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Garden County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 78% of the vote for governor in Garden County. The margin is 0.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 14 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Garden County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
74.7%667
Dan Osborn
16.2%145
Chuck Conboy
3.2%29
Mike Marvin
3.0%27

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
77.6%698
Lynne Walz
13.6%122
Brett Lindstrom
5.6%50
Rick Beard
3.3%30
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
76.2%682
Becky Stille
8.7%78
Mark Cohen
7.7%69
Macey Budke
4.4%39

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Garden 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, 7:08 PM.

14 local contests in Garden County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Garden 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 Tegtmeier577100.0%

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.540100.0%

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
Yes44367.8%
No21032.2%

Yes ahead with 67.8% in Garden 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
Yes44368.2%
No20731.8%

Yes ahead with 68.2% in Garden 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
Yes44266.6%
No22233.4%

Yes ahead with 66.6% in Garden 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
Yes45068.1%
No21131.9%

Yes ahead with 68.1% in Garden 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
Yes42466.6%
No21333.4%

Yes ahead with 66.6% in Garden 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
Yes44268.2%
No20631.8%

Yes ahead with 68.2% in Garden 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

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

CandidateVotesShare
Peter C. Lapaseotes582100.0%

Peter C. Lapaseotes is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Peter C. Lapaseotes 11,440 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan Reuter552100.0%

Ryan Reuter is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Ryan Reuter 11,347 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Lane Darnall546100.0%

Lane Darnall is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Lane Darnall 11,153 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Kent Andreas542100.0%

Kent Andreas is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Kent Andreas 11,153 (100.0%).

Wheat Belt Public Power District - 6 Year Term - North Subdivision 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus Milanuk66358.3%
Toni L. Blomenkamp47441.7%

Marcus Milanuk and Toni L. Blomenkamp are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Marcus Milanuk 842 (54.4%), Toni L. Blomenkamp 706 (45.6%).

Educational Service Unit No. 16 - District 11

CandidateVotesShare
Vicki Spahn1100.0%

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 +70.2R +70.8D +0.6
NE-03R +79.5R +70.8R +8.6

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 Garden County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris14.4%Donald Trump84.5%R +70.11,123
2020Joe Biden13.5%Donald Trump85.0%R +71.51,195
2016Hillary Clinton14.2%Donald Trump80.8%R +66.61,075
2012Barack Obama22.2%Mitt Romney76.0%R +53.81,091
2008Barack Obama24.9%John McCain74.2%R +49.31,138
2004John Kerry17.0%George W. Bush82.0%R +65.01,183
2000Al Gore16.7%George W. Bush79.0%R +62.31,219

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 +7.7.

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.