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Gosper County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 76% of the vote for governor in Gosper County. That's about the same margin as the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 15 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Gosper County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
74.9%675
Dan Osborn
20.4%184
Chuck Conboy
1.9%17
Mike Marvin
1.4%13

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
75.9%693
Lynne Walz
17.2%157
Brett Lindstrom
4.4%40
Rick Beard
2.5%23
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
81.8%735
Becky Stille
10.1%91
Mark Cohen
3.0%27
David Else
2.8%25

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Gosper 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, 3:25 PM.

15 local contests in Gosper County

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

Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District - 6 Year Term - Gosper County Subdivision

CandidateVotesShare
Timothy J. Boyle43551.6%
Raleigh Nott40848.4%

Timothy J. Boyle ahead in Gosper County.

Schools

For Member of the State Board of Education - District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Elizabeth Tegtmeier678100.0%

Elizabeth Tegtmeier is unopposed. The contest crosses into 43 other counties; across all of them: Elizabeth Tegtmeier 69,770 (100.0%).

Central Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Rita Skiles704100.0%

Rita Skiles is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Rita Skiles 16,299 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes60083.1%
No12216.9%

Yes ahead with 83.1% in Gosper 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
Yes60283.7%
No11716.3%

Yes ahead with 83.7% in Gosper 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
Yes60383.9%
No11616.1%

Yes ahead with 83.9% in Gosper 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
Yes60984.3%
No11315.7%

Yes ahead with 84.3% in Gosper 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
Yes61184.7%
No11015.3%

Yes ahead with 84.7% in Gosper 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

Tri-Basin Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Jeffrey Ryan686100.0%

Jeffrey Ryan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Jeffrey Ryan 5,845 (100.0%).

Tri-Basin Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
G. Reed Philips714100.0%

G. Reed Philips is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: G. Reed Philips 1,042 (100.0%).

Dawson Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Dawson Subdivision

CandidateVotesShare
Pat Hecox36457.7%
Kurt M. Karlberg26742.3%

Pat Hecox ahead in Gosper 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 Glodowski0—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Lucas Glodowski 203 (100.0%).

Nebraska Public Power District - 2 Year Term - Subdivision 04

CandidateVotesShare
Kirk D. Olson672100.0%

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

Twin Valleys Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
Bruce A. Lans11100.0%

Bruce A. Lans is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Bruce A. Lans 940 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 11 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Kim R. Scoville580100.0%

Kim R. Scoville is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kim R. Scoville 1,153 (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 +63.1R +63.4D +0.4
NE-03R +78.0R +63.4R +14.5

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 Gosper County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.1%Donald Trump80.7%R +62.61,124
2020Joe Biden19.2%Donald Trump79.9%R +60.61,118
2016Hillary Clinton16.4%Donald Trump78.6%R +62.21,010
2012Barack Obama23.5%Mitt Romney75.1%R +51.5978
2008Barack Obama24.8%John McCain74.0%R +49.21,048
2004John Kerry19.8%George W. Bush79.5%R +59.71,119
2000Al Gore22.5%George W. Bush74.7%R +52.21,014

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 +10.5.

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.