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Belmont County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Belmont County. The margin is 19.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Belmont County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
60.3%13,263
Sherrod Brown
34.0%7,479
William Redpath
3.6%796
Greg Levy
2.1%466
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
61.1%13,416
Amy Acton
34.4%7,544
Don Kissick
4.5%989
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 6th District

Michael Rulli
65.7%14,304
Elizabeth Kirtley
34.3%7,465
100% counted

Whole district: Michael Rulli wins. Called.

The leader in Belmont 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, 9:37 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +27.9R +47.6D +19.7
OH GovernorR +28.0R +47.6D +19.6
OH-06R +31.4R +47.6D +16.2

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 Belmont County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris26.0%Donald Trump73.3%R +47.331,047
2020Joe Biden27.6%Donald Trump71.2%R +43.633,079
2016Hillary Clinton28.2%Donald Trump67.8%R +39.631,122
2012Barack Obama44.8%Mitt Romney53.1%R +8.231,564
2008Barack Obama50.3%John McCain47.6%D +2.732,411
2004John Kerry52.7%George W. Bush46.8%D +6.033,320
2000Al Gore53.0%George W. Bush41.9%D +11.130,141

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 +58.4.

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.