56.7%R +14.34,029
2000Al Gore41.8%George W. Bush56.3%R +14.53,610

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 +33.0.

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.