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Nebraska — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorNebraska · GovernorBob KerreyD+1.3
Candidates
Nebraska 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bob Kerrey✓Democratic277,43650.7%
- Charles ThoneRepublican270,20349.3%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+39.5Governor 1982D+1.3vs. baselineD+40.8
Nebraska's 1982 governor race ran 40.8 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.