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Hocking County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 59% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Hocking County. The margin is 18.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 16 local contests from the county's own results.

2026 results in Hocking County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
59.4%5,766
Sherrod Brown
34.5%3,348
William Redpath
3.7%356
Greg Levy
2.5%240
99% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
58.5%5,669
Amy Acton
36.7%3,554
Don Kissick
4.8%468
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

The leader in Hocking 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, 7:26 PM.

16 local contests in Hocking County

County offices, local measures, judges and other local offices on Hocking County's ballots, from Hocking County's election-night results. Names are as the county prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures. The county's site also lists its votes for Ohio's other statewide offices, the Supreme Court, statewide Issue 3 and the state legislature, which aren't shown here.

County offices

County Commissioner

CandidateVotesShare
Tony Wheeler R6,18864.3%
Michael Schrader D3,44235.7%

Tony Wheeler ahead in Hocking County.

County Auditor

CandidateVotesShare
Christopher D. Robers R6,054100.0%

Christopher D. Robers is unopposed.

Local measures

Hocking County Scenic Hills Senior Center Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy5,29357.2%
Against The Tax Levy3,95442.8%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 57.2% in Hocking County.

Buchtel Village Current Expenses Additional Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy685.7%
Against The Tax Levy114.3%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 85.7% in Hocking County.

Laurelville Village Current Expenses Renewal & Increase Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
Against The Tax Levy6351.6%
For The Tax Levy5948.4%

Against The Tax Levy ahead with 51.6% in Hocking County.

Murray City Village Current Expenses Renewal Levy - 1

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy5769.5%
Against The Tax Levy2530.5%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 69.5% in Hocking County.

Murray City Village Current Expenses Renewal Levy - 2

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy5668.3%
Against The Tax Levy2631.7%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 68.3% in Hocking County.

Murray City Village Fire Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy6173.5%
Against The Tax Levy2226.5%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 73.5% in Hocking County.

Murray City Village Street Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy5769.5%
Against The Tax Levy2530.5%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 69.5% in Hocking County.

Murray City Village Police Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy5263.4%
Against The Tax Levy3036.6%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 63.4% in Hocking County.

Good Hope Township Fire Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy38271.0%
Against The Tax Levy15629.0%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 71.0% in Hocking County.

Laurel Township Road Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy26862.6%
Against The Tax Levy16037.4%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 62.6% in Hocking County.

Saltcreek Township Road Renewal Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy19959.8%
Against The Tax Levy13440.2%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 59.8% in Hocking County.

Falls Township Fire Renewal & Increase Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Tax Levy84850.1%
Against The Tax Levy84549.9%

For The Tax Levy ahead with 50.1% in Hocking County.

Judges

Common Pleas Domestic/Juvenile and Probate Judge

CandidateVotesShare
Jonah M. Saving6,483100.0%

Jonah M. Saving is unopposed.

Other local offices

Court Of Appeals 4th District

CandidateVotesShare
Jayme Hartley Fountain R2,73156.7%
Todd L. Grace D2,08543.3%

Jayme Hartley Fountain ahead in Hocking County.

Hocking County's election-night results, last updated Nov 3, 7:33 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +26.5R +44.6D +18.1
OH GovernorR +22.9R +44.6D +21.7
OH-02R +30.9R +44.6D +13.8

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 Hocking County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris27.4%Donald Trump71.7%R +44.313,495
2020Joe Biden28.1%Donald Trump70.5%R +42.413,821
2016Hillary Clinton29.4%Donald Trump66.2%R +36.812,838
2012Barack Obama48.4%Mitt Romney49.4%R +1.012,728
2008Barack Obama48.3%John McCain49.1%R +0.712,895
2004John Kerry46.8%George W. Bush52.6%R +5.813,196
2000Al Gore41.6%George W. Bush53.0%R +11.410,756

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 +32.9.

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.