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Laurel County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 76% of the U.S. Senate vote in Laurel County. The margin is 15.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Laurel County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
75.9%12,022
Charles Booker
22.0%3,487
Christopher Campbell
2.1%333
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
75.8%11,911
Ned Pillersdorf
20.2%3,175
Mikel Wein
2.3%357
Gerardo Serrano
1.7%273
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Laurel 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, 5:16 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +55.0R +70.7D +15.7
KY-05R +57.9R +70.7D +12.8

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 Laurel County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris14.5%Donald Trump84.3%R +69.827,887
2020Joe Biden15.9%Donald Trump82.7%R +66.828,087
2016Hillary Clinton13.9%Donald Trump82.9%R +69.124,833
2012Barack Obama17.4%Mitt Romney81.0%R +63.622,408
2008Barack Obama20.5%John McCain78.5%R +58.022,500
2004John Kerry23.8%George W. Bush75.5%R +51.822,264
2000Al Gore26.8%George W. Bush71.9%R +45.118,120

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 +24.7.

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.