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Van Wert County, Ohio

2026 election results. Jon Husted (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Van Wert County. The margin is 11.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Van Wert County

U.S. Senate (special)

Jon Husted
68.6%7,213
Sherrod Brown
24.2%2,547
William Redpath
4.5%473
Greg Levy
2.6%278
99% counted

Statewide: Sherrod Brown wins. Called.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy
69.2%7,266
Amy Acton
25.7%2,701
Don Kissick
5.0%529
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Acton wins. Called.

U.S. House: Ohio 4th District

Jim Jordan
72.9%7,664
Joshua Kolasinski
24.7%2,601
Tracey Tackett
2.3%245
99% counted

Whole district: Jim Jordan wins. Called.

The leader in Van Wert 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 +47.8R +58.9D +11.1
OH GovernorR +45.8R +58.9D +13.1
OH-04R +49.3R +58.9D +9.6

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 Van Wert County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.4%Donald Trump78.8%R +58.514,736
2020Joe Biden20.5%Donald Trump77.9%R +57.414,961
2016Hillary Clinton19.6%Donald Trump76.0%R +56.413,770
2012Barack Obama29.1%Mitt Romney69.1%R +40.113,866
2008Barack Obama35.3%John McCain62.6%R +27.214,652
2004John Kerry27.6%George W. Bush72.0%R +44.414,826
2000Al Gore31.8%George W. Bush65.7%R +33.813,219

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 +24.7.

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.