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McLean County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in McLean County. The margin is 8.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in McLean County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
71.2%2,332
Charles Booker
25.1%824
Christopher Campbell
3.7%121
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 2nd District

S. Brett Guthrie
73.0%2,375
Megan Wingfield
24.1%783
Thomas Loecken
2.9%95
100% counted

Whole district: S. Brett Guthrie wins. Called.

The leader in McLean 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, 10:56 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +47.8R +56.7D +8.9
KY-02R +50.4R +56.7D +6.3

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 McLean County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.3%Donald Trump77.2%R +55.94,634
2020Joe Biden22.5%Donald Trump76.0%R +53.54,782
2016Hillary Clinton21.6%Donald Trump74.0%R +52.44,566
2012Barack Obama34.1%Mitt Romney64.4%R +30.34,200
2008Barack Obama44.4%John McCain54.0%R +9.64,422
2004John Kerry41.1%George W. Bush58.3%R +17.24,435
2000Al Gore43.4%George W. Bush55.2%R +11.74,022

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 +44.1.

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.