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Powell County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 67% of the U.S. Senate vote in Powell County. The margin is 16.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Powell County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
66.9%2,806
Charles Booker
29.7%1,246
Christopher Campbell
3.4%144
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 6th District

Ralph Alvarado
60.9%2,521
Zach Dembo
33.0%1,368
Jay Bowman
3.5%147
Pete Lynch
2.6%106
100% counted

Whole district: Zach Dembo wins. Called.

The leader in Powell 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, 10:49 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +38.5R +55.4D +16.9
KY-06R +29.6R +55.4D +25.8

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 Powell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.9%Donald Trump76.3%R +54.45,360
2020Joe Biden24.8%Donald Trump73.4%R +48.65,506
2016Hillary Clinton25.7%Donald Trump70.9%R +45.24,957
2012Barack Obama36.2%Mitt Romney61.7%R +25.64,481
2008Barack Obama41.5%John McCain57.1%R +15.54,972
2004John Kerry45.3%George W. Bush54.2%R +8.84,960
2000Al Gore46.0%George W. Bush51.8%R +5.74,362

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 +48.7.

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.