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Harlan County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 79% of the U.S. Senate vote in Harlan County. The margin is 15.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Harlan County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
78.6%4,548
Charles Booker
19.0%1,102
Christopher Campbell
2.4%137
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
77.8%4,473
Ned Pillersdorf
18.0%1,038
Mikel Wein
2.7%155
Gerardo Serrano
1.5%85
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Harlan 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, 5:41 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +61.0R +76.7D +15.7
KY-05R +62.3R +76.7D +14.4

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 Harlan County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris11.5%Donald Trump87.7%R +76.110,388
2020Joe Biden13.6%Donald Trump85.4%R +71.810,970
2016Hillary Clinton12.8%Donald Trump84.9%R +72.110,757
2012Barack Obama17.2%Mitt Romney81.2%R +64.010,657
2008Barack Obama26.1%John McCain72.3%R +46.29,914
2004John Kerry39.1%George W. Bush60.2%R +21.011,070
2000Al Gore50.9%George W. Bush47.3%D +3.710,535

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 +79.8.

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.