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2026 primary election results: Saunders County voters decide on ballot question
NEWSWATCH SEVEN. ALL RIGHT, THANKS SO MUCH, BETH. NEBRASKA’S GOVERNOR IS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER TERM. JIM PILLEN FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGERS IN THE PRIMARY. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW HIM EARNING HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION WITH 75% OF THE VOTE. IN THE LEGAL MARIJUANA NOW PRIMARY, RICK BEARD HAS 73% OF THE VOTE. JAMES CHARVAT 27%. TWO DEMOCRATS WILL ARE ALSO HOPING TO GRAB THE GOVERNOR’S SEAT IN NOVEMBER. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW LYNN WALZ EARNING 93% OF HER PARTY’S VOTE, WITH 52% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADDIE AUGUSTINE IS COVERING NEBRASKA’S GOVERNOR’S RACE FOR US TONIGHT, AND SHE’S JOINING US LIVE FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WATCH PARTY AT THE SCOTT CONFERENCE CENTER. HEY, MAGGIE. HI, JULIE. HI, BILL. YES. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS ARE SHOWING THAT GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN IS STEADILY LEADING THIS RACE FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. I’M JOINED NOW WITH THE GOVERNOR. GOVERNOR, HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS EVENING? DOING GREAT. THANK YOU. IT’S FUN TO BE WITH A LOT OF LIKE MINDED PEOPLE, AND IT TAKES A FULL TEAM TO DO WELL. AND I’M BLESSED TO BE WITH A GREAT TEAM OF PEOPLE. YOU’RE PRETTY FAR AHEAD SO FAR IN THE ELECTION RESULTS. HOW DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO GET SUCH A LARGE, LARGE MAJORITY OF NEBRASKANS BEHIND YOU AGAIN? YOU KNOW, THIS CALLING HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. SO WE’VE BEEN CAMPAIGNING EVERY DAY AS FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA FOR SIX YEARS. WE’VE GOT AN UNPRECEDENTED CAMPAIGN TEAM. WE’VE GOT AN UNPRECEDENTED GROUP OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE’RE A GRASSROOTS BASED CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE GRASSROOTS RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEBRASKA IN ALL 93 COUNTIES. THAT’S HOW YOU WIN, AND THAT’S HOW YOU CAN GOVERN BY HAVING A GREAT TEAM OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING, GIVING US FEEDBACK AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA. WE SPOKE WITH YOU A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR AS GOVERNOR, BUT YOU’RE NOT DONE. SO ANOTHER FOUR YEARS WOULD ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE THAT WORK. WHAT OF THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO REALLY TAKE ON FIRST? SHOULD YOU BE REELECTED? YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, THINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE SAME. MORE DEPTH, RIGHT? SINCE KIDS TAXES, CULTURE, VALUES, THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE NO KID FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS THAT EVERY KID, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE, HAVE A GREAT, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREERS AND HAVE A GREAT LIFE AND RAISE THEIR FAMILIES IN THE GREAT STATE OF NEBRASKA. WE HAVE TO DO MORE. WE HAVE TO HAVE TAX REFORM. WE ARE TAXED TOO HIGH. WE’RE NOT COMPETITIVE. AGRICULTURE IS THE BASE OF IT. WE’VE GOT A DEFEND IT AND SELL IT ACROSS THE WORLD. AND THEN WE JUST GOT TO STAND UP FOR OUR VALUES. WE ARE ABOUT INCREDIBLE FAITH, FAMILY, HARD WORK, THE AMERICAN DREAM. WE’VE GOT TO GET MORE COMFORTABLE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM. ONE THING THAT YOU WANT NEBRASKANS TO KNOW, MOVING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER. YOU KNOW, I THINK MOVING FORWARD, WE’RE GOING TO WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD. WE’LL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE SO NEBRASKANS KNOW WHAT WE’VE DONE. WE ARE WE ARE WORKING TO RUN GOVERNMENT LIKE A BUSINESS SHRINKING GOVERNMENT. IF YOU WANT MORE GOVERNMENT, I’M NOT THE PERSON TO VOTE FOR. IF YOU BELIEVE IN HAVING SHRINKING GOVERNMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN IMPROVE SERVICES TO PEOPLE AND DECREASE SPEND, WE’RE AT RUN GOVERNMENT LIKE A BUSINESS, AND THEN WE CAN DO MORE AND MORE FOR NEBRASKANS. GOVERNOR PALIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND YOU ARE LEADING STEADILY FOR THE REPUBLICANS IN THIS RACE. SO CONGRATULATIONS SO FAR. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THIS. I ALSO SPOKE WITH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE LYNN WALZ EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. SHE IS STEADILY LEADING THAT RACE AS WELL IN THIS PRIMARY. HERE’S WHAT SHE SAID EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT HER BEING READY TO BRING ALL NEBRASKANS TOGETHER. IT’S A GREAT NUMBER ONE, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT’S A IT’S A REALLY IMPORTANT JOB AS GOVERNOR TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH ALL YOUR LEGISLATORS. THE OTHER THING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE OUR STATE FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THAT WE’RE GROWING OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING A WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE GRANDCHILDREN TO BUILD UPON. AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST UNOFFICIAL RESULTS. BUT BOTH GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN AND DEMOCRAT LYNN WALZ SEEM TO BE THE NOMINEES FOR BOTH OF THEIR PARTIES HEADING
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2026 primary election results: Saunders County voters decide on ballot question
Saunders County residents cast their votes for a ballot question in Tuesday’s primary election.FULL RESULTS | U.S. SENATE | CONGRESS | GOVERNOR | STATE RACES | LEGISLATURE | DOUGLAS COUNTY | SARPY COUNTY | CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA | WASHINGTON COUNTY | DODGE COUNTY | SAUNDERS COUNTY |Voters decided the county should establish a lottery for the purpose of community betterment. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Saunders County residents cast their votes for a ballot question in Tuesday’s primary election.
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FULL RESULTS | U.S. SENATE | CONGRESS | GOVERNOR | STATE RACES | LEGISLATURE | DOUGLAS COUNTY | SARPY COUNTY | CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA | WASHINGTON COUNTY | DODGE COUNTY | SAUNDERS COUNTY |
Voters decided the county should establish a lottery for the purpose of community betterment.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
