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Knott County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 67% of the U.S. Senate vote in Knott County. The margin is 20.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Knott County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
67.2%3,012
Charles Booker
29.1%1,304
Christopher Campbell
3.6%163
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
63.7%2,894
Ned Pillersdorf
33.6%1,526
Mikel Wein
1.8%80
Gerardo Serrano
0.9%42
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Knott 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, 10:34 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +39.6R +60.1D +20.5
KY-05R +31.0R +60.1D +29.1

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 Knott County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.7%Donald Trump78.8%R +59.26,003
2020Joe Biden22.6%Donald Trump76.5%R +53.96,254
2016Hillary Clinton21.6%Donald Trump75.6%R +54.05,763
2012Barack Obama24.9%Mitt Romney72.5%R +47.65,693
2008Barack Obama44.9%John McCain52.7%R +7.95,820
2004John Kerry63.4%George W. Bush35.8%D +27.57,394
2000Al Gore67.3%George W. Bush31.4%D +35.96,458

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 +95.1.

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.