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Russell County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 81% of the U.S. Senate vote in Russell County. The margin is 9.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Russell County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
80.5%4,710
Charles Booker
17.8%1,042
Christopher Campbell
1.6%96
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

The leader in Russell 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, 10:48 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +63.8R +72.8D +9.0
KY-01R +66.8R +72.8D +6.0

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 Russell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris13.5%Donald Trump85.7%R +72.28,893
2020Joe Biden14.9%Donald Trump84.0%R +69.18,955
2016Hillary Clinton13.4%Donald Trump84.0%R +70.68,174
2012Barack Obama18.3%Mitt Romney80.2%R +62.07,909
2008Barack Obama21.0%John McCain77.3%R +56.37,475
2004John Kerry22.7%George W. Bush76.8%R +54.27,821
2000Al Gore24.2%George W. Bush74.5%R +50.37,074

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 +21.9.

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.