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Stanton County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 72% of the vote for governor in Stanton County. The margin is 8.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Stanton County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
72.3%1,919
Dan Osborn
19.8%526
Robin Richards
2.8%75
Chuck Conboy
2.6%70

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
72.1%1,935
Lynne Walz
18.5%497
Brett Lindstrom
6.9%184
Rick Beard
2.5%66
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 1st District

Mike Flood
79.3%2,114
Chris Backemeyer
16.5%439
Dan Hartong
2.9%77
Nik Sandman
1.4%37
100% counted

Whole district: Mike Flood wins. Called.

The leader in Stanton 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, 11:46 PM.

10 local contests in Stanton County

County offices, school boards, judges and other local offices on Stanton 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.

County offices

Stanton County Public Power District - 6 Year Term - At Large 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Darin J. Petersen1,32853.7%
Gary E. Koehlmoos1,14546.3%

Darin J. Petersen and Gary E. Koehlmoos are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Darin J. Petersen 1,336 (53.7%), Gary E. Koehlmoos 1,152 (46.3%).

Schools

Northeast Community College For Board of Governors - District 04

CandidateVotesShare
Terry F. Nelson2,016100.0%

Terry F. Nelson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Terry F. Nelson 8,585 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,66580.9%
No39419.1%

Yes ahead with 80.9% in Stanton 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
Yes1,66080.6%
No39919.4%

Yes ahead with 80.6% in Stanton 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. Aschoff1,23859.3%
Layne Roth85040.7%

James G. Aschoff ahead in Stanton 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 04

CandidateVotesShare
Todd Scheer1,657100.0%

Todd Scheer is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Todd Scheer 3,881 (100.0%).

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

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Burenheide441100.0%

Mark Burenheide is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Mark Burenheide 3,841 (100.0%).

Cornhusker Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 05

CandidateVotesShare
Glen Pfeifer2100.0%

Glen Pfeifer is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Glen Pfeifer 473 (100.0%).

Elkhorn Rural Public Power District - 6 Year Term - Subdivision 01

CandidateVotesShare
James Geyer547100.0%

James Geyer is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: James Geyer 1,099 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 1 - District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Kimberly Snyder1100.0%

Kimberly Snyder is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kimberly Snyder 2,217 (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 +59.1R +67.5D +8.4
NE-01R +65.6R +67.5D +1.9

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 Stanton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.0%Donald Trump82.3%R +66.43,080
2020Joe Biden16.8%Donald Trump81.0%R +64.23,162
2016Hillary Clinton14.9%Donald Trump78.1%R +63.22,801
2012Barack Obama23.2%Mitt Romney73.7%R +50.52,644
2008Barack Obama26.6%John McCain71.4%R +44.82,495
2004John Kerry20.4%George W. Bush78.7%R +58.32,745
2000Al Gore20.1%George W. Bush76.2%R +56.12,486

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 +10.2.

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.