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Washington County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 62% of the vote for governor in Washington County. The margin is 10.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 12 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Washington County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
61.7%5,970
Dan Osborn
32.9%3,187
Robin Richards
2.2%211
Mike Marvin
1.9%185

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
61.6%5,975
Lynne Walz
31.3%3,033
Brett Lindstrom
5.2%505
Rick Beard
1.9%188
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nebraska 3rd District

Adrian Smith
65.8%6,260
Becky Stille
27.1%2,575
David Else
3.2%303
Macey Budke
2.2%208

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Adrian Smith wins. Called.

The leader in Washington 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 4, 12:45 AM.

12 local contests in Washington County

County offices, school boards, judges and other local offices on Washington 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

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

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Lindstrom20065.6%
Dwane Piere10534.4%

Scott Lindstrom and Dwane Piere are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Scott Lindstrom 1,662 (58.0%), Dwane Piere 1,203 (42.0%).

Schools

Metropolitan Community College For Board of Governors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Paul Anderson3,23851.0%
Kristen DuPree3,11249.0%

Paul Anderson ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Kristen DuPree 149,613 (66.0%), Paul Anderson 77,235 (34.0%).

Metropolitan Community College For Board of Governors - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Maureen K. Monahan6,234100.0%

Maureen K. Monahan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Maureen K. Monahan 47,276 (100.0%).

Judges

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,25971.8%
No2,06928.2%

Yes ahead with 71.8% in Washington 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
Yes5,16771.2%
No2,08728.8%

Yes ahead with 71.2% in Washington 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 06 Shall Judge Geoffrey Hall be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,23571.2%
No2,11328.8%

Yes ahead with 71.2% in Washington County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Yes 21,510 (71.8%), No 8,462 (28.2%).

Judge of the County Court - District 06 Shall Judge Sara E. Bauer be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,26872.2%
No2,02827.8%

Yes ahead with 72.2% in Washington County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Yes 22,006 (74.3%), No 7,604 (25.7%).

Judge of the County Court - District 06 Shall Judge Thomas J. Klein be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,24872.0%
No2,04128.0%

Yes ahead with 72.0% in Washington County. The contest crosses into 6 other counties; across all of them: Yes 21,798 (73.6%), No 7,832 (26.4%).

Other local offices

Learning Community of Douglas & Sarpy Counties - Subcouncil 01

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Boyd3233.7%
Roxanne Dockter2627.4%
David Preston Jr.2425.3%
Ken Waters1313.7%

Jason Boyd ahead in Washington County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Roxanne Dockter 12,628 (32.3%), Jason Boyd 11,570 (29.6%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Connealy176100.0%

Matt Connealy is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Matt Connealy 3,042 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 2 - District 03

CandidateVotesShare
Conny Dunn102100.0%

Conny Dunn is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Conny Dunn 2,557 (100.0%).

Educational Service Unit No. 3 - District 01

CandidateVotesShare
Stan Turner5,493100.0%

Stan Turner is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Stan Turner 16,045 (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 +32.7R +42.9D +10.2
NE-03R +41.7R +42.9D +1.2

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 Washington County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.1%Donald Trump70.2%R +42.212,612
2020Joe Biden28.6%Donald Trump69.1%R +40.512,413
2016Hillary Clinton24.2%Donald Trump68.5%R +44.310,832
2012Barack Obama30.6%Mitt Romney67.3%R +36.810,246
2008Barack Obama36.0%John McCain62.3%R +26.310,320
2004John Kerry27.7%George W. Bush71.2%R +43.59,950
2000Al Gore29.6%George W. Bush66.8%R +37.28,626

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 +5.0.

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.