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Cuming County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 72% of the vote for governor in Cuming County. The margin is 5.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Cuming County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
73.0%2,441
Dan Osborn
22.0%734
Robin Richards
2.2%75
Mike Marvin
1.4%48

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
72.1%2,413
Lynne Walz
20.9%700
Brett Lindstrom
5.4%182
Rick Beard
1.6%54
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 1st District

Mike Flood
78.9%2,657
Chris Backemeyer
18.3%618
Dan Hartong
1.7%58
Nik Sandman
1.1%36
100% counted

Whole district: Mike Flood wins. Called.

The leader in Cuming 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 12, 2:51 PM.

11 local contests in Cuming County

County offices, school boards, judges and other local offices on Cuming 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

Cuming County Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
Leroy Mostek814100.0%

Leroy Mostek is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Leroy Mostek 822 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Darin J. Petersen375.0%
Gary E. Koehlmoos125.0%

Darin J. Petersen and Gary E. Koehlmoos are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Darin J. Petersen 1,336 (53.7%), Gary E. Koehlmoos 1,152 (46.3%).

Schools

For Member of the State Board of Education - District 06

CandidateVotesShare
Sherry Jones4867.6%
Grady Erickson2332.4%

Sherry Jones ahead in Cuming 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 04

CandidateVotesShare
Terry F. Nelson2,765100.0%

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
Yes1,95876.8%
No59123.2%

Yes ahead with 76.8% in Cuming 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
Yes1,94876.5%
No59723.5%

Yes ahead with 76.5% in Cuming 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. Aschoff1,65465.2%
Layne Roth88434.8%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Cuming 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 06

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Burenheide2,298100.0%

Mark Burenheide is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Mark Burenheide 3,841 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Roger Gustafson20460.9%
Graham Christensen13139.1%

Roger Gustafson ahead in Cuming 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. 1 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Susan Strahm49100.0%

Susan Strahm is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Susan Strahm 687 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Connealy210100.0%

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 +55.0R +60.6D +5.6
NE-01R +62.3R +60.6R +1.6

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 Cuming County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.4%Donald Trump79.1%R +59.74,469
2020Joe Biden19.5%Donald Trump78.8%R +59.24,451
2016Hillary Clinton17.6%Donald Trump76.6%R +59.04,074
2012Barack Obama25.9%Mitt Romney72.3%R +46.43,976
2008Barack Obama31.2%John McCain66.8%R +35.74,087
2004John Kerry22.2%George W. Bush76.6%R +54.44,349
2000Al Gore20.3%George W. Bush76.7%R +56.34,215

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 +3.4.

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.