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Antelope County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 79% of the U.S. Senate vote in Antelope County. Below are also 15 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Antelope County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
79.4%2,175
Dan Osborn
15.4%422
Robin Richards
1.9%52
Mike Marvin
1.8%49

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
79.4%2,174
Lynne Walz
14.1%385
Brett Lindstrom
4.5%122
Rick Beard
2.1%58
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
83.8%2,277
Becky Stille
8.9%243
David Else
2.5%68
Mark Cohen
2.5%68

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Antelope 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, 10:02 PM.

15 local contests in Antelope County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Antelope 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

CandidateVotesShare
Sherry Jones1,08258.2%
Grady Erickson77841.8%

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

Northeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Delbert J. Ames2,127100.0%

Delbert J. Ames is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Delbert J. Ames 9,033 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,55276.9%
No46723.1%

Yes ahead with 76.9% in Antelope 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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,54377.1%
No45922.9%

Yes ahead with 77.1% in Antelope County. The contest crosses into 92 other counties; across all of them: Yes 413,916 (71.9%), No 161,903 (28.1%).

Other local offices

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
James G. Aschoff6371.6%
Layne Roth2528.4%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Antelope County. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: James G. Aschoff 15,327 (59.8%), Layne Roth 10,301 (40.2%).

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Chad A. Korth87100.0%

Chad A. Korth is unopposed. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Chad A. Korth 4,245 (100.0%).

Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Dierks2,008100.0%

Chris Dierks is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Chris Dierks 5,549 (100.0%).

Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Blair490100.0%

Kevin Blair is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Kevin Blair 758 (100.0%).

Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
Aaron Rice836100.0%

Aaron Rice is unopposed.

Upper Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 07

CandidateVotesShare
Matthew Beckman778100.0%

Matthew Beckman is unopposed.

Elkhorn Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 03

CandidateVotesShare
David Hoefer1,123100.0%

David Hoefer is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: David Hoefer 1,528 (100.0%).

North Central Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Fanta61100.0%

Brian Fanta is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brian Fanta 382 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 1 - District 09

CandidateVotesShare
Tabitha Gilsdorf37100.0%

Tabitha Gilsdorf is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Tabitha Gilsdorf 2,347 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 8 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Gary Arehart350100.0%

Gary Arehart is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Gary Arehart 1,944 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 8 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Cindy Hild1,865100.0%

Cindy Hild is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Cindy Hild 2,294 (100.0%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NE GovernorR +69.9R +76.9D +7.0
NE-03R +80.7R +76.9R +3.8

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 Antelope County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris11.4%Donald Trump87.5%R +76.13,465
2020Joe Biden12.6%Donald Trump86.3%R +73.73,583
2016Hillary Clinton11.7%Donald Trump83.3%R +71.63,281
2012Barack Obama17.7%Mitt Romney80.3%R +62.73,232
2008Barack Obama23.8%John McCain74.8%R +51.13,185
2004John Kerry17.9%George W. Bush80.6%R +62.73,424
2000Al Gore20.1%George W. Bush76.1%R +55.93,368

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 +20.1.

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.