2026 results · Kentucky · Kentucky Senate
Andy Barr, the Republican, holds Kentucky's Senate seat for the Republicans
Donald Trump carried Kentucky by 30.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 18.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy BarrRepublican | 784,000 | 55.0% | |
| Charles BookerDemocrat | 611,987 | 42.9% | |
| Christopher CampbellOther party | 29,876 | 2.1% | |
| Write-in | 22 | no votes counted |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST · 93% counted.
About 93% of the expected vote counted1,425,885 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:07 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:02 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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What moved most
Scroll through Kentucky, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 120 counties compared moved 18.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Nicholas County to 47% in Caldwell County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.20).
Floyd County moved most: R+59.2 for president in 2024, R+31.0 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Jefferson County added 26,055 net votes for Booker against the 2024 margin, 6% of the statewide change
Across the 120 counties compared, the margin moved by 461,438 votes toward Booker: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Jefferson County+26,055 Booker
- Kenton County+16,313 Booker
- Boone County+16,141 Booker
- Bullitt County+12,711 Booker
- Warren County+12,459 Booker
- Daviess County+11,044 Booker
- Laurel County+10,944 Booker
- Madison County+10,768 Booker
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Booker this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Franklin CountyR+4.9D+11.6
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Kentucky’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
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The seat that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 5–1, now R 4–2
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.