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Rock County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Pete Ricketts (R) got 82% of the U.S. Senate vote in Rock County. Below are also 27 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Rock County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
82.1%587
Dan Osborn
13.4%96
Mike Marvin
1.7%12
Robin Richards
1.5%11

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
79.9%566
Lynne Walz
10.9%77
Brett Lindstrom
7.9%56
Rick Beard
1.3%9
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
86.7%606
Becky Stille
7.7%54
Macey Budke
2.6%18
Mark Cohen
1.7%12

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Rock 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, 7:51 PM.

27 local contests in Rock County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Rock 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 Tegtmeier482100.0%

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

Northeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Carol A. Sibbel487100.0%

Carol A. Sibbel is unopposed. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Carol A. Sibbel 9,693 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes37274.3%
No12925.7%

Yes ahead with 74.3% in Rock 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
Yes36774.9%
No12325.1%

Yes ahead with 74.9% in Rock 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
Yes41379.1%
No10920.9%

Yes ahead with 79.1% in Rock 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. Eschliman25100.0%

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 02

CandidateVotesShare
Henry Thoene32100.0%

Henry Thoene is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Henry Thoene 2,695 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Brenda Wendt27100.0%

Brenda Wendt is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Brenda Wendt 1,794 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - 2 Year Term - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Brett R. Fuchtman26100.0%

Brett R. Fuchtman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Brett R. Fuchtman 1,723 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Keating2371.9%
Paul E. Allen928.1%

Matt Keating ahead in Rock County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Matt Keating 1,088 (54.4%), Paul E. Allen 912 (45.6%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Shaun L. Higgins27100.0%

Shaun L. Higgins is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Shaun L. Higgins 1,770 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02

CandidateVotesShare
Shane Lechtenberg31100.0%

Shane Lechtenberg is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Shane Lechtenberg 1,879 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 03

CandidateVotesShare
Ross D. Nielsen30100.0%

Ross D. Nielsen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Ross D. Nielsen 1,917 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin L. Randa27100.0%

Kevin L. Randa is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Kevin L. Randa 1,782 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 05

CandidateVotesShare
Deborah Hansen26100.0%

Deborah Hansen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Deborah Hansen 1,654 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
Gene Chohon1657.1%
Terry Julesgard1242.9%

Gene Chohon ahead in Rock County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Gene Chohon 1,223 (67.1%), Terry Julesgard 601 (32.9%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 07

CandidateVotesShare
Dwain Marcellus26100.0%

Dwain Marcellus is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Dwain Marcellus 1,623 (100.0%).

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 08

CandidateVotesShare
Larry Baumeister29100.0%

Larry Baumeister is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Larry Baumeister 1,664 (100.0%).

Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Tonny W. Beck1354.2%
Mark Monroe1145.8%

Tonny W. Beck ahead in Rock County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Mark Monroe 1,801 (59.2%), Tonny W. Beck 1,240 (40.8%).

Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 02

CandidateVotesShare
Justin Hammond1254.5%
Robert Shelbourn1045.5%

Justin Hammond ahead in Rock County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Robert Shelbourn 1,580 (52.1%), Justin Hammond 1,454 (47.9%).

Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 04

CandidateVotesShare
Casey J. Foster1979.2%
Stephanie Ladely520.8%

Casey J. Foster ahead in Rock County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Casey J. Foster 2,028 (70.6%), Stephanie Ladely 844 (29.4%).

Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 06

CandidateVotesShare
Martin Graff21100.0%

Martin Graff is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Martin Graff 2,506 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Dierks438100.0%

Chris Dierks is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Chris Dierks 5,549 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Trevor C. Gotschall451100.0%

Trevor C. Gotschall is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Trevor C. Gotschall 1,019 (100.0%).

KBR Rural Public Power District - 2 Year Term - Rock Subdivision

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler Ammon362100.0%

Tyler Ammon is unopposed.

KBR Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Rock Subdivision

CandidateVotesShare
Joshua Wright365100.0%

Joshua Wright is unopposed.

Nebraska Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 02

CandidateVotesShare
Bill Tielke43483.3%
Dennis Sperling8716.7%

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

Nebraska's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NE GovernorR +76.0R +79.5D +3.5
NE-03R +83.6R +79.5R +4.1

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 Rock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris10.1%Donald Trump88.9%R +78.8838
2020Joe Biden10.0%Donald Trump88.5%R +78.5841
2016Hillary Clinton8.8%Donald Trump86.1%R +77.3798
2012Barack Obama13.1%Mitt Romney85.2%R +72.1789
2008Barack Obama17.4%John McCain79.9%R +62.5801
2004John Kerry14.7%George W. Bush83.8%R +69.1883
2000Al Gore15.8%George W. Bush81.1%R +65.3894

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 +13.4.

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.