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Johnson County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Johnson County. Below are also 15 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Johnson County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
57.1%1,040
Dan Osborn
35.1%638
Robin Richards
4.1%74
Mike Marvin
2.4%43

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
56.9%1,034
Lynne Walz
32.2%585
Brett Lindstrom
7.9%143
Rick Beard
3.0%55
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
66.6%1,180
Becky Stille
25.0%443
Macey Budke
3.4%60
David Else
2.7%48

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Johnson 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, 9:01 PM.

15 local contests in Johnson County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Johnson 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

Southeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Brandon Gunther1,252100.0%

Brandon Gunther is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Brandon Gunther 28,356 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes98971.4%
No39628.6%

Yes ahead with 71.4% in Johnson 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
Yes97471.7%
No38428.3%

Yes ahead with 71.7% in Johnson 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 01 Shall Judge David J. A. Bargen be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes98172.2%
No37727.8%

Yes ahead with 72.2% in Johnson County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 20,489 (74.6%), No 6,977 (25.4%).

Judge of the District Court - District 01 Shall Judge Julie D. Smith be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,22380.3%
No30019.7%

Yes ahead with 80.3% in Johnson County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 21,582 (76.3%), No 6,704 (23.7%).

Judge of the District Court - District 01 Shall Judge Ricky A. Schreiner be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,00371.8%
No39428.2%

Yes ahead with 71.8% in Johnson County. The contest crosses into 9 other counties; across all of them: Yes 20,605 (73.5%), No 7,416 (26.5%).

Judge of the County Court - District 01 Shall Judge Richard R. Smith be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,15677.2%
No34122.8%

Yes ahead with 77.2% in Johnson County. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Yes 15,489 (73.5%), No 5,575 (26.5%).

Other local offices

Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Tracy Ensor1,318100.0%

Tracy Ensor is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Tracy Ensor 12,600 (100.0%).

Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02

CandidateVotesShare
Russel Moss188100.0%

Russel Moss is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Russel Moss 1,448 (100.0%).

Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
J. Duane Sugden1,144100.0%

J. Duane Sugden is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: J. Duane Sugden 1,440 (100.0%).

Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 07

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Wilke99100.0%

Eric Wilke is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Eric Wilke 1,328 (100.0%).

Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Harding153100.0%

Mary Harding is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Mary Harding 15,355 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 4 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Bacon715100.0%

Jeff Bacon is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Jeff Bacon 1,550 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 4 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Mary L. Stewart Lyon564100.0%

Mary L. Stewart Lyon is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Mary L. Stewart Lyon 1,040 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 5 - District 05

CandidateVotesShare
Carla J. Loemker17100.0%

Carla J. Loemker is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Carla J. Loemker 1,390 (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 +27.7R +41.1D +13.3
NE-03R +45.4R +41.1R +4.3

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 Johnson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.9%Donald Trump69.2%R +40.32,163
2020Joe Biden29.0%Donald Trump68.1%R +39.12,229
2016Hillary Clinton27.0%Donald Trump64.9%R +37.92,089
2012Barack Obama38.3%Mitt Romney59.4%R +21.12,063
2008Barack Obama43.3%John McCain54.1%R +10.82,110
2004John Kerry37.0%George W. Bush61.4%R +24.42,394
2000Al Gore37.6%George W. Bush57.3%R +19.72,112

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 +20.6.

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.