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States ยท Ohio

Brown County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Brown County. The margin is 16.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Brown County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
68.2%10,189
Sherrod Brown
25.4%3,791
William Redpath
4.3%637
Greg Levy
2.2%330
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
68.2%10,196
Amy Acton
27.5%4,104
Don Kissick
4.3%646
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

The leader in Brown 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, 8:44 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +45.8R +61.8D +16.1
OH GovernorR +42.6R +61.8D +19.2
OH-02R +50.4R +61.8D +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 Brown County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.0%Donald Trump80.4%R +61.521,452
2020Joe Biden20.8%Donald Trump78.1%R +57.421,094
2016Hillary Clinton22.2%Donald Trump74.3%R +52.119,607
2012Barack Obama36.6%Mitt Romney61.4%R +24.819,392
2008Barack Obama37.3%John McCain60.6%R +23.320,113
2004John Kerry35.9%George W. Bush63.6%R +27.719,892
2000Al Gore36.4%George W. Bush61.0%R +24.716,429

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 +36.8.

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.