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Hardin County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 55% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hardin County. The margin is 16.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hardin County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
55.2%18,293
Charles Booker
42.6%14,105
Christopher Campbell
2.2%742
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 2nd District

S. Brett Guthrie
57.6%19,083
Megan Wingfield
39.9%13,207
Thomas Loecken
2.5%814
100% counted

Whole district: S. Brett Guthrie wins. Called.

The leader in Hardin 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, 8:33 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +12.9R +29.8D +16.9
KY-02R +18.2R +29.8D +11.6

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 Hardin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris34.5%Donald Trump63.8%R +29.348,082
2020Joe Biden37.0%Donald Trump61.0%R +24.048,931
2016Hillary Clinton32.3%Donald Trump62.5%R +30.243,156
2012Barack Obama38.8%Mitt Romney59.6%R +20.839,218
2008Barack Obama39.1%John McCain59.8%R +20.639,990
2004John Kerry31.6%George W. Bush67.6%R +36.036,441
2000Al Gore36.2%George W. Bush61.8%R +25.630,690

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 +3.7.

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.