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Deuel County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 77% of the U.S. Senate vote in Deuel County. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Deuel County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
77.0%600
Dan Osborn
17.2%134
Robin Richards
2.6%20
Mike Marvin
1.9%15

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
79.1%610
Lynne Walz
16.0%123
Brett Lindstrom
3.8%29
Rick Beard
1.2%9
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
80.6%626
Becky Stille
10.7%83
Mark Cohen
4.8%37
Macey Budke
2.7%21

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Deuel 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, 9:45 PM.

9 local contests in Deuel County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Deuel 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 Tegtmeier601100.0%

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

Western Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
R.J. Savely Jr.580100.0%

R.J. Savely Jr. is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: R.J. Savely Jr. 4,698 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes45072.8%
No16827.2%

Yes ahead with 72.8% in Deuel 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
Yes44372.4%
No16927.6%

Yes ahead with 72.4% in Deuel 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 12 Shall Judge Andrea Miller be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes45173.5%
No16326.5%

Yes ahead with 73.5% in Deuel County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 19,105 (77.1%), No 5,674 (22.9%).

Judge of the District Court - District 12 Shall Judge Travis P. O'Gorman be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes44172.3%
No16927.7%

Yes ahead with 72.3% in Deuel County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 19,023 (77.1%), No 5,653 (22.9%).

Judge of the County Court - District 12 Shall Judge Aaron J. Conn be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes43471.4%
No17428.6%

Yes ahead with 71.4% in Deuel County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 18,354 (76.8%), No 5,532 (23.2%).

Judge of the County Court - District 12 Shall Judge Kristen D. Mickey be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes44873.4%
No16226.6%

Yes ahead with 73.4% in Deuel County. The contest crosses into 11 other counties; across all of them: Yes 19,113 (78.5%), No 5,240 (21.5%).

Other local offices

Educational Service Unit No. 16 - District 11

CandidateVotesShare
Vicki Spahn203100.0%

Vicki Spahn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Vicki Spahn 1,145 (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 +66.4R +69.6D +3.2
NE-03R +76.6R +69.6R +7.0

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 Deuel County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris14.8%Donald Trump82.9%R +68.01,017
2020Joe Biden13.7%Donald Trump84.5%R +70.81,031
2016Hillary Clinton12.2%Donald Trump82.2%R +70.0984
2012Barack Obama21.1%Mitt Romney75.0%R +53.91,017
2008Barack Obama24.5%John McCain73.7%R +49.2993
2004John Kerry21.1%George W. Bush77.9%R +56.81,053
2000Al Gore20.6%George W. Bush75.8%R +55.21,033

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 +12.9.

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.