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Grant County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 89% of the U.S. Senate vote in Grant County. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Grant County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
88.8%253
Dan Osborn
4.2%12
Robin Richards
3.2%9
Chuck Conboy
3.2%9

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
85.2%241
Lynne Walz
7.1%20
Brett Lindstrom
6.4%18
Rick Beard
1.4%4
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

The leader in Grant 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, 8:15 PM.

10 local contests in Grant County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Grant 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 Tegtmeier215100.0%

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 01

CandidateVotesShare
Lori Liggett204100.0%

Lori Liggett is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Lori Liggett 4,368 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes13964.1%
No7835.9%

Yes ahead with 64.1% in Grant 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
Yes13563.1%
No7936.9%

Yes ahead with 63.1% in Grant 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
Yes13763.4%
No7936.6%

Yes ahead with 63.4% in Grant 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
Yes14966.8%
No7433.2%

Yes ahead with 66.8% in Grant 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
Yes13162.1%
No8037.9%

Yes ahead with 62.1% in Grant 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
Yes13563.7%
No7736.3%

Yes ahead with 63.7% in Grant 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

Upper Loup Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Patrick Wright229100.0%

Patrick Wright is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Patrick Wright 1,540 (100.0%).

Upper Loup Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
David Vinton245100.0%

David Vinton is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: David Vinton 495 (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 +84.7R +91.8D +7.1
NE-03R +95.6R +91.8R +3.8

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 Grant County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris4.1%Donald Trump95.4%R +91.3368
2020Joe Biden5.0%Donald Trump93.3%R +88.3402
2016Hillary Clinton4.9%Donald Trump90.6%R +85.7405
2012Barack Obama8.3%Mitt Romney88.7%R +80.4363
2008Barack Obama11.2%John McCain86.6%R +75.5367
2004John Kerry10.4%George W. Bush88.9%R +78.5396
2000Al Gore12.7%George W. Bush84.2%R +71.4385

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 +19.9.

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.