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Nebraska — 2022 governor election
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Akashicstate2022 gubernatorial electionNebraska · GovernorPillenR+23.4
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Jim Pillen ✓Republican | 59.7% | 398,334 |
|---|---|---|
| Carol BloodDemocrat | 36.3% | 242,006 |
| Scott ZimmermanLibertarian | 4.0% | 26,455 |
2022gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, NE | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Antelope, NE | Republican | R+76.1 |
| Arthur, NE | Republican | R+84.8 |
| Banner, NE | Republican | R+78.6 |
| Blaine, NE | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Boone, NE | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Box Butte, NE | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Boyd, NE | Republican | R+72.9 |
| Brown, NE | Republican | R+67.5 |
| Buffalo, NE | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Burt, NE | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Butler, NE | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Cass, NE | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Cedar, NE | Republican | R+70.7 |
| Chase, NE | Republican | R+73.4 |
| Cherry, NE | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Cheyenne, NE | Republican | R+67.4 |
| Clay, NE | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Colfax, NE | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Cuming, NE | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Custer, NE | Republican | R+69.4 |
| Dakota, NE | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Dawes, NE | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Dawson, NE | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Deuel, NE | Republican | R+73.3 |
| Dixon, NE | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Dodge, NE | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Douglas, NE | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Dundy, NE | Republican | R+76.4 |
| Fillmore, NE | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Franklin, NE | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Frontier, NE | Republican | R+69.9 |
| Furnas, NE | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Gage, NE | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Garden, NE | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Garfield, NE | Republican | R+75.5 |
| Gosper, NE | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Grant, NE | Republican | R+84.2 |
| Greeley, NE | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Hall, NE | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Hamilton, NE | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Harlan, NE | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Hayes, NE | Republican | R+82.2 |
| Hitchcock, NE | Republican | R+71.4 |
| Holt, NE | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Hooker, NE | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Howard, NE | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Jefferson, NE | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Johnson, NE | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Kearney, NE | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Keith, NE | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Keya Paha, NE | Republican | R+74.3 |
| Kimball, NE | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Knox, NE | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Lancaster, NE | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Logan, NE | Republican | R+82.7 |
| Loup, NE | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Madison, NE | Republican | R+60.9 |
| McPherson, NE | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Merrick, NE | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Morrill, NE | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Nance, NE | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Nemaha, NE | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Nuckolls, NE | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Otoe, NE | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Pawnee, NE | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Perkins, NE | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Phelps, NE | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Pierce, NE | Republican | R+76.3 |
| Platte, NE | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Polk, NE | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Red Willow, NE | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Richardson, NE | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Rock, NE | Republican | R+75.4 |
| Saline, NE | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Sarpy, NE | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Saunders, NE | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Scotts Bluff, NE | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Seward, NE | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Sheridan, NE | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Sherman, NE | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Sioux, NE | Republican | R+74.1 |
| Stanton, NE | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Thayer, NE | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Thomas, NE | Republican | R+77.1 |
| Thurston, NE | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Valley, NE | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Washington, NE | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Wayne, NE | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Webster, NE | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Wheeler, NE | Republican | R+67.1 |
| York, NE | Republican | R+56.9 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+19.1Governor 2022R+23.4vs. baselineR+4.4
Nebraska's 2022 governor race ran 4.4 points more Republican than its 2020 presidential margin.
By county — 93 counties
| 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 |
Same ballot, 2022NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2022 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.