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Dodge County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) has 52% of the vote for governor in Dodge County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 21.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 26 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Dodge County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
54.2%7,013
Dan Osborn
38.7%5,004
Robin Richards
2.9%374
Mike Marvin
2.8%366

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
52.2%6,810
Lynne Walz
41.5%5,413
Brett Lindstrom
3.8%497
Rick Beard
2.4%317
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 1st District

Mike Flood
60.5%7,849
Chris Backemeyer
35.2%4,571
Dan Hartong
2.3%300
Nik Sandman
2.0%256
100% counted

Whole district: Mike Flood wins. Called.

The leader in Dodge 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 4, 1:20 AM.

26 local contests in Dodge County

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

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

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Lindstrom39362.7%
Dwane Piere23437.3%

Scott Lindstrom and Dwane Piere are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Scott Lindstrom 1,662 (58.0%), Dwane Piere 1,203 (42.0%).

Schools

Metropolitan Community College For Board of Governors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Kristen DuPree5,22957.5%
Paul Anderson3,85942.5%

Kristen DuPree ahead in Dodge County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kristen DuPree 149,613 (66.0%), Paul Anderson 77,235 (34.0%).

Metropolitan Community College For Board of Governors - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Phillip Klein8,841100.0%

Phillip Klein is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Phillip Klein 45,941 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes7,61375.2%
No2,51324.8%

Yes ahead with 75.2% in Dodge 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
Yes7,63475.8%
No2,44124.2%

Yes ahead with 75.8% in Dodge 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
Yes7,48971.6%
No2,96628.4%

Yes ahead with 71.6% in Dodge 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
Yes7,77176.6%
No2,37523.4%

Yes ahead with 76.6% in Dodge 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
Yes7,71375.5%
No2,50024.5%

Yes ahead with 75.5% in Dodge 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

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

CandidateVotesShare
James G. Aschoff87757.2%
Layne Roth65642.8%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Dodge 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 07

CandidateVotesShare
Roger Gustafson84754.1%
Graham Christensen72045.9%

Roger Gustafson ahead in Dodge County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Roger Gustafson 2,093 (55.4%), Graham Christensen 1,685 (44.6%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
David R. Poppe7,198100.0%

David R. Poppe is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: David R. Poppe 15,800 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas McKnight7,292100.0%

Thomas McKnight is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Thomas McKnight 15,484 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Lon Olson7,478100.0%

Lon Olson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Lon Olson 16,121 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02

CandidateVotesShare
John J. Goldsberry7,217100.0%

John J. Goldsberry is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: John J. Goldsberry 15,611 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
David W. Saalfeld7,107100.0%

David W. Saalfeld is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: David W. Saalfeld 15,645 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Chris D. Yosten6,946100.0%

Chris D. Yosten is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Chris D. Yosten 15,456 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Seier6,897100.0%

Mark Seier is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Mark Seier 15,368 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan J. Sabata6,919100.0%

Ryan J. Sabata is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Ryan J. Sabata 15,741 (100.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 07

CandidateVotesShare
Allie Bush4,07655.7%
Dustin Woita3,24744.3%

Allie Bush ahead in Dodge County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Dustin Woita 8,927 (53.0%), Allie Bush 7,908 (47.0%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 08

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry Johnson3,83253.5%
Marlin Fujan3,33246.5%

Jerry Johnson ahead in Dodge County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Jerry Johnson 8,871 (54.2%), Marlin Fujan 7,511 (45.8%).

Lower Platte North Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 09

CandidateVotesShare
Larissa Schultz6,838100.0%

Larissa Schultz is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Larissa Schultz 14,980 (100.0%).

Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Harding910100.0%

Mary Harding is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Mary Harding 15,355 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Connealy239100.0%

Matt Connealy is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Matt Connealy 3,042 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Conny Dunn1,711100.0%

Conny Dunn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Conny Dunn 2,557 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Richard McGill1,866100.0%

Richard McGill is unopposed.

Educational Service Unit No. 3 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Stan Turner44100.0%

Stan Turner is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Stan Turner 16,045 (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 +11.4R +33.0D +21.6
NE-01R +26.4R +33.0D +6.6

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 Dodge County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.9%Donald Trump65.3%R +32.416,530
2020Joe Biden32.9%Donald Trump65.1%R +32.216,876
2016Hillary Clinton29.3%Donald Trump64.0%R +34.715,529
2012Barack Obama37.9%Mitt Romney60.2%R +22.214,950
2008Barack Obama43.0%John McCain55.0%R +12.015,550
2004John Kerry32.5%George W. Bush66.3%R +33.816,172
2000Al Gore34.7%George W. Bush61.3%R +26.614,472

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 +5.8.

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.