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States ยท Ohio

Adams County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Adams County. The margin is 17.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Adams County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
68.4%6,184
Sherrod Brown
23.7%2,144
William Redpath
4.6%419
Greg Levy
3.3%295
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
68.7%6,183
Amy Acton
25.7%2,316
Don Kissick
5.6%505
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

The leader in Adams 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, 3:40 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +48.5R +66.1D +17.6
OH GovernorR +45.5R +66.1D +20.6
OH-02R +54.6R +66.1D +11.5

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 Adams County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.9%Donald Trump82.6%R +65.712,435
2020Joe Biden17.8%Donald Trump81.3%R +63.512,145
2016Hillary Clinton20.5%Donald Trump76.2%R +55.811,359
2012Barack Obama35.9%Mitt Romney61.9%R +26.111,089
2008Barack Obama36.6%John McCain60.7%R +24.111,388
2004John Kerry35.7%George W. Bush63.8%R +28.111,999
2000Al Gore35.0%George W. Bush62.3%R +27.310,235

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 +38.4.

Other counties in Ohio

Ohio results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Ohio certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Ohio's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.