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Lincoln County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in Lincoln County. The margin is 17.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lincoln County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
70.7%4,768
Charles Booker
27.0%1,819
Christopher Campbell
2.3%153
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
73.6%4,933
Ned Pillersdorf
22.8%1,530
Mikel Wein
2.3%153
Gerardo Serrano
1.3%90
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Lincoln 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, 10:49 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +44.8R +61.9D +17.1
KY-05R +52.7R +61.9D +9.2

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 Lincoln County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.9%Donald Trump80.1%R +61.211,034
2020Joe Biden20.7%Donald Trump77.8%R +57.110,913
2016Hillary Clinton19.5%Donald Trump76.7%R +57.29,561
2012Barack Obama28.2%Mitt Romney70.1%R +41.99,152
2008Barack Obama30.1%John McCain68.5%R +38.59,151
2004John Kerry31.5%George W. Bush67.7%R +36.18,863
2000Al Gore35.3%George W. Bush63.1%R +27.97,597

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 +33.3.

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.