Nebraska — 2018 governor election
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Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionNebraska · GovernorFoleyR+18.0
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley ✓Republican | 59.0% | 411,812 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Krist And Lynne M WalzDemocrat | 41.0% | 286,169 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, NE | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Antelope, NE | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Arthur, NE | Republican | R+72.7 |
| Banner, NE | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Blaine, NE | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Boone, NE | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Box Butte, NE | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Boyd, NE | Republican | R+68.4 |
| Brown, NE | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Buffalo, NE | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Burt, NE | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Butler, NE | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Cass, NE | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Cedar, NE | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Chase, NE | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Cherry, NE | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Cheyenne, NE | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Clay, NE | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Colfax, NE | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Cuming, NE | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Custer, NE | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Dakota, NE | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Dawes, NE | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Dawson, NE | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Deuel, NE | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Dixon, NE | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Dodge, NE | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Douglas, NE | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Dundy, NE | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Fillmore, NE | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Franklin, NE | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Frontier, NE | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Furnas, NE | Republican | R+65.3 |
| Gage, NE | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Garden, NE | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Garfield, NE | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Gosper, NE | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Grant, NE | Republican | R+72.2 |
| Greeley, NE | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Hall, NE | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Hamilton, NE | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Harlan, NE | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Hayes, NE | Republican | R+78.7 |
| Hitchcock, NE | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Holt, NE | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Hooker, NE | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Howard, NE | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Jefferson, NE | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Johnson, NE | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Kearney, NE | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Keith, NE | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Keya Paha, NE | Republican | R+77.9 |
| Kimball, NE | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Knox, NE | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Lancaster, NE | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Lincoln, NE | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Logan, NE | Republican | R+83.3 |
| Loup, NE | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Madison, NE | Republican | R+51.1 |
| McPherson, NE | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Merrick, NE | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Morrill, NE | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Nance, NE | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Nemaha, NE | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Nuckolls, NE | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Otoe, NE | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Pawnee, NE | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Perkins, NE | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Phelps, NE | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Pierce, NE | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Platte, NE | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Polk, NE | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Red Willow, NE | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Richardson, NE | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Rock, NE | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Saline, NE | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Sarpy, NE | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Saunders, NE | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Scotts Bluff, NE | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Seward, NE | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Sheridan, NE | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Sherman, NE | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Sioux, NE | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Stanton, NE | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Thayer, NE | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Thomas, NE | Republican | R+74.4 |
| Thurston, NE | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Valley, NE | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Washington, NE | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Wayne, NE | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Webster, NE | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Wheeler, NE | Republican | R+59.9 |
| York, NE | Republican | R+46.2 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+25.0Governor 2018R+18.0vs. baselineD+7.0
Nebraska's 2018 governor race ran 7.0 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Nebraska results by county
93 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+3,915 | 7,06769.2% | 3,15230.8% | 10,219 |
| Antelope | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,663 | 2,10382.7% | 44017.3% | 2,543 |
| Arthur | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+165 | 19686.3% | 3113.7% | 227 |
| Banner | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+192 | 25480.4% | 6219.6% | 316 |
| Blaine | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+166 | 21581.4% | 4918.6% | 264 |
| Boone | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,432 | 1,87281.0% | 44019.0% | 2,312 |
| Box Butte | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,429 | 2,52569.7% | 1,09630.3% | 3,621 |
| Boyd | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+657 | 80984.2% | 15215.8% | 961 |
| Brown | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+937 | 1,15184.3% | 21415.7% | 1,365 |
| Buffalo | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+6,014 | 11,16868.4% | 5,15431.6% | 16,322 |
| Burt | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+997 | 1,97366.9% | 97633.1% | 2,949 |
| Butler | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,762 | 2,63275.2% | 87024.8% | 3,502 |
| Cass | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+3,214 | 6,92365.1% | 3,70934.9% | 10,632 |
| Cedar | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,020 | 2,77578.6% | 75521.4% | 3,530 |
| Chase | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,149 | 1,35486.9% | 20513.1% | 1,559 |
