U.S. Senate (special)
Jon Husted
63.0%15,218
Sherrod Brown
31.6%7,632
William Redpath
3.5%840
Greg Levy
2.0%482
Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.
Knox County, Ohio
2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 63% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Knox County. The margin is 12.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Knox County
Governor
Vivek Ramaswamy
62.6%15,071
Amy Acton
33.4%8,044
Don Kissick
3.9%950
Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.
U.S. House: Ohio 12th District
Troy Balderson
68.1%16,361
Jerrad Christian
31.9%7,661
Whole district: Troy Balderson wins. Called.
The leader in Knox 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, 7:40 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH Senate (special) | R +33.2 | R +45.3 | D +12.1 |
| OH Governor | R +30.4 | R +45.3 | D +14.9 |
| OH-12 | R +36.2 | R +45.3 | D +9.1 |
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 Knox County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 27.1% | Donald Trump | 72.0% | R +44.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 27.4% | Donald Trump | 71.2% | R +43.8 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 28.5% | Donald Trump | 66.7% | R +38.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 36.9% | Mitt Romney | 60.8% | R +23.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 39.0% | John McCain | 58.9% | R +19.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 36.3% | George W. Bush | 63.1% | R +26.8 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 33.6% | George W. Bush | 63.0% | R +29.4 |
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 +15.5.
Other counties in Ohio
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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.