U.S. Senate (special)
Jon Husted
59.1%8,671
Sherrod Brown
34.3%5,025
William Redpath
4.1%594
Greg Levy
2.5%373
Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.
Defiance County, Ohio
2026 election results. Vivek Ramaswamy (R) got 58% of the vote for governor in Defiance County. The margin is 17.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Defiance County
Governor
Vivek Ramaswamy
58.4%8,576
Amy Acton
36.7%5,399
Don Kissick
4.9%722
Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.
U.S. House: Ohio 9th District
Derek Merrin
62.0%9,010
Marcy Kaptur
38.0%5,518
Whole district: Marcy Kaptur wins. Called.
The leader in Defiance 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, 3:37 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH Senate (special) | R +26.6 | R +40.2 | D +13.6 |
| OH Governor | R +22.7 | R +40.2 | D +17.5 |
| OH-09 | R +24.0 | R +40.2 | D +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 Defiance County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 29.6% | Donald Trump | 69.4% | R +39.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 30.9% | Donald Trump | 67.3% | R +36.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 29.5% | Donald Trump | 64.2% | R +34.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 42.3% | Mitt Romney | 55.6% | R +13.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 43.8% | John McCain | 54.2% | R +10.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 37.7% | George W. Bush | 61.5% | R +23.9 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 38.0% | George W. Bush | 58.7% | R +20.7 |
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 +19.1.
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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.