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Muskingum County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Muskingum County. The margin is 15.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Muskingum County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
60.4%17,403
Sherrod Brown
33.5%9,642
William Redpath
3.9%1,119
Greg Levy
2.3%656
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
59.8%17,147
Amy Acton
35.6%10,213
Don Kissick
4.7%1,336
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

The leader in Muskingum 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

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +28.7R +44.3D +15.6
OH GovernorR +25.3R +44.3D +18.9
OH-12R +37.3R +44.3D +7.0

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 Muskingum County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris27.6%Donald Trump71.5%R +43.939,346
2020Joe Biden29.6%Donald Trump68.9%R +39.340,463
2016Hillary Clinton30.1%Donald Trump65.0%R +35.036,991
2012Barack Obama45.8%Mitt Romney51.9%R +6.137,085
2008Barack Obama45.4%John McCain52.6%R +7.239,071
2004John Kerry42.3%George W. Bush57.3%R +15.038,863
2000Al Gore41.1%George W. Bush55.2%R +14.032,624

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 +29.9.

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.