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Boyd County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 83% of the vote for governor in Boyd County. The margin is 2.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 18 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Boyd County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
80.2%711
Dan Osborn
14.9%132
Robin Richards
2.1%19
Chuck Conboy
1.7%15

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
82.8%735
Lynne Walz
13.0%115
Brett Lindstrom
3.3%29
Rick Beard
1.0%9
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
85.0%739
Becky Stille
10.0%87
Macey Budke
2.1%18
Mark Cohen
1.8%16

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Boyd 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, 9:12 PM.

18 local contests in Boyd County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Boyd 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 Tegtmeier472100.0%

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

Northeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Carol A. Sibbel599100.0%

Carol A. Sibbel is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Carol A. Sibbel 9,693 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes37165.9%
No19234.1%

Yes ahead with 65.9% in Boyd 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
Yes35363.8%
No20036.2%

Yes ahead with 63.8% in Boyd 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 County Court - District 08 Shall Judge Kale B. Burdick be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes37966.4%
No19233.6%

Yes ahead with 66.4% in Boyd County. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Yes 13,215 (77.0%), No 3,953 (23.0%).

Other local offices

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Brenda Wendt621100.0%

Brenda Wendt is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Brenda Wendt 1,794 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Brett R. Fuchtman462100.0%

Brett R. Fuchtman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Brett R. Fuchtman 1,723 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Keating40354.2%
Paul E. Allen34045.8%

Matt Keating ahead in Boyd County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Matt Keating 1,088 (54.4%), Paul E. Allen 912 (45.6%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Shaun L. Higgins585100.0%

Shaun L. Higgins is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Shaun L. Higgins 1,770 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02

CandidateVotesShare
Shane Lechtenberg647100.0%

Shane Lechtenberg is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Shane Lechtenberg 1,879 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Ross D. Nielsen703100.0%

Ross D. Nielsen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Ross D. Nielsen 1,917 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin L. Randa480100.0%

Kevin L. Randa is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Kevin L. Randa 1,782 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Deborah Hansen478100.0%

Deborah Hansen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Deborah Hansen 1,654 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
Gene Chohon32957.5%
Terry Julesgard24342.5%

Gene Chohon ahead in Boyd County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Gene Chohon 1,223 (67.1%), Terry Julesgard 601 (32.9%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 07

CandidateVotesShare
Dwain Marcellus483100.0%

Dwain Marcellus is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Dwain Marcellus 1,623 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 08

CandidateVotesShare
Larry Baumeister521100.0%

Larry Baumeister is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Larry Baumeister 1,664 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 8 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Craig Brewster604100.0%

Craig Brewster is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Craig Brewster 1,958 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 17 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Donald Connell2100.0%

Donald Connell is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Donald Connell 487 (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 +72.9R +75.3D +2.4
NE-03R +78.9R +75.3R +3.6

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 Boyd County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris12.2%Donald Trump86.8%R +74.61,081
2020Joe Biden11.7%Donald Trump87.6%R +75.91,153
2016Hillary Clinton11.1%Donald Trump85.0%R +74.01,156
2012Barack Obama17.6%Mitt Romney81.5%R +64.01,071
2008Barack Obama22.5%John McCain75.6%R +53.11,110
2004John Kerry19.9%George W. Bush79.4%R +59.51,148
2000Al Gore21.3%George W. Bush75.0%R +53.61,242

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 +20.9.

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.