Nebraska · Governor · 2026
Nebraska moved 12 points toward the Democrats
Jim Pillen won re-election with 50.8%, a R+8.6 margin against Nebraska’s R+20.5 vote for president in 2024. All 93 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 94.2% reported
50.8
Jim Pillen
376,285 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 2:53 a.m. ET, Nov. 4
42.2
Lynne Walz
312,653 votes
Vote share · per AP94.2% reported
50.8%42.2%
Also: Brett Lindstrom 4.4% · Rick Beard 2.7%
Margin vs 2024D+11.9 swing
2026 R+8.6
2024 president R+20.5
Chance of winningExternal ↗
Jim Pillen >99% · settled Yes
815K contracts traded · prices, not our forecast ·
Every county, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
County← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
Douglas
D+20.7D+10.1
Lancaster
D+17.2D+4.3
Sarpy
D+2.5R+11.6
Thurston
R+0.1R+6.9
Dakota
R+8.7R+29.7
Dodge
R+10.7R+32.5
Saline
R+16.5R+33.1
Otoe
R+23.6R+38.8
Hall
R+24.1R+37.6
Cass
R+24.6R+37.0
Johnson
R+24.7R+40.3
Gage
R+26.8R+39.0
Colfax
R+28.9R+50.9
Nemaha
R+30.1R+44.4
Washington
R+30.3R+42.2
Wayne
R+30.9R+48.8
Burt
R+31.1R+45.0
Adams
R+31.4R+41.5
Buffalo
R+32.1R+44.7
Saunders
R+32.3R+46.2
Scotts Bluff
R+32.6R+47.5
Dawson
R+32.6R+49.4
Dawes
R+33.8R+46.8
Jefferson
R+35.5R+45.2
Seward
R+35.7R+46.3
Richardson
R+36.8R+51.2
York
R+40.4R+51.1
Madison
R+41.3R+55.8
Box Butte
R+41.7R+56.4
Pawnee
R+44.5R+57.8
Fillmore
R+44.7R+54.7
Lincoln
R+45.3R+55.0
Nance
R+46.2R+60.2
Platte
R+46.4R+58.1
Dixon
R+47.6R+58.5
Butler
R+48.9R+59.4
Sherman
R+49.4R+60.0
Kearney
R+49.8R+57.9
Hamilton
R+51.0R+60.1
Cuming
R+51.3R+59.9
Knox
R+51.9R+63.1
Cheyenne
R+52.7R+63.8
Thayer
R+53.5R+60.6
Howard
R+53.6R+62.4
Stanton
R+53.6R+66.4
Valley
R+53.6R+63.8
Polk
R+54.1R+63.4
Merrick
R+54.4R+64.6
Nuckolls
R+55.2R+63.5
Loup
R+55.4R+65.7
Webster
R+55.5R+65.3
Clay
R+55.6R+63.3
Keith
R+55.9R+63.8
Greeley
R+56.4R+67.9
Boone
R+56.5R+65.9
Red Willow
R+57.0R+68.2
Cedar
R+57.6R+69.6
Phelps
R+58.2R+68.2
Gosper
R+58.7R+62.7
Morrill
R+58.8R+68.3
Kimball
R+58.8R+66.9
Furnas
R+59.6R+69.7
Harlan
R+59.8R+67.9
Franklin
R+61.4R+69.5
Perkins
R+62.6R+72.4
Blaine
R+62.8R+72.9
Deuel
R+63.2R+68.2
Sheridan
R+63.5R+69.7
Holt
R+63.6R+73.8
Custer
R+63.8R+72.0
Garden
R+64.0R+70.3
Frontier
R+64.7R+72.8
Antelope
R+65.3R+76.2
Cherry
R+65.3R+76.0
Brown
R+65.3R+74.5
Hooker
R+65.5R+73.5
Pierce
R+66.0R+76.1
Chase
R+66.0R+77.3
Hitchcock
R+66.2R+77.6
Dundy
R+67.4R+78.7
Sioux
R+68.1R+76.5
Wheeler
R+68.5R+75.5
Rock
R+69.1R+79.0
Garfield
R+69.5R+76.4
Boyd
R+69.8R+74.9
Thomas
R+71.2R+77.4
Arthur
R+74.9R+87.3
Keya Paha
R+75.5R+83.7
Banner
R+75.9R+80.5
Grant
R+78.1R+91.8
Logan
R+78.2R+86.9
Hayes
R+80.7R+91.7
McPherson
R+81.3R+89.8
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.