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Gage County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Gage County. Below are also 20 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Gage County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
57.3%4,940
Dan Osborn
35.6%3,067
Robin Richards
3.0%260
Mike Marvin
2.5%217

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
58.7%5,047
Lynne Walz
32.0%2,754
Brett Lindstrom
6.1%523
Rick Beard
3.3%281
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
65.1%5,547
Becky Stille
23.8%2,031
Mark Cohen
5.3%448
David Else
3.0%256

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Gage 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 6, 3:23 PM.

20 local contests in Gage County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Gage 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 05

CandidateVotesShare
Angie Eberspacher3,54753.0%
Michaela Conway3,14447.0%

Angie Eberspacher ahead in Gage County. The contest crosses into 17 other counties; across all of them: Angie Eberspacher 46,351 (55.5%), Michaela Conway 37,190 (44.5%).

Southeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Schoop5,744100.0%

Michael Schoop is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Michael Schoop 26,066 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,06777.8%
No1,44822.2%

Yes ahead with 77.8% in Gage 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
Yes5,01877.8%
No1,43222.2%

Yes ahead with 77.8% in Gage 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 01 Shall Judge David J. A. Bargen be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,95977.6%
No1,42922.4%

Yes ahead with 77.6% in Gage County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 20,489 (74.6%), No 6,977 (25.4%).

Judge of the District Court - District 01 Shall Judge Julie D. Smith be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,16379.1%
No1,36820.9%

Yes ahead with 79.1% in Gage County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 21,582 (76.3%), No 6,704 (23.7%).

Judge of the District Court - District 01 Shall Judge Ricky A. Schreiner be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,14675.8%
No1,64424.2%

Yes ahead with 75.8% in Gage County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 20,605 (73.5%), No 7,416 (26.5%).

Judge of the County Court - District 01 Shall Judge Richard R. Smith be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,76372.8%
No1,78227.2%

Yes ahead with 72.8% in Gage County. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Yes 15,489 (73.5%), No 5,575 (26.5%).

Other local offices

Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Pohlmann5,636100.0%

Jason Pohlmann is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Jason Pohlmann 9,526 (100.0%).

Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan Birkett84655.2%
Anne DeVries68744.8%

Ryan Birkett ahead in Gage County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Ryan Birkett 1,160 (59.7%), Anne DeVries 783 (40.3%).

Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02

CandidateVotesShare
Doug Pieper72554.6%
Bruce Weise60345.4%

Doug Pieper ahead in Gage County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Bruce Weise 1,156 (54.0%), Doug Pieper 984 (46.0%).

Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Dean Roehr1,424100.0%

Dean Roehr is unopposed.

Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
Matthew Mason1,497100.0%

Matthew Mason is unopposed.

Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Tracy Ensor457100.0%

Tracy Ensor is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Tracy Ensor 12,600 (100.0%).

Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
J. Duane Sugden296100.0%

J. Duane Sugden is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: J. Duane Sugden 1,440 (100.0%).

Norris Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 04

CandidateVotesShare
John D. Novotny1,74856.6%
Mark P. Kujath1,33943.4%

John D. Novotny ahead in Gage County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: John D. Novotny 1,751 (56.6%), Mark P. Kujath 1,341 (43.4%).

Educational Service Unit No. 4 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Bacon101100.0%

Jeff Bacon is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Jeff Bacon 1,550 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 5 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Carla J. Loemker1,109100.0%

Carla J. Loemker is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Carla J. Loemker 1,390 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 5 - District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Duane W. Smith1,303100.0%

Duane W. Smith is unopposed.

Educational Service Unit No. 6 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Eric G. Malina133100.0%

Eric G. Malina is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Eric G. Malina 3,341 (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 +29.4R +39.8D +10.4
NE-03R +46.4R +39.8R +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 Gage County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.5%Donald Trump68.6%R +39.010,974
2020Joe Biden30.6%Donald Trump67.3%R +36.711,068
2016Hillary Clinton29.2%Donald Trump63.5%R +34.310,048
2012Barack Obama40.4%Mitt Romney57.1%R +16.79,661
2008Barack Obama44.0%John McCain53.5%R +9.510,160
2004John Kerry35.2%George W. Bush63.3%R +28.110,384
2000Al Gore37.0%George W. Bush58.3%R +21.39,506

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 +17.7.

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.