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Hitchcock County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 76% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hitchcock County. Below are also 13 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Hitchcock County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
75.5%809
Dan Osborn
16.3%175
Mike Marvin
3.7%40
Robin Richards
2.8%30

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
78.7%837
Lynne Walz
12.5%133
Brett Lindstrom
4.9%52
Rick Beard
3.9%42
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
81.0%864
Becky Stille
9.7%104
David Else
4.1%44
Macey Budke
2.9%31

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Hitchcock 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, 9:21 PM.

13 local contests in Hitchcock County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Hitchcock 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 Tegtmeier783100.0%

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

Mid-Plains Community College For Board of Governors - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Kimberly A. Korgan799100.0%

Kimberly A. Korgan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kimberly A. Korgan 5,419 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes60572.5%
No22927.5%

Yes ahead with 72.5% in Hitchcock 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
Yes59472.9%
No22127.1%

Yes ahead with 72.9% in Hitchcock 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
Yes59072.4%
No22527.6%

Yes ahead with 72.4% in Hitchcock 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
Yes58870.8%
No24229.2%

Yes ahead with 70.8% in Hitchcock 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
Yes59372.9%
No22127.1%

Yes ahead with 72.9% in Hitchcock 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

Middle Republican Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Shane Rippen745100.0%

Shane Rippen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Shane Rippen 1,123 (100.0%).

McCook Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 06

CandidateVotesShare
Dennis Reiners118100.0%

Dennis Reiners is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Dennis Reiners 216 (100.0%).

Southwest Public Power District - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Bruce Bair327100.0%

Bruce Bair is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Bruce Bair 503 (100.0%).

Southwest Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Brent Evans114100.0%

Brent Evans is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brent Evans 654 (100.0%).

Southwest Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdistrict 02 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth Ham18650.5%
Camie M. Cox18249.5%

Kenneth Ham and Camie M. Cox are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Camie M. Cox 443 (51.6%), Kenneth Ham 415 (48.4%).

Educational Service Unit No. 15 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Allison Sandman99100.0%

Allison Sandman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Allison Sandman 658 (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 +72.6R +78.6D +6.0
NE-03R +78.5R +78.7D +0.2

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 Hitchcock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris10.5%Donald Trump88.1%R +77.51,441
2020Joe Biden11.9%Donald Trump86.0%R +74.11,469
2016Hillary Clinton11.0%Donald Trump83.9%R +73.01,468
2012Barack Obama18.3%Mitt Romney78.8%R +60.51,495
2008Barack Obama25.1%John McCain72.6%R +47.51,379
2004John Kerry19.9%George W. Bush78.8%R +58.91,486
2000Al Gore21.1%George W. Bush76.1%R +55.01,480

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 +22.5.

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.