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Nebraska Primary Results

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May 12 2026
Primary

U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate Democrat Primary
Cindy Burbank ✓ 110,210 votes
89.5%
William Forbes 12,863 votes
10.5%
U.S. Senate Republican Primary
Pete Ricketts Incumbent ✓ 160,547 votes
81.5%
Todd Knobel 15,921 votes
8.1%
Debb Axtel Schultz 11,735 votes
6.0%
Mac Stevens 5,204 votes
2.6%
Eric Mortimore 3,667 votes
1.9%

Governor

Governor Democrat Primary
Lynne Walz ✓ 116,458 votes
91.5%
Larry Marvin 10,847 votes
8.5%
Governor Republican Primary
Jim Pillen Incumbent ✓ 142,301 votes
75.4%
John Walz 18,066 votes
9.6%
Sheila Korth-Focken 14,621 votes
7.8%
Gary Rogge 6,986 votes
3.7%
Jacy Todd 5,125 votes
2.7%
Sal Holguin 1,612 votes
0.9%

NE-01

NE-01 Democrat Primary
Chris Backemeyer ✓ 26,523 votes
57.6%
Eric Moyer 19,508 votes
42.4%
NE-01 Republican Primary
Mike Flood Incumbent ✓ 53,094 votes
100.0%

NE-02

NE-02 Democrat Primary
Denise Powell ✓ 22,516 votes
38.8%
John Cavanaugh 21,115 votes
36.4%
Crystal Rhoades 8,180 votes
14.1%
Kishla Askins 3,499 votes
6.0%
Melanie Williams 2,222 votes
3.8%
James Leuschen 320 votes
0.6%
Van Argyrakis 152 votes
0.3%
NE-02 Republican Primary
Brinker Harding ✓ 39,689 votes
100.0%

NE-03

NE-03 Democrat Primary
Becky Stille ✓ 18,113 votes
100.0%
NE-03 Republican Primary
Adrian Smith Incumbent ✓ 60,549 votes
64.7%
David Huebner 33,020 votes
35.3%

Results update automatically as they are reported.

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