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Highland County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Highland County. The margin is 16.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Highland County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
68.6%9,792
Sherrod Brown
24.7%3,520
William Redpath
4.2%602
Greg Levy
2.5%355
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
69.4%9,889
Amy Acton
25.8%3,675
Don Kissick
4.8%681
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 15th District

Mike Carey
73.3%10,429
Don Leonard
23.5%3,343
Brennan Barrington
3.2%449
100% counted

Whole district: Don Leonard wins. Called.

The leader in Highland 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 4, 1:31 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +47.1R +63.7D +16.6
OH GovernorR +45.8R +63.7D +17.9
OH-15R +51.5R +63.7D +12.2

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 Highland County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.1%Donald Trump81.4%R +63.319,994
2020Joe Biden19.3%Donald Trump79.7%R +60.419,676
2016Hillary Clinton20.4%Donald Trump75.8%R +55.418,501
2012Barack Obama33.9%Mitt Romney64.0%R +30.117,839
2008Barack Obama35.7%John McCain62.1%R +26.319,188
2004John Kerry33.5%George W. Bush66.1%R +32.618,482
2000Al Gore34.5%George W. Bush63.0%R +28.515,447

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 +34.8.

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.