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Turnout | 54.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Pillen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Blood: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term.[1] In the general election, Republican Jim Pillen went on to win the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
Nebraska's primary elections were held on May 10. Pillen, the former University of Nebraska Board of Regents chair, won the Republican nomination, while state senator Carol Blood won the Democratic nomination.
The race took on increased importance in October 2022, when U.S. Senator Ben Sasse announced he would resign and Ricketts said he would allow the winner of the gubernatorial election to appoint Sasse's replacement.[2] In the end, Pillen appointed Ricketts to Sasse's seat.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Charles Herbster |
Brett Lindstrom |
Jim Pillen |
Theresa Thibodeau