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Paulding County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Paulding County. The margin is 15.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Paulding County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
65.8%5,930
Sherrod Brown
27.5%2,475
William Redpath
4.5%405
Greg Levy
2.2%197
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
65.7%5,913
Amy Acton
29.7%2,677
Don Kissick
4.5%409
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

The leader in Paulding 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 13, 10:55 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +41.1R +56.8D +15.7
OH GovernorR +37.7R +56.8D +19.1
OH-09R +40.7R +56.8D +16.1

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 Paulding County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.4%Donald Trump77.6%R +56.29,280
2020Joe Biden23.4%Donald Trump74.9%R +51.59,461
2016Hillary Clinton23.1%Donald Trump71.8%R +48.79,047
2012Barack Obama38.8%Mitt Romney58.7%R +19.99,128
2008Barack Obama42.6%John McCain54.4%R +11.89,769
2004John Kerry36.5%George W. Bush62.8%R +26.39,879
2000Al Gore37.8%George W. Bush58.2%R +20.48,946

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 +35.8.

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.