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Nicholas County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Nicholas County. The margin is 7.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Nicholas County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
68.5%1,869
Charles Booker
27.9%761
Christopher Campbell
3.6%97
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 6th District

Ralph Alvarado
53.9%1,434
Zach Dembo
38.4%1,022
Jay Bowman
5.0%134
Pete Lynch
2.7%72
100% counted

Whole district: Zach Dembo wins. Called.

The leader in Nicholas 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, 5:50 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +42.1R +49.7D +7.6
KY-06R +16.8R +49.7D +32.9

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 Nicholas County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.8%Donald Trump73.8%R +49.03,319
2020Joe Biden28.1%Donald Trump70.9%R +42.83,399
2016Hillary Clinton27.7%Donald Trump68.9%R +41.22,841
2012Barack Obama36.7%Mitt Romney61.3%R +24.62,581
2008Barack Obama42.8%John McCain55.0%R +12.22,970
2004John Kerry43.5%George W. Bush55.6%R +12.03,059
2000Al Gore37.2%George W. Bush60.3%R +23.22,673

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 +25.9.

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.