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Adams County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 60% of the U.S. Senate vote in Adams County. Below are also 22 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Adams County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts

60.4%6,670

Dan Osborn

34.0%3,750

Robin Richards

2.4%264

Mike Marvin

1.9%206

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen

62.0%6,832

Lynne Walz

30.6%3,374

Brett Lindstrom

4.8%533

Rick Beard

2.5%281

100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith

65.6%7,172

Becky Stille

26.1%2,858

David Else

3.0%333

Mark Cohen

2.9%319

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Adams 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, 11:06 PM.

22 local contests in Adams County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Adams County's ballots, from Nebraska's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Schools

For Member of the State Board of Education - District 06

Candidate	Votes	Share
Sherry Jones	4,886	58.4%
Grady Erickson	3,480	41.6%

Sherry Jones ahead in Adams County. The contest crosses into 18 other counties; across all of them: Sherry Jones 40,994 (62.2%), Grady Erickson 24,943 (37.8%).

Central Community College For Board of Governors - District 01

Candidate	Votes	Share
Diane R. Keller	7,346	100.0%

Diane R. Keller is unopposed. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Diane R. Keller 17,169 (100.0%).

Judges

Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Shall Judge Dirk V. Block be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	6,267	75.0%
No	2,090	25.0%

Yes ahead with 75.0% in Adams County. The contest crosses into 92 other counties; across all of them: Yes 414,572 (71.5%), No 165,568 (28.5%).

Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Shall Judge Thomas E. Stine be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	6,297	75.7%
No	2,024	24.3%

Yes ahead with 75.7% in Adams County. The contest crosses into 92 other counties; across all of them: Yes 413,916 (71.9%), No 161,903 (28.1%).

Judge of the District Court - District 10 Shall Judge Morgan R. Farquhar be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	6,161	72.2%
No	2,367	27.8%

Yes ahead with 72.2% in Adams County. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Yes 15,348 (74.9%), No 5,136 (25.1%).

Judge of the County Court - District 10 Shall Judge Michael P. Burns be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	6,889	78.1%
No	1,937	21.9%

Yes ahead with 78.1% in Adams County. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Yes 18,168 (80.1%), No 4,503 (19.9%).

Other local offices

Little Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

Candidate	Votes	Share
Russell D. Ochsner	6,174	100.0%

Russell D. Ochsner is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Russell D. Ochsner 11,263 (100.0%).

Little Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ty Mangers	1,353	50.2%
Kim Hermann	1,341	49.8%

Ty Mangers ahead in Adams County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Ty Mangers 1,412 (50.2%), Kim Hermann 1,401 (49.8%).

Little Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 03

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ronald Seymour	550	100.0%

Ronald Seymour is unopposed.

Little Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

Candidate	Votes	Share
James L. Weldon	1,557	100.0%

James L. Weldon is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: James L. Weldon 2,043 (100.0%).

Little Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

Candidate	Votes	Share
Aaron Paus	475	100.0%

Aaron Paus is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Aaron Paus 1,120 (100.0%).

Little Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kyle Knight	244	100.0%

Kyle Knight is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kyle Knight 1,108 (100.0%).

Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

Candidate	Votes	Share
Justin D. Elge	979	100.0%

Justin D. Elge is unopposed. The contest crosses into 8 other counties; across all of them: Justin D. Elge 16,001 (100.0%).

Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

Candidate	Votes	Share
Micheal D. Nuss	1,011	100.0%

Micheal D. Nuss is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Micheal D. Nuss 2,555 (100.0%).

Dawson Public Power District - 2 Year Term - Buffalo Subdivision

Candidate	Votes	Share
Molly Dixon	1	100.0%

Molly Dixon is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Molly Dixon 3,193 (100.0%).

Dawson Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Buffalo Subdivision

Candidate	Votes	Share
Craig Wietjes	1	100.0%

Craig Wietjes is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Craig Wietjes 3,238 (100.0%).

Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 07

Candidate	Votes	Share
Wayne Williams	1,543	100.0%

Wayne Williams is unopposed. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Wayne Williams 15,036 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 9 - District 01

Candidate	Votes	Share
Debra J. Adams	744	100.0%

Debra J. Adams is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Debra J. Adams 1,374 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 9 - District 03

Candidate	Votes	Share
Scott B. Boyles	0	—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Scott B. Boyles 2,197 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 9 - District 05

Candidate	Votes	Share
Danna Wolford	1,791	100.0%

Danna Wolford is unopposed.

Educational Service Unit No. 9 - District 07

Candidate	Votes	Share
Rhonda Fleischer	1,039	100.0%

Rhonda Fleischer is unopposed.

Educational Service Unit No. 10 - District 05

Candidate	Votes	Share
Marilyn Bohn	3	100.0%

Marilyn Bohn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Marilyn Bohn 4,978 (100.0%).

Nebraska's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

Race	Margin	2024 president	Shift
NE Governor	R +33.9	R +42.2	D +8.3
NE-03	R +43.0	R +42.1	R +0.9

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 Adams County has voted for president

Year	Democrat	Share	Republican	Share	Margin	Votes
2024	Kamala Harris	28.4%	Donald Trump	69.8%	R +41.4	14,440
2020	Joe Biden	28.9%	Donald Trump	69.1%	R +40.2	14,602
2016	Hillary Clinton	24.4%	Donald Trump	68.7%	R +44.3	13,513
2012	Barack Obama	32.1%	Mitt Romney	65.6%	R +33.6	12,670
2008	Barack Obama	35.5%	John McCain	62.5%	R +27.0	13,210
2004	John Kerry	28.5%	George W. Bush	69.5%	R +41.0	13,286
2000	Al Gore	29.6%	George W. Bush	65.6%	R +36.0	12,438

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 +5.4.

Other counties in Nebraska

Nebraska results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Nebraska certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Nebraska's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.