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Pendleton County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Pendleton County. The margin is 14.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Pendleton County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
72.5%3,164
Charles Booker
24.3%1,060
Christopher Campbell
3.3%143
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 4th District

Ed Gallrein
68.4%2,947
Melissa Strange
26.8%1,154
Jeremy Todd
4.8%209
100% counted

Whole district: Ed Gallrein wins. Called.

The leader in Pendleton 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 12, 1:04 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +49.8R +64.4D +14.6
KY-04R +43.7R +64.4D +20.7

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 Pendleton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.5%Donald Trump81.1%R +63.56,900
2020Joe Biden19.1%Donald Trump79.6%R +60.56,926
2016Hillary Clinton19.4%Donald Trump76.6%R +57.36,007
2012Barack Obama33.6%Mitt Romney64.3%R +30.75,534
2008Barack Obama34.9%John McCain63.4%R +28.45,802
2004John Kerry32.2%George W. Bush67.1%R +34.96,025
2000Al Gore34.8%George W. Bush63.4%R +28.64,803

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 +34.9.

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.