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Jackson County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 83% of the U.S. Senate vote in Jackson County. The margin is 10.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Jackson County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
83.0%3,043
Charles Booker
13.5%494
Christopher Campbell
3.5%128
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
79.1%2,873
Ned Pillersdorf
11.4%413
Gerardo Serrano
7.6%276
Mikel Wein
2.0%71
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Jackson 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, 10:31 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +72.1R +82.7D +10.7
KY-05R +74.9R +82.7D +7.9

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 Jackson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris8.5%Donald Trump90.3%R +81.85,934
2020Joe Biden9.9%Donald Trump89.2%R +79.36,114
2016Hillary Clinton8.8%Donald Trump88.9%R +80.15,501
2012Barack Obama12.1%Mitt Romney86.2%R +74.25,061
2008Barack Obama14.2%John McCain84.4%R +70.15,224
2004John Kerry14.9%George W. Bush84.4%R +69.55,178
2000Al Gore14.4%George W. Bush84.0%R +69.64,855

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 +12.2.

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.