Elections / 2022 · Governor · NE
Jim Pillen won Nebraska's 2022 governor's race.
Jim Pillen (Republican) led by 23.4 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Nebraska 2022 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pillen | RRepublican | 398,334 | 59.7% |
| Carol Blood | DDemocrat | 242,006 | 36.3% |
| Scott Zimmerman | OLibertarian | 26,455 | 4.0% |
By county (93)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | D | Carol Blood | +5.0 | 190,746 |
| Lancaster | D | Carol Blood | +4.1 | 114,001 |
| Sarpy | R | Jim Pillen | +15.2 | 64,436 |
| Buffalo | R | Jim Pillen | +45.8 | 15,897 |
| Hall | R | Jim Pillen | +40.1 | 15,167 |
| Lincoln | R | Jim Pillen | +54.3 | 12,052 |
| Madison | R | Jim Pillen | +60.9 | 11,617 |
| Dodge | R | Jim Pillen | +38.0 | 11,515 |
| Cass | R | Jim Pillen | +36.6 | 11,336 |
| Platte | R | Jim Pillen | +66.7 | 11,106 |
| Adams | R | Jim Pillen | +40.5 | 10,254 |
| Scotts Bluff | R | Jim Pillen | +49.6 | 9,816 |
| Saunders | R | Jim Pillen | +47.1 | 9,606 |
| Washington | R | Jim Pillen | +45.6 | 8,803 |
| Gage | R | Jim Pillen | +37.0 | 7,991 |
| Seward | R | Jim Pillen | +50.1 | 6,721 |
| Otoe | R | Jim Pillen | +40.5 | 5,751 |
| Dawson | R | Jim Pillen | +58.2 | 5,618 |
| York | R | Jim Pillen | +56.9 | 5,011 |
| Custer | R | Jim Pillen | +69.4 | 4,326 |
| Hamilton | R | Jim Pillen | +58.3 | 4,068 |
| Red Willow | R | Jim Pillen | +64.4 | 3,986 |
| Saline | R | Jim Pillen | +32.0 | 3,755 |
| Holt | R | Jim Pillen | +71.8 | 3,750 |
| Cedar | R | Jim Pillen | +70.7 | 3,738 |
| Phelps | R | Jim Pillen | +68.1 | 3,675 |
| Knox | R | Jim Pillen | +64.0 | 3,648 |
| Dakota | R | Jim Pillen | +44.2 | 3,603 |
| Butler | R | Jim Pillen | +62.7 | 3,492 |
| Box Butte | R | Jim Pillen | +50.8 | 3,345 |
| Cheyenne | R | Jim Pillen | +67.4 | 3,313 |
| Merrick | R | Jim Pillen | +64.0 | 3,302 |
| Cuming | R | Jim Pillen | +65.1 | 3,194 |
| Dawes | R | Jim Pillen | +43.1 | 3,099 |
| Wayne | R | Jim Pillen | +50.6 | 3,023 |
| Richardson | R | Jim Pillen | +41.8 | 2,918 |
| Keith | R | Jim Pillen | +65.1 | 2,891 |
| Pierce | R | Jim Pillen | +76.3 | 2,851 |
| Burt | R | Jim Pillen | +49.9 | 2,790 |
| Clay | R | Jim Pillen | +65.2 | 2,714 |
| Jefferson | R | Jim Pillen | +48.1 | 2,665 |
| Boone | R | Jim Pillen | +63.4 | 2,576 |
| Kearney | R | Jim Pillen | +60.5 | 2,536 |
| Stanton | R | Jim Pillen | +66.6 | 2,441 |
| Fillmore | R | Jim Pillen | +56.3 | 2,428 |
| Howard | R | Jim Pillen | +58.3 | 2,422 |
| Colfax | R | Jim Pillen | +60.0 | 2,413 |
| Cherry | R | Jim Pillen | +73.6 | 2,369 |
| Antelope | R | Jim Pillen | +76.0 | 2,347 |
| Nemaha | R | Jim Pillen | +46.4 | 2,335 |
| Dixon | R | Jim Pillen | +59.0 | 2,209 |
| Thayer | R | Jim Pillen | +61.8 | 2,160 |
| Polk | R | Jim Pillen | +65.2 | 2,052 |
| Morrill | R | Jim Pillen | +67.0 | 1,923 |
| Furnas | R | Jim Pillen | +69.0 | 1,859 |
| Valley | R | Jim Pillen | +64.2 | 1,770 |
| Sheridan | R | Jim Pillen | +66.9 | 1,678 |
| Johnson | R | Jim Pillen | +36.8 | 1,615 |
| Nuckolls | R | Jim Pillen | +66.9 | 1,558 |
| Chase | R | Jim Pillen | +73.4 | 1,525 |
| Harlan | R | Jim Pillen | +61.8 | 1,417 |
| Kimball | R | Jim Pillen | +71.8 | 1,333 |
| Thurston | R | Jim Pillen | +31.0 | 1,290 |
| Webster | R | Jim Pillen | +63.4 | 1,283 |
| Nance | R | Jim Pillen | +53.0 | 1,251 |
| Sherman | R | Jim Pillen | +53.3 | 1,220 |
| Franklin | R | Jim Pillen | +68.9 | 1,186 |
| Brown | R | Jim Pillen | +67.5 | 1,154 |
| Perkins | R | Jim Pillen | +71.3 | 1,098 |
| Pawnee | R | Jim Pillen | +54.9 | 1,081 |
| Frontier | R | Jim Pillen | +69.9 | 1,077 |
| Hitchcock | R | Jim Pillen | +71.4 | 1,014 |
| Greeley | R | Jim Pillen | +56.6 | 1,011 |
| Garden | R | Jim Pillen | +71.2 | 881 |
| Boyd | R | Jim Pillen | +72.9 | 878 |
| Gosper | R | Jim Pillen | +65.8 | 834 |
| Dundy | R | Jim Pillen | +76.4 | 753 |
| Deuel | R | Jim Pillen | +73.3 | 731 |
| Garfield | R | Jim Pillen | +75.5 | 726 |
| Rock | R | Jim Pillen | +75.4 | 585 |
| Sioux | R | Jim Pillen | +74.1 | 501 |
| Hayes | R | Jim Pillen | +82.2 | 387 |
| Keya Paha | R | Jim Pillen | +74.3 | 378 |
| Hooker | R | Jim Pillen | +63.8 | 373 |
| Banner | R | Jim Pillen | +78.6 | 365 |
| Logan | R | Jim Pillen | +82.7 | 324 |
| Loup | R | Jim Pillen | +63.9 | 324 |
| Thomas | R | Jim Pillen | +77.1 | 306 |
| Wheeler | R | Jim Pillen | +67.1 | 280 |
| Grant | R | Jim Pillen | +84.2 | 279 |
| Arthur | R | Jim Pillen | +84.8 | 244 |
| McPherson | R | Jim Pillen | +74.2 | 221 |
| Blaine | R | Jim Pillen | +71.6 | 204 |