| Cherry | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,553 | 1,97982.3% | 42617.7% | 2,405 |
| Cheyenne | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,819 | 2,53478.0% | 71522.0% | 3,249 |
| Clay | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,558 | 2,12279.0% | 56421.0% | 2,686 |
| Colfax | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,027 | 1,76570.5% | 73829.5% | 2,503 |
| Cuming | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,985 | 2,68279.4% | 69720.6% | 3,379 |
| Custer | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+3,083 | 3,86183.2% | 77816.8% | 4,639 |
| Dakota | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+860 | 2,70159.5% | 1,84140.5% | 4,542 |
| Dawes | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+991 | 2,17964.7% | 1,18835.3% | 3,367 |
| Dawson | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,852 | 4,55872.8% | 1,70627.2% | 6,264 |
| Deuel | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+458 | 58582.2% | 12717.8% | 712 |
| Dixon | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,085 | 1,66674.1% | 58125.9% | 2,247 |
| Dodge | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,824 | 7,45761.7% | 4,63338.3% | 12,090 |
| Douglas | Bob Krist And Lynne M Walz+12,115 | 96,12047.0% | 108,23553.0% | 204,355 |
| Dundy | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+535 | 65484.6% | 11915.4% | 773 |
| Fillmore | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,038 | 1,79070.4% | 75229.6% | 2,542 |
| Franklin | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+855 | 1,10981.4% | 25418.6% | 1,363 |
| Frontier | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+666 | 85781.8% | 19118.2% | 1,048 |
| Furnas | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,396 | 1,76782.6% | 37117.4% | 2,138 |
| Gage | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,158 | 5,25062.9% | 3,09237.1% | 8,342 |
| Garden | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+632 | 81881.5% | 18618.5% | 1,004 |
| Garfield | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+535 | 66683.6% | 13116.4% | 797 |
| Gosper | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+535 | 68582.0% | 15018.0% | 835 |
| Grant | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+218 | 26086.1% | 4213.9% | 302 |
| Greeley | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+501 | 75275.0% | 25125.0% | 1,003 |
| Hall | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+5,408 | 11,06966.2% | 5,66133.8% | 16,730 |
| Hamilton | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,310 | 3,21478.0% | 90422.0% | 4,118 |
| Harlan | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+958 | 1,23181.8% | 27318.2% | 1,504 |
| Hayes | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+311 | 35389.4% | 4210.6% | 395 |
| Hitchcock | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+695 | 88682.3% | 19117.7% | 1,077 |
| Holt | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,516 | 3,33980.2% | 82319.8% | 4,162 |
| Hooker | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+201 | 25981.7% | 5818.3% | 317 |
| Howard | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,160 | 1,79373.9% | 63326.1% | 2,426 |
| Jefferson | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,098 | 2,04268.4% | 94431.6% | 2,986 |
| Johnson | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+452 | 1,12462.6% | 67237.4% | 1,796 |
| Kearney | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,415 | 2,02077.0% | 60523.0% | 2,625 |
| Keith | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,832 | 2,51678.6% | 68421.4% | 3,200 |
| Keya Paha | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+304 | 34789.0% | 4311.0% | 390 |
| Kimball | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+854 | 1,11780.9% | 26319.1% | 1,380 |
| Knox | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,963 | 2,78177.3% | 81822.7% | 3,599 |
| Lancaster | Bob Krist And Lynne M Walz+13,386 | 51,56044.3% | 64,94655.7% | 116,506 |
| Lincoln | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+6,171 | 9,34574.6% | 3,17425.4% | 12,519 |
| Logan | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+279 | 30791.6% | 288.4% | 335 |
| Loup | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+193 | 25081.4% | 5718.6% | 307 |
| Madison | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+5,347 | 7,90675.5% | 2,55924.5% | 10,465 |
| McPherson | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+166 | 21182.4% | 4517.6% | 256 |
| Merrick | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,013 | 2,69579.8% | 68220.2% | 3,377 |
| Morrill | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,167 | 1,64177.6% | 47422.4% | 2,115 |
| Nance | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+610 | 92874.5% | 31825.5% | 1,246 |
| Nemaha | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,034 | 1,82569.8% | 79130.2% | 2,616 |
| Nuckolls | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,085 | 1,42580.7% | 34019.3% | 1,765 |
| Otoe | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,157 | 4,26466.9% | 2,10733.1% | 6,371 |
| Pawnee | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+454 | 80469.7% | 35030.3% | 1,154 |
| Perkins | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+834 | 1,02984.1% | 19515.9% | 1,224 |
| Phelps | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,469 | 3,16282.0% | 69318.0% | 3,855 |
| Pierce | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,979 | 2,37785.7% | 39814.3% | 2,775 |
| Platte | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+6,097 | 8,57077.6% | 2,47322.4% | 11,043 |
| Polk | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,212 | 1,65079.0% | 43821.0% | 2,088 |
| Red Willow | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,433 | 3,16181.3% | 72818.7% | 3,889 |
| Richardson | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,433 | 2,26273.2% | 82926.8% | 3,091 |
| Rock | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+479 | 57385.9% | 9414.1% | 667 |
| Saline | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+591 | 2,40657.0% | 1,81543.0% | 4,221 |
| Sarpy | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+12,296 | 39,92859.1% | 27,63240.9% | 67,560 |
| Saunders | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+3,492 | 6,50868.3% | 3,01631.7% | 9,524 |
| Scotts Bluff | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+3,802 | 7,24167.8% | 3,43932.2% | 10,680 |
| Seward | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,565 | 4,81268.2% | 2,24731.8% | 7,059 |
| Sheridan | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,015 | 1,51375.2% | 49824.8% | 2,011 |
| Sherman | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+602 | 94873.3% | 34626.7% | 1,294 |
| Sioux | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+345 | 44182.1% | 9617.9% | 537 |
| Stanton | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,394 | 1,82980.8% | 43519.2% | 2,264 |
| Thayer | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,174 | 1,71576.0% | 54124.0% | 2,256 |
| Thomas | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+256 | 30087.2% | 4412.8% | 344 |
| Thurston | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+87 | 96352.4% | 87647.6% | 1,839 |
| Valley | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,089 | 1,44480.3% | 35519.7% | 1,799 |
| Washington | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+3,705 | 6,45770.1% | 2,75229.9% | 9,209 |
| Wayne | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+1,374 | 2,29671.3% | 92228.7% | 3,218 |
| Webster | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+788 | 1,07978.8% | 29121.2% | 1,370 |
| Wheeler | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+239 | 31979.9% | 8020.1% | 399 |
| York | Pete Ricketts And Mike Foley+2,365 | 3,74373.1% | 1,37826.9% | 5,121 |
Same ballot, 2018NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.