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Jefferson County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 59% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Jefferson County. The margin is 18.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Jefferson County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
59.1%13,049
Sherrod Brown
34.8%7,680
William Redpath
3.5%775
Greg Levy
2.6%568
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
59.7%12,970
Amy Acton
35.5%7,707
Don Kissick
4.8%1,041
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 6th District

Michael Rulli
64.5%14,067
Elizabeth Kirtley
35.5%7,758
100% counted

Whole district: Michael Rulli wins. Called.

The leader in Jefferson 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, 9:30 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +25.9R +44.4D +18.5
OH GovernorR +25.5R +44.4D +19.0
OH-06R +28.9R +44.4D +15.5

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 Jefferson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris27.5%Donald Trump71.4%R +43.931,272
2020Joe Biden30.1%Donald Trump68.5%R +38.533,304
2016Hillary Clinton30.0%Donald Trump65.6%R +35.532,201
2012Barack Obama46.5%Mitt Romney51.5%R +5.033,069
2008Barack Obama49.1%John McCain48.9%D +0.235,939
2004John Kerry52.3%George W. Bush47.3%D +5.036,366
2000Al Gore50.5%George W. Bush43.4%D +7.134,636

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 +51.0.

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.