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Pierce County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 80% of the U.S. Senate vote in Pierce County. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Pierce County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
79.6%2,466
Dan Osborn
14.9%461
Robin Richards
2.5%76
Mike Marvin
1.8%56

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
79.9%2,464
Lynne Walz
13.9%429
Brett Lindstrom
4.5%138
Rick Beard
1.7%53
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
84.2%2,577
Becky Stille
9.9%302
Macey Budke
2.2%66
David Else
2.1%64

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Pierce 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, 10:12 PM.

11 local contests in Pierce County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Pierce 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 Jones1,51865.9%
Grady Erickson78434.1%

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

Northeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Delbert J. Ames2,290100.0%

Delbert J. Ames is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Delbert J. Ames 9,033 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,88379.3%
No49120.7%

Yes ahead with 79.3% in Pierce 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
Yes1,86078.7%
No50421.3%

Yes ahead with 78.7% in Pierce County. The contest crosses into 92 other counties; across all of them: Yes 413,916 (71.9%), No 161,903 (28.1%).

Other local offices

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

CandidateVotesShare
James G. Aschoff1,68763.6%
Layne Roth96436.4%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Pierce County. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: James G. Aschoff 15,327 (59.8%), Layne Roth 10,301 (40.2%).

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Chad A. Korth2,425100.0%

Chad A. Korth is unopposed. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Chad A. Korth 4,245 (100.0%).

Elkhorn Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Tim D. Means468100.0%

Tim D. Means is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Tim D. Means 1,132 (100.0%).

North Central Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Fanta119100.0%

Brian Fanta is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Brian Fanta 382 (100.0%).

Northeast Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Ronald Stech328100.0%

Ronald Stech is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Ronald Stech 549 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 1 - District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Kimberly Snyder84100.0%

Kimberly Snyder is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kimberly Snyder 2,217 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 1 - District 09

CandidateVotesShare
Tabitha Gilsdorf0—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Tabitha Gilsdorf 2,347 (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 +70.3R +76.9D +6.6
NE-03R +79.0R +76.9R +2.1

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 Pierce County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris11.4%Donald Trump87.3%R +75.93,918
2020Joe Biden12.0%Donald Trump86.4%R +74.44,006
2016Hillary Clinton10.5%Donald Trump84.1%R +73.63,630
2012Barack Obama18.6%Mitt Romney78.9%R +60.33,431
2008Barack Obama24.3%John McCain73.9%R +49.73,226
2004John Kerry16.1%George W. Bush83.1%R +67.03,398
2000Al Gore17.8%George W. Bush79.0%R +61.23,208

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 +14.7.

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.