2026 results · Nebraska · Nebraska Secretary of State
Scott Petersen, the Republican, is elected Nebraska Secretary of State, a Republican hold
Donald Trump carried Nebraska by 20.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 7.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott PetersenRepublican | 398,851 | 53.7% | |
| Sarah J. SlatteryDemocrat | 301,563 | 40.6% | |
| Paul RumbaughOther party | 23,007 | 3.1% | |
| Bob KristOther party | 19,309 | 2.6% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted742,730 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Nebraska Secretary of State
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What moved most
Scroll through Nebraska, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 93 counties compared moved 7.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Stanton County to 72% in Thurston County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Dakota County moved most: R+29.8 for president in 2024, R+8.8 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Sarpy County added 10,789 net votes for Slattery against the 2024 margin, 11% of the statewide change
Across the 93 counties compared, the margin moved by 97,533 votes toward Slattery: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Sarpy County+10,789 Slattery
- Douglas County+10,474 Slattery
- Lancaster County+8,043 Slattery
- Hall County+3,399 Slattery
- Buffalo County+3,251 Slattery
- Platte County+3,138 Slattery
- Madison County+3,011 Slattery
- Scotts Bluff County+2,901 Slattery
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Slattery this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Thurston CountyR+6.9D+0.5
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Nebraska’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
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The seat that changed party
StatewideRepublicans won all 6 of Nebraska's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–0, now R 2–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Nebraska Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.