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Mercer County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 63% of the U.S. Senate vote in Mercer County. The margin is 19.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Mercer County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
63.4%5,321
Charles Booker
32.8%2,750
Christopher Campbell
3.9%324
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 6th District

Ralph Alvarado
57.6%4,790
Zach Dembo
35.9%2,990
Jay Bowman
3.7%307
Pete Lynch
2.8%234
100% counted

Whole district: Zach Dembo wins. Called.

The leader in Mercer 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, 10:03 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +31.9R +51.3D +19.5
KY-06R +23.1R +51.3D +28.2

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 Mercer County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.9%Donald Trump74.5%R +50.511,851
2020Joe Biden25.8%Donald Trump72.5%R +46.611,737
2016Hillary Clinton22.6%Donald Trump73.1%R +50.510,585
2012Barack Obama29.8%Mitt Romney68.6%R +38.89,939
2008Barack Obama31.4%John McCain67.4%R +36.010,060
2004John Kerry32.1%George W. Bush67.3%R +35.110,028
2000Al Gore35.8%George W. Bush62.1%R +26.38,632

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 +24.2.

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.