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Wayne County, Kentucky

2026 election results. Andy Barr (R) got 74% of the U.S. Senate vote in Wayne County. The margin is 14.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Wayne County

U.S. Senate

Andy Barr
73.9%4,046
Charles Booker
23.3%1,276
Christopher Campbell
2.8%155
100% counted

Statewide: Andy Barr wins. Called.

U.S. House: Kentucky 5th District

Hal Rogers
76.6%4,122
Ned Pillersdorf
18.9%1,018
Mikel Wein
3.0%162
Gerardo Serrano
1.5%80
100% counted

Whole district: Hal Rogers wins. Called.

The leader in Wayne 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, 10:51 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
KY SenateR +52.0R +66.6D +14.6
KY-05R +60.4R +66.6D +6.2

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 Wayne County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.5%Donald Trump82.5%R +65.98,733
2020Joe Biden18.4%Donald Trump80.4%R +62.09,240
2016Hillary Clinton17.9%Donald Trump79.7%R +61.87,992
2012Barack Obama25.7%Mitt Romney73.4%R +47.67,210
2008Barack Obama30.6%John McCain67.6%R +37.17,196
2004John Kerry34.0%George W. Bush65.4%R +31.47,685
2000Al Gore35.7%George W. Bush62.9%R +27.16,474

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 +38.8.

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.