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Frontier County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 80% of the vote for governor in Frontier County. The margin is 5.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 18 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Frontier County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
78.3%878
Dan Osborn
16.9%190
Chuck Conboy
1.8%20
Robin Richards
1.5%17

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
79.5%898
Lynne Walz
14.9%168
Brett Lindstrom
4.3%48
Rick Beard
1.3%15
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
82.5%923
Becky Stille
8.7%97
Mark Cohen
4.7%53
Macey Budke
2.1%24

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Frontier 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, 9:25 PM.

18 local contests in Frontier County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Frontier 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 Tegtmeier861100.0%

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 01

CandidateVotesShare
Kimberly A. Korgan820100.0%

Kimberly A. Korgan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kimberly A. Korgan 5,419 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes73685.0%
No13015.0%

Yes ahead with 85.0% in Frontier 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
Yes71884.4%
No13315.6%

Yes ahead with 84.4% in Frontier 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 11 Shall Judge Cindy Volkmer be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes69781.1%
No16218.9%

Yes ahead with 81.1% in Frontier County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 22,432 (74.8%), No 7,553 (25.2%).

Judge of the District Court - District 11 Shall Judge Patrick M. Heng be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes71883.9%
No13816.1%

Yes ahead with 83.9% in Frontier County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 23,269 (77.5%), No 6,740 (22.5%).

Judge of the County Court - District 11 Shall Judge Tanya Roberts-Connick be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes71583.0%
No14617.0%

Yes ahead with 83.0% in Frontier County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 23,204 (77.6%), No 6,681 (22.4%).

Other local offices

Central Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Keith A. Ostermeier182100.0%

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

CandidateVotesShare
Brian D. Keiser187100.0%

Brian D. Keiser is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brian D. Keiser 3,836 (100.0%).

Middle Republican Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Fornoff14100.0%

Kevin Fornoff is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Kevin Fornoff 1,142 (100.0%).

Middle Republican Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Daniel Nelsen726100.0%

Daniel Nelsen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Daniel Nelsen 1,072 (100.0%).

Dawson Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Dawson Subdivision

CandidateVotesShare
Pat Hecox17382.0%
Kurt M. Karlberg3818.0%

Pat Hecox ahead in Frontier 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%).

McCook Public Power District - 2 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Lucas Glodowski186100.0%

Lucas Glodowski is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Lucas Glodowski 203 (100.0%).

McCook Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
Todd Deatrich37100.0%

Todd Deatrich is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Todd Deatrich 192 (100.0%).

Nebraska Public Power District - 2 Year Term - Subdivision 04

CandidateVotesShare
Kirk D. Olson533100.0%

Kirk D. Olson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Kirk D. Olson 14,040 (100.0%).

Southwest Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdistrict 02 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Camie M. Cox250.0%
Kenneth Ham250.0%

Camie M. Cox and Kenneth Ham are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Camie M. Cox 443 (51.6%), Kenneth Ham 415 (48.4%).

Educational Service Unit No. 11 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Kim R. Scoville303100.0%

Kim R. Scoville is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kim R. Scoville 1,153 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 15 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Harris55100.0%

Michael Harris is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Michael Harris 817 (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 +68.5R +73.5D +5.1
NE-03R +81.0R +73.5R +7.4

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 Frontier County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris13.1%Donald Trump85.6%R +72.51,417
2020Joe Biden13.1%Donald Trump85.3%R +72.21,440
2016Hillary Clinton12.1%Donald Trump83.6%R +71.51,328
2012Barack Obama20.8%Mitt Romney77.2%R +56.41,305
2008Barack Obama24.9%John McCain73.6%R +48.81,404
2004John Kerry18.7%George W. Bush79.1%R +60.31,467
2000Al Gore17.5%George W. Bush79.1%R +61.61,393

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 +11.0.

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.