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Burt County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 59% of the vote for governor in Burt County. The margin is 10.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Burt County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
61.3%1,836
Dan Osborn
31.7%948
Robin Richards
3.0%90
Mike Marvin
2.4%71

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
59.2%1,789
Lynne Walz
28.1%850
Brett Lindstrom
10.0%302
Rick Beard
2.6%80
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
66.8%1,938
Becky Stille
24.3%706
David Else
4.2%122
Macey Budke
2.7%79

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Burt 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, 10:26 PM.

11 local contests in Burt County

County offices, school boards, judges and other local offices on Burt 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.

County offices

Burt County Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Lindstrom77059.1%
Dwane Piere53340.9%

Scott Lindstrom and Dwane Piere are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Scott Lindstrom 1,662 (58.0%), Dwane Piere 1,203 (42.0%).

Schools

For Member of the State Board of Education - District 06

CandidateVotesShare
Sherry Jones450.0%
Grady Erickson450.0%

Tied in the current count. 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 04

CandidateVotesShare
Terry F. Nelson2,139100.0%

Terry F. Nelson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Terry F. Nelson 8,585 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,64370.7%
No68129.3%

Yes ahead with 70.7% in Burt 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
Yes1,60970.2%
No68329.8%

Yes ahead with 70.2% in Burt 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 06 Shall Judge Geoffrey Hall be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,68271.9%
No65828.1%

Yes ahead with 71.9% in Burt County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Yes 21,510 (71.8%), No 8,462 (28.2%).

Judge of the County Court - District 06 Shall Judge Sara E. Bauer be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,65471.3%
No66628.7%

Yes ahead with 71.3% in Burt County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Yes 22,006 (74.3%), No 7,604 (25.7%).

Judge of the County Court - District 06 Shall Judge Thomas J. Klein be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,64571.2%
No66728.8%

Yes ahead with 71.2% in Burt County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Yes 21,798 (73.6%), No 7,832 (26.4%).

Other local offices

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

CandidateVotesShare
James G. Aschoff51953.6%
Layne Roth45046.4%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Burt 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 07

CandidateVotesShare
Graham Christensen65554.1%
Roger Gustafson55645.9%

Graham Christensen ahead in Burt County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Roger Gustafson 2,093 (55.4%), Graham Christensen 1,685 (44.6%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Connealy2,340100.0%

Matt Connealy is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Matt Connealy 3,042 (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 +35.6R +45.6D +10.0
NE-03R +46.6R +45.6R +1.0

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 Burt County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris26.7%Donald Trump71.6%R +44.93,675
2020Joe Biden28.5%Donald Trump69.2%R +40.73,731
2016Hillary Clinton26.1%Donald Trump66.5%R +40.43,558
2012Barack Obama38.3%Mitt Romney60.1%R +21.93,375
2008Barack Obama41.7%John McCain56.3%R +14.63,387
2004John Kerry34.7%George W. Bush64.0%R +29.43,668
2000Al Gore36.1%George W. Bush60.6%R +24.63,392

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 +20.3.

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.