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Chase County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 80% of the vote for governor in Chase County. The margin is 8.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 15 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Chase County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
78.7%1,209
Dan Osborn
16.0%246
Chuck Conboy
2.1%33
Robin Richards
2.0%30

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
80.2%1,244
Lynne Walz
14.2%220
Brett Lindstrom
4.4%68
Rick Beard
1.3%20
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
83.2%1,274
Becky Stille
10.4%159
Macey Budke
2.5%39
Mark Cohen
2.3%36

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Chase 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, 9:51 PM.

15 local contests in Chase County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Chase 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 Tegtmeier1,112100.0%

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

Mid-Plains Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler S. Pribbeno1,103100.0%

Tyler S. Pribbeno is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Tyler S. Pribbeno 5,210 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes94881.0%
No22319.0%

Yes ahead with 81.0% in Chase 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
Yes92779.8%
No23520.2%

Yes ahead with 79.8% in Chase 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 11 Shall Judge Cindy Volkmer be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes90778.8%
No24421.2%

Yes ahead with 78.8% in Chase County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 22,432 (74.8%), No 7,553 (25.2%).

Judge of the District Court - District 11 Shall Judge Patrick M. Heng be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes93379.3%
No24420.7%

Yes ahead with 79.3% in Chase County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 23,269 (77.5%), No 6,740 (22.5%).

Judge of the County Court - District 11 Shall Judge Tanya Roberts-Connick be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes92980.2%
No22919.8%

Yes ahead with 80.2% in Chase County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 23,204 (77.6%), No 6,681 (22.4%).

Other local offices

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

CandidateVotesShare
Brock Stromberger1,324100.0%

Brock Stromberger is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brock Stromberger 2,487 (100.0%).

Upper Republican Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas Arterburn236100.0%

Thomas Arterburn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Thomas Arterburn 315 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Dean Large329100.0%

Dean Large is unopposed.

Imperial Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Eric McDaniel661100.0%

Eric McDaniel is unopposed.

Southwest Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Brent Evans230100.0%

Brent Evans is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brent Evans 654 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 15 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Jon Lechtenberg713100.0%

Jon Lechtenberg is unopposed.

Educational Service Unit No. 15 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Allison Sandman475100.0%

Allison Sandman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Allison Sandman 658 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 16 - District 09

CandidateVotesShare
Judy Seger8100.0%

Judy Seger is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Judy Seger 1,341 (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 +78.0D +8.0
NE-03R +77.8R +78.0D +0.1

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 Chase County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris10.9%Donald Trump87.8%R +77.01,876
2020Joe Biden11.3%Donald Trump87.3%R +76.01,993
2016Hillary Clinton9.0%Donald Trump86.8%R +77.81,898
2012Barack Obama13.6%Mitt Romney84.8%R +71.21,867
2008Barack Obama18.5%John McCain80.1%R +61.61,844
2004John Kerry15.3%George W. Bush83.7%R +68.41,973
2000Al Gore16.3%George W. Bush80.3%R +63.91,875

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 +13.0.

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.