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Shelby County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote in Shelby County. The margin is 13.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Shelby County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
59.7%10,775
Charles Booker
37.9%6,844
Christopher Campbell
2.4%436
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 4th District

Ed Gallrein
56.2%10,085
Melissa Strange
38.9%6,977
Jeremy Todd
4.9%870
100% counted

Whole district: Ed Gallrein wins. Called.

The leader in Shelby 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, 6:16 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +22.3R +35.3D +13.0
KY-04R +18.2R +35.3D +17.1

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 Shelby County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris31.8%Donald Trump66.4%R +34.724,620
2020Joe Biden34.3%Donald Trump63.9%R +29.623,547
2016Hillary Clinton30.5%Donald Trump64.1%R +33.620,580
2012Barack Obama35.5%Mitt Romney63.2%R +27.618,663
2008Barack Obama37.1%John McCain61.8%R +24.718,540
2004John Kerry32.3%George W. Bush66.9%R +34.516,313
2000Al Gore34.8%George W. Bush63.3%R +28.512,738

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 +6.1.

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.