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Kenton County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 50% of the U.S. Senate vote in Kenton County. The margin is 19.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Kenton County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
49.9%27,529
Charles Booker
47.6%26,257
Christopher Campbell
2.4%1,328
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 4th District

Melissa Strange
49.2%27,077
Ed Gallrein
46.0%25,318
Jeremy Todd
4.8%2,643
100% counted

Whole district: Ed Gallrein wins. Called.

The leader in Kenton 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, 6:44 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +2.4R +22.2D +19.8
KY-04D +3.4R +22.2D +25.5

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 Kenton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris38.1%Donald Trump59.8%R +21.780,948
2020Joe Biden39.3%Donald Trump58.6%R +19.382,111
2016Hillary Clinton33.6%Donald Trump59.7%R +26.071,998
2012Barack Obama36.8%Mitt Romney61.1%R +24.367,704
2008Barack Obama38.8%John McCain59.7%R +20.968,213
2004John Kerry34.0%George W. Bush65.1%R +31.067,123
2000Al Gore34.0%George W. Bush62.9%R +28.956,249

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 D +7.2.

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.