2026 results · Nebraska · county

Saline County, Nebraska

Pillen carried Saline County by 16.5 points in the race for governor, 16.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+33.2). 7 races have votes counted here.

Saline County on the national map

Votes counted, governor: 4,533; 80% of the 5,655 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+16.5
2024 president: R+33.2
Shift from 2024: 16.7 pts → D
In Nebraska: 7th of 93; The 7th best county for Walz of the 93 counted; 38th for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

Nebraska SenatePete Ricketts won · Ricketts +5.9 across the state
42.3% Dan Osborn52.0% Pete Ricketts
Ricketts +9.74,539 votes
23.5 pts → D2024 R+33.2
Nebraska GovernorJim Pillen won · R+7.6 across the state
37.6% Lynne Walz54.1% Jim Pillen
R+16.54,533 votes
16.7 pts → D2024 R+33.2
Nebraska Attorney GeneralMike Hilgers won · R+11.7 across the state
38.8% Jocelyn Brasher61.2% Mike Hilgers
R+22.44,393 votes
10.8 pts → D2024 R+33.2
Nebraska Auditor of Public AccountsMike Foley won · Foley +48.8 across the state
75.6% Mike Foley24.4% John Knight
Foley +51.24,177 votes
84.4 pts → D2024 R+33.2
Nebraska Secretary of StateScott Petersen won · R+12.7 across the state
35.8% Sarah J. Slattery57.0% Scott Petersen
R+21.14,421 votes
12.1 pts → D2024 R+33.2
Nebraska TreasurerJoey Spellerberg won · R+16.4 across the state
39.1% Daniel Ebers60.9% Joey Spellerberg
R+21.84,356 votes
11.4 pts → D2024 R+33.2

The House

Nebraska 3rd DistrictSaline County's part of the district · Adrian Smith won · R+51.0 across the district
31.3% Becky Kelly Stille58.5% Adrian Smith
R+27.24,456 votes
4.2 pts → D2024 R+31.3

Also in this county: NE-01, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.