U.S. Senate
Pete Ricketts
78.3%3,649
Dan Osborn
16.5%768
Robin Richards
2.0%95
Mike Marvin
1.8%85
1 more candidate on the race page.
Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.
Custer County, Nebraska
2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 79% of the vote for governor in Custer County. The margin is 3.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 19 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Custer County
Governor
Jim Pillen
79.2%3,691
Lynne Walz
14.4%671
Brett Lindstrom
4.7%217
Rick Beard
1.8%84
Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.
U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District
Adrian Smith
82.2%3,823
Becky Stille
10.8%504
Mark Cohen
2.6%120
David Else
2.3%109
1 more candidate on the race page.
Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.
The leader in Custer 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 7, 6:44 AM.
19 local contests in Custer County
School boards, judges and other local offices on Custer 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
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Tegtmeier | 3,289 | 100.0% |
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 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy L. Duncan | 3,530 | 100.0% |
Cindy L. Duncan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Cindy L. Duncan 5,586 (100.0%).
Judges
Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Shall Judge Dirk V. Block be retained in office? - 6 Year Term
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,636 | 77.4% |
| No | 770 | 22.6% |
Yes ahead with 77.4% in Custer 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,609 | 77.3% |
| No | 765 | 22.7% |
Yes ahead with 77.3% in Custer 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
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,661 | 78.3% |
| No | 738 | 21.7% |
Yes ahead with 78.3% in Custer 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
Central Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Keith A. Ostermeier | 126 | 100.0% |
Keith A. Ostermeier is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Keith A. Ostermeier 32,095 (100.0%).
Central Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brian D. Keiser | 143 | 100.0% |
Brian D. Keiser is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brian D. Keiser 3,836 (100.0%).
Lower Loup Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy J. Eschliman | 3,048 | 100.0% |
Jeremy J. Eschliman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 15 other counties; across all of them: Jeremy J. Eschliman 18,859 (100.0%).
Lower Loup Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Bartak | 2,583 | 100.0% |
Tim Bartak is unopposed.
Lower Loup Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Thoene | 927 | 100.0% |
Henry Thoene is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Henry Thoene 2,695 (100.0%).
Custer Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Bartak | 1,668 | 53.3% |
| Wayne V. Licking | 1,460 | 46.7% |
Bradley Bartak and Wayne V. Licking are unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Wayne V. Licking 2,922 (50.7%), Bradley Bartak 2,838 (49.3%).
Custer Public Power District - At Large
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Duane Kimball | 1,729 | 100.0% |
Duane Kimball is unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Duane Kimball 3,165 (100.0%).
Dawson Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Dawson Subdivision
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Hecox | 46 | 86.8% |
| Kurt M. Karlberg | 7 | 13.2% |
Pat Hecox ahead in Custer County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Pat Hecox 1,822 (53.9%), Kurt M. Karlberg 1,557 (46.1%).
Loup Valleys Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Al Kowalski | 35 | 53.8% |
| Grady Gydesen | 30 | 46.2% |
Al Kowalski and Grady Gydesen are unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Grady Gydesen 1,923 (53.1%), Al Kowalski 1,700 (46.9%).
Middle Loup Public Power and Irrigation District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Martin J. Riddle | 268 | 100.0% |
Martin J. Riddle is unopposed.
Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Tielke | 737 | 53.3% |
| Dennis Sperling | 645 | 46.7% |
Bill Tielke ahead in Custer County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Bill Tielke 8,129 (53.9%), Dennis Sperling 6,956 (46.1%).
Loup Basin Reclamation District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 03
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Treptow | 75 | 100.0% |
Randy Treptow is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Randy Treptow 82 (100.0%).
Educational Service Unit No. 10 - District 05
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Bohn | 413 | 100.0% |
Marilyn Bohn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Marilyn Bohn 4,978 (100.0%).
Educational Service Unit No. 10 - District 09
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karen K. Harmoney | 1,689 | 100.0% |
Karen K. Harmoney is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Karen K. Harmoney 4,705 (100.0%).
Nebraska's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE Governor | R +69.2 | R +73.0 | D +3.8 |
| NE-03 | R +76.7 | R +73.0 | R +3.7 |
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 Custer County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 13.3% | Donald Trump | 85.2% | R +71.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 13.1% | Donald Trump | 84.9% | R +71.8 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 11.3% | Donald Trump | 83.1% | R +71.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 19.7% | Mitt Romney | 78.1% | R +58.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 21.4% | John McCain | 77.1% | R +55.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 18.5% | George W. Bush | 80.5% | R +62.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 18.0% | George W. Bush | 78.4% | R +60.4 |
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 +11.5.
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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.