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Dixon County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 70% of the vote for governor in Dixon County. The margin is 8.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 13 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Dixon County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
69.7%1,580
Dan Osborn
21.3%484
Robin Richards
4.3%98
Mike Marvin
2.5%56

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
70.0%1,604
Lynne Walz
22.4%513
Brett Lindstrom
5.5%127
Rick Beard
2.1%49
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
72.2%1,628
Becky Stille
20.2%455
Macey Budke
3.2%73
David Else
2.2%50

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Dixon 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, 7:56 PM.

13 local contests in Dixon County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Dixon 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 06

CandidateVotesShare
Sherry Jones1,33372.3%
Grady Erickson51027.7%

Sherry Jones ahead in Dixon 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 03

CandidateVotesShare
Steven M. Anderson1,618100.0%

Steven M. Anderson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Steven M. Anderson 6,340 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,37278.1%
No38521.9%

Yes ahead with 78.1% in Dixon 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
Yes1,33977.8%
No38322.2%

Yes ahead with 77.8% in Dixon 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
Yes1,31376.8%
No39623.2%

Yes ahead with 76.8% in Dixon 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
Yes1,31776.6%
No40323.4%

Yes ahead with 76.6% in Dixon 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
Yes1,31376.8%
No39723.2%

Yes ahead with 76.8% in Dixon 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

Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler Schweers1,094100.0%

Tyler Schweers is unopposed.

Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Daniel Kollars989100.0%

Daniel Kollars is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Daniel Kollars 4,933 (100.0%).

Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Mathias Weinandt94100.0%

Mathias Weinandt is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Mathias Weinandt 1,085 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
James G. Aschoff35259.5%
Layne Roth24040.5%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Dixon 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 05

CandidateVotesShare
Kris M. Loberg626100.0%

Kris M. Loberg is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Kris M. Loberg 3,533 (100.0%).

Northeast Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 08

CandidateVotesShare
Gregory Nelson32551.0%
Kevin R. Connot31249.0%

Gregory Nelson ahead in Dixon County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Gregory Nelson 331 (51.2%), Kevin R. Connot 316 (48.8%).

Nebraska's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NE GovernorR +51.5R +59.7D +8.2
NE-03R +56.3R +59.7D +3.4

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 Dixon County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.7%Donald Trump78.0%R +58.42,910
2020Joe Biden21.1%Donald Trump75.7%R +54.63,083
2016Hillary Clinton20.0%Donald Trump73.4%R +53.42,782
2012Barack Obama32.4%Mitt Romney65.0%R +32.62,686
2008Barack Obama33.9%John McCain63.9%R +30.02,794
2004John Kerry31.2%George W. Bush67.4%R +36.23,009
2000Al Gore29.4%George W. Bush65.7%R +36.32,792

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 +22.0.

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.