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Election results / Nebraska

November 3, 2026 · Governor

Governor

Nebraska

NE · Governor

Governor

Unofficial results

Full contest · Nov 3, 2026

Jim Pillen
GOPProjected winner
50.7%373,465 votes
42.3%311,363 votes
4.4%32,362 votes
2.7%19,532 votes
Reported vote share736,722 votes

Vote counts: Associated Press, via NBC News. Winner projections: NBC News Decision Desk. These returns are not certified.

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County vote totals and leading choice for Governor
CountyLeading choiceVotes for leaderShare
Adams County Jim Pillen6,83262.0%
Antelope County Jim Pillen2,17479.4%
Arthur County Jim Pillen19184.1%
Banner County Jim Pillen27785.5%
Blaine County Jim Pillen17776.6%
Boone County Jim Pillen1,85674.3%
Box Butte County Jim Pillen2,37266.3%
Boyd County Jim Pillen73582.8%
Brown County Jim Pillen1,00078.9%
Buffalo County Jim Pillen11,99862.3%
Burt County Jim Pillen1,78959.2%
Butler County Jim Pillen2,54570.7%
Cass County Jim Pillen5,18855.9%
Cedar County Jim Pillen2,96074.8%
Chase County Jim Pillen1,24480.2%
Cherry County Jim Pillen1,93678.8%
Cheyenne County Jim Pillen2,45172.5%
Clay County Jim Pillen2,09672.9%
Colfax County Jim Pillen1,76961.0%
Cuming County Jim Pillen2,39572.1%
Custer County Jim Pillen3,05278.7%
Dakota County Jim Pillen2,59251.6%
Dawes County Jim Pillen1,96963.0%
Dawson County Jim Pillen4,33462.7%
Deuel County Jim Pillen61079.1%
Dixon County Jim Pillen1,60470.0%
Dodge County Jim Pillen6,81052.2%
Douglas County Lynne Walz120,75757.0%
Dundy County Jim Pillen54780.0%
Fillmore County Jim Pillen1,63968.5%
Franklin County Jim Pillen93976.4%
Frontier County Jim Pillen89879.5%
Furnas County Jim Pillen1,50875.6%
Gage County Jim Pillen5,03858.7%
Garden County Jim Pillen69877.6%
Garfield County Jim Pillen67381.8%
Gosper County Jim Pillen69276.0%
Grant County Jim Pillen24185.2%
Greeley County Jim Pillen75274.6%
Hall County Jim Pillen10,57758.5%
Hamilton County Jim Pillen3,16472.0%
Harlan County Jim Pillen1,07076.3%
Hayes County Jim Pillen33587.5%
Hitchcock County Jim Pillen83778.7%
Holt County Jim Pillen3,29478.0%
Hooker County Jim Pillen27581.1%
Howard County Jim Pillen2,01573.5%
Jefferson County Jim Pillen1,74063.0%
Johnson County Jim Pillen1,03456.9%
Kearney County Jim Pillen2,05270.9%
Keith County Jim Pillen2,50674.4%
Keya Paha County Jim Pillen36085.5%
Kimball County Jim Pillen98175.8%
Knox County Jim Pillen2,69272.0%
Lancaster County Lynne Walz67,96855.5%
Lincoln County Jim Pillen8,70568.4%
Logan County Jim Pillen27786.3%
Loup County Jim Pillen24873.8%
Madison County Jim Pillen8,15967.2%
McPherson County Jim Pillen20087.0%
Merrick County Jim Pillen2,56972.5%
Morrill County Jim Pillen1,52174.2%
Nance County Jim Pillen93169.6%
Nemaha County Jim Pillen1,65259.9%
Nuckolls County Jim Pillen1,27274.0%
Otoe County Jim Pillen3,68957.0%
Pawnee County Jim Pillen78468.0%
Perkins County Jim Pillen90477.5%
Phelps County Jim Pillen2,87375.1%
Pierce County Jim Pillen2,46479.9%
Platte County Jim Pillen8,49570.1%
Polk County Jim Pillen1,57673.6%
Red Willow County Jim Pillen3,16874.8%
Richardson County Jim Pillen1,94064.4%
Rock County Jim Pillen56679.9%
Saline County Jim Pillen2,44854.1%
Sarpy County Lynne Walz37,92247.7%
Saunders County Jim Pillen6,65361.5%
Scotts Bluff County Jim Pillen6,45062.9%
Seward County Jim Pillen4,83264.3%
Sheridan County Jim Pillen1,56578.1%
Sherman County Jim Pillen92171.0%
Sioux County Jim Pillen40981.0%
Stanton County Jim Pillen1,93572.1%
Thayer County Jim Pillen1,63072.9%
Thomas County Jim Pillen25982.0%
Thurston County Jim Pillen72646.7%
Valley County Jim Pillen1,33273.8%
Washington County Jim Pillen5,97561.6%
Wayne County Jim Pillen2,05761.7%
Webster County Jim Pillen99373.7%
Wheeler County Jim Pillen31681.7%
York County Jim Pillen3,61366.8%