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Keith County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 72% of the U.S. Senate vote in Keith County. Below are also 12 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Keith County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
71.8%2,421
Dan Osborn
21.0%707
Robin Richards
3.0%101
Mike Marvin
2.6%86

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
74.4%2,506
Lynne Walz
18.5%623
Brett Lindstrom
4.7%159
Rick Beard
2.4%82
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
75.8%2,548
Becky Stille
12.3%415
Mark Cohen
7.0%237
David Else
2.5%85

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Keith 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, 10:26 PM.

12 local contests in Keith County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Keith 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 Tegtmeier2,536100.0%

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 02

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler S. Pribbeno2,517100.0%

Tyler S. Pribbeno is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Tyler S. Pribbeno 5,210 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,01974.2%
No70325.8%

Yes ahead with 74.2% in Keith 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
Yes2,02074.2%
No70225.8%

Yes ahead with 74.2% in Keith 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
Yes1,92570.4%
No81129.6%

Yes ahead with 70.4% in Keith 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
Yes2,03274.5%
No69625.5%

Yes ahead with 74.5% in Keith 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
Yes2,03374.5%
No69525.5%

Yes ahead with 74.5% in Keith 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

Twin Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Brown2,467100.0%

Eric Brown is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Eric Brown 11,997 (100.0%).

Twin Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Keegan C. Meismer2,636100.0%

Keegan C. Meismer is unopposed.

Wheat Belt Public Power District - 6 Year Term - North Subdivision 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Toni L. Blomenkamp457.1%
Marcus Milanuk342.9%

Toni L. Blomenkamp and Marcus Milanuk are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Marcus Milanuk 842 (54.4%), Toni L. Blomenkamp 706 (45.6%).

Educational Service Unit No. 16 - District 09

CandidateVotesShare
Judy Seger183100.0%

Judy Seger is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Judy Seger 1,341 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 16 - District 11

CandidateVotesShare
Vicki Spahn941100.0%

Vicki Spahn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Vicki Spahn 1,145 (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 +60.2R +64.7D +4.6
NE-03R +72.0R +64.7R +7.2

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 Keith County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.3%Donald Trump80.9%R +63.64,221
2020Joe Biden17.5%Donald Trump81.2%R +63.74,364
2016Hillary Clinton14.2%Donald Trump80.2%R +66.04,034
2012Barack Obama22.9%Mitt Romney75.0%R +52.14,058
2008Barack Obama24.5%John McCain74.1%R +49.63,968
2004John Kerry18.0%George W. Bush81.1%R +63.24,137
2000Al Gore20.2%George W. Bush76.7%R +56.53,849

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 +7.1.

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.