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McCreary County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 82% of the U.S. Senate vote in McCreary County. The margin is 10.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in McCreary County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
81.7%3,216
Charles Booker
15.0%589
Christopher Campbell
3.3%130
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
84.8%3,305
Ned Pillersdorf
10.7%416
Mikel Wein
3.1%120
Gerardo Serrano
1.4%55
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in McCreary 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, 10:38 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +69.0R +79.2D +10.2
KY-05R +77.6R +79.2D +1.6

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 McCreary County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris10.3%Donald Trump89.0%R +78.76,212
2020Joe Biden11.3%Donald Trump88.0%R +76.76,439
2016Hillary Clinton11.5%Donald Trump86.8%R +75.35,776
2012Barack Obama18.7%Mitt Romney80.0%R +61.25,707
2008Barack Obama23.3%John McCain75.4%R +52.25,407
2004John Kerry26.9%George W. Bush72.4%R +45.55,693
2000Al Gore29.5%George W. Bush69.2%R +39.74,799

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 +39.1.

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.