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Banner County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 85% of the vote for governor in Banner County. The margin is 2.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 14 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Banner County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
83.8%263
Dan Osborn
12.4%39
Chuck Conboy
2.2%7
Robin Richards
1.3%4

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
85.5%277
Lynne Walz
9.6%31
Brett Lindstrom
3.7%12
Rick Beard
1.2%4
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
84.1%265
Becky Stille
6.0%19
Mark Cohen
5.4%17
Macey Budke
3.2%10

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Banner 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, 9:06 PM.

14 local contests in Banner County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Banner 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 07

CandidateVotesShare
Elizabeth Tegtmeier233100.0%

Elizabeth Tegtmeier is unopposed. The contest crosses into 43 other counties; across all of them: Elizabeth Tegtmeier 69,770 (100.0%).

Western Community College For Board of Governors - District 04

CandidateVotesShare
Coral E. Richards255100.0%

Coral E. Richards is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Coral E. Richards 4,829 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes18977.1%
No5622.9%

Yes ahead with 77.1% in Banner 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
Yes19378.1%
No5421.9%

Yes ahead with 78.1% in Banner 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 12 Shall Judge Andrea Miller be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes21278.2%
No5921.8%

Yes ahead with 78.2% in Banner County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 19,105 (77.1%), No 5,674 (22.9%).

Judge of the District Court - District 12 Shall Judge Travis P. O'Gorman be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes20178.2%
No5621.8%

Yes ahead with 78.2% in Banner County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 19,023 (77.1%), No 5,653 (22.9%).

Judge of the County Court - District 12 Shall Judge Aaron J. Conn be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes19377.2%
No5722.8%

Yes ahead with 77.2% in Banner County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 18,354 (76.8%), No 5,532 (23.2%).

Judge of the County Court - District 12 Shall Judge Kristen D. Mickey be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes20477.6%
No5922.4%

Yes ahead with 77.6% in Banner County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 19,113 (78.5%), No 5,240 (21.5%).

Other local offices

North Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Peter C. Lapaseotes236100.0%

Peter C. Lapaseotes is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Peter C. Lapaseotes 11,440 (100.0%).

North Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan Reuter238100.0%

Ryan Reuter is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Ryan Reuter 11,347 (100.0%).

North Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Lane Darnall222100.0%

Lane Darnall is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Lane Darnall 11,153 (100.0%).

North Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Kent Andreas229100.0%

Kent Andreas is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Kent Andreas 11,153 (100.0%).

Chimney Rock Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Travis Petersen0โ€”
Kaden Hall0โ€”

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Travis Petersen 1,087 (54.0%), Kaden Hall 926 (46.0%).

Roosevelt Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 06

CandidateVotesShare
McKenna Edens0โ€”

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: McKenna Edens 204 (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 +79.9R +82.2D +2.3
NE-03R +86.6R +82.2R +4.4

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 Banner County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris8.8%Donald Trump89.7%R +80.9388
2020Joe Biden10.5%Donald Trump88.3%R +77.9411
2016Hillary Clinton4.7%Donald Trump88.8%R +84.1402
2012Barack Obama13.4%Mitt Romney84.2%R +70.8411
2008Barack Obama14.9%John McCain83.7%R +68.8416
2004John Kerry12.8%George W. Bush86.7%R +73.9437
2000Al Gore14.1%George W. Bush84.4%R +70.3462

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 +10.6.

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.