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Hancock County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 59% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Hancock County. The margin is 13.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hancock County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
58.8%16,996
Sherrod Brown
35.3%10,193
William Redpath
4.1%1,187
Greg Levy
1.8%526
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
58.0%16,735
Amy Acton
37.7%10,871
Don Kissick
4.3%1,230
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 5th District

Bob Latta
64.3%18,603
Brian Shaver
32.7%9,448
Michael Veloff
3.0%881
100% counted

Whole district: Bob Latta wins. Called.

The leader in Hancock 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, 8:10 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +25.0R +38.9D +13.9
OH GovernorR +21.2R +38.9D +17.6
OH-05R +32.6R +38.9D +6.2

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 Hancock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris30.2%Donald Trump68.6%R +38.437,955
2020Joe Biden30.3%Donald Trump67.9%R +37.538,756
2016Hillary Clinton26.7%Donald Trump67.1%R +40.536,023
2012Barack Obama35.2%Mitt Romney62.9%R +27.735,694
2008Barack Obama37.5%John McCain60.6%R +23.136,981
2004John Kerry29.0%George W. Bush70.5%R +41.435,606
2000Al Gore28.7%George W. Bush68.5%R +39.830,617

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 D +1.4.

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.