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Putnam County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 77% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Putnam County. The margin is 7.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Putnam County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
77.2%11,891
Sherrod Brown
18.0%2,767
William Redpath
2.8%438
Greg Levy
2.0%301
100% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
76.0%11,681
Amy Acton
19.5%2,996
Don Kissick
4.5%691
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

The leader in Putnam 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, 6:58 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OH Senate (special)R +62.2R +69.4D +7.1
OH GovernorR +59.2R +69.4D +10.2
OH-09R +60.1R +69.4D +9.3

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 Putnam County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.2%Donald Trump83.9%R +68.719,763
2020Joe Biden16.0%Donald Trump82.4%R +66.419,913
2016Hillary Clinton15.6%Donald Trump79.7%R +64.118,767
2012Barack Obama23.5%Mitt Romney74.7%R +51.218,372
2008Barack Obama28.3%John McCain70.0%R +41.718,680
2004John Kerry23.3%George W. Bush76.2%R +52.918,849
2000Al Gore23.4%George W. Bush74.0%R +50.617,344

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 +18.1.

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.