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Greeley County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 73% of the U.S. Senate vote in Greeley County. Below are also 13 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Greeley County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
72.8%735
Dan Osborn
22.0%222
Robin Richards
2.7%27
Chuck Conboy
1.4%14

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
74.6%752
Lynne Walz
18.2%183
Brett Lindstrom
6.0%60
Rick Beard
1.3%13
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
78.7%770
Becky Stille
14.4%141
Macey Budke
2.8%27
Mark Cohen
2.8%27

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Greeley 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, 9:55 PM.

13 local contests in Greeley County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Greeley 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 06

CandidateVotesShare
Sherry Jones41962.4%
Grady Erickson25237.6%

Sherry Jones ahead in Greeley County. The contest crosses into 18 other counties; across all of them: Sherry Jones 40,994 (62.2%), Grady Erickson 24,943 (37.8%).

Central Community College For Board of Governors - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Gary G. Smith31155.1%
Roger P. Davis25344.9%

Gary G. Smith ahead in Greeley County. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Gary G. Smith 8,271 (51.1%), Roger P. Davis 7,900 (48.9%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes46471.9%
No18128.1%

Yes ahead with 71.9% in Greeley 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
Yes45672.2%
No17627.8%

Yes ahead with 72.2% in Greeley 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 County Court - District 08 Shall Judge Kale B. Burdick be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes48074.4%
No16525.6%

Yes ahead with 74.4% in Greeley County. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Yes 13,215 (77.0%), No 3,953 (23.0%).

Other local offices

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

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy J. Eschliman675100.0%

Jeremy J. Eschliman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 15 other counties; across all of them: Jeremy J. Eschliman 18,859 (100.0%).

Lower Loup Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Rick D. Vlach711100.0%

Rick D. Vlach is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Rick D. Vlach 2,251 (100.0%).

Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
Rocky Ondracek179100.0%

Rocky Ondracek is unopposed.

Loup Valleys Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Grady Gydesen5357.0%
Al Kowalski4043.0%

Grady Gydesen and Al Kowalski are unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Grady Gydesen 1,923 (53.1%), Al Kowalski 1,700 (46.9%).

Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Dennis Sperling37663.3%
Bill Tielke21836.7%

Dennis Sperling ahead in Greeley County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Bill Tielke 8,129 (53.9%), Dennis Sperling 6,956 (46.1%).

North Loup River Public Power and Irrigation District - 6 Year Term - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Charles P. Zangger1100.0%

Charles P. Zangger is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Charles P. Zangger 137 (100.0%).

Twin Loups Reclamation District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Wells83100.0%

Tim Wells is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Tim Wells 316 (100.0%).

Twin Loups Reclamation District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 03

CandidateVotesShare
Steve Hornickel14100.0%

Steve Hornickel is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Steve Hornickel 166 (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 +60.9R +68.6D +7.7
NE-03R +69.0R +68.6R +0.5

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 Greeley County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.5%Donald Trump82.9%R +67.51,242
2020Joe Biden18.2%Donald Trump80.8%R +62.61,258
2016Hillary Clinton17.9%Donald Trump77.6%R +59.71,175
2012Barack Obama28.7%Mitt Romney69.2%R +40.51,185
2008Barack Obama38.2%John McCain59.6%R +21.41,199
2004John Kerry28.9%George W. Bush69.3%R +40.41,248
2000Al Gore31.8%George W. Bush64.0%R +32.31,310

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 +35.2.

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.