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Fayette County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 67% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Fayette County. The margin is 13.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Fayette County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
67.0%6,083
Sherrod Brown
27.4%2,485
William Redpath
3.5%314
Greg Levy
2.1%194
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
66.1%5,986
Amy Acton
29.4%2,666
Don Kissick
4.4%401
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 15th District

Mike Carey
70.2%6,357
Don Leonard
26.4%2,390
Brennan Barrington
3.4%307
100% counted

Whole district: Don Leonard wins. Called.

The leader in Fayette 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, 7:29 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +42.0R +55.6D +13.6
OH GovernorR +38.4R +55.6D +17.2
OH-15R +45.4R +55.6D +10.2

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 Fayette County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris22.0%Donald Trump77.2%R +55.112,577
2020Joe Biden23.6%Donald Trump75.1%R +51.512,611
2016Hillary Clinton24.5%Donald Trump71.6%R +47.111,162
2012Barack Obama38.6%Mitt Romney60.1%R +21.511,020
2008Barack Obama37.6%John McCain60.7%R +23.111,694
2004John Kerry36.9%George W. Bush62.7%R +25.911,756
2000Al Gore36.2%George W. Bush61.3%R +25.09,278

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 +30.1.

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.