Garden County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 4 of 7 races on this page; Nebraska certifies on November 30. Who is running for State Board of Education, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Nebraska certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 23. Official results: electionresults.nebraska.gov.
Who won in Garden County? The official answers come November 30.
Nebraska makes results final in three steps.What local news is reporting
Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026One line per race on this page, each cited to the outlet that reported it. We do not call races. Official running count: Nebraska official results.
Reports are checked daily until Nebraska certifies on November 30; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Garden County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Nebraska Secretary of State elections page.
School board
State Board of Education District 7Nonpartisan race · Elizabeth Tegtmeier
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Elizabeth Tegtmeier was on the November 3, 2026 ballot for State Board of Education District 7.
Elizabeth Tegtmeier
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improving student literacy through the Nebraska Literacy Project
- Parental involvement in education decisions
- Fiscal responsibility of taxpayer funds
About Elizabeth Tegtmeier
Tegtmeier is a North Platte native with a teaching degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who taught for four years in the North Platte School District, per her campaign site. She was elected to the Nebraska State Board of Education's District 7 seat in November 2022 and has since been elected Board President for three consecutive years, per her campaign site.
Incumbent Elizabeth Tegtmeier is unopposed for the nonpartisan Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 seat, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's certified candidate list. The name still appears on the ballot; the race is uncontested.
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Nebraska's field is the Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. Party nominees for federal and statewide offices were chosen at the May 12 primary. The Legislature is a single nonpartisan chamber: the top two finishers in each district's May primary appear in November without party labels, and only about half of the 49 districts are up in a given year. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who was on the ballot in Garden County, Nebraska on November 3, 2026?
Garden County sample ballot 2026: who ran for state board of education. Reported results as of Nov 4 (cited to local news); certified results Nov 30. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When was the 2026 general election in Nebraska?
Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as Nebraska election offices certify them; voting information for Nebraska is on the Nebraska election hub. Nebraska certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 23. Official results: https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/. Nebraska election hub →
Who won in Garden County?
As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported: Pete Ricketts won U.S. Senate (Lincoln Journal Star, Nov 4); Jim Pillen won Governor (KETV, Nov 4); Mike Hilgers led the race for Attorney General (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 4); Scott Petersen led the race for Secretary of State (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 4); Joey Spellerberg won Treasurer (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 3). Results are unofficial until Nebraska certifies them on November 30. We do not call races.
How do I see my exact Garden County ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup for the statewide and congressional races on every ballot in the county, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location. Look up your ballot →
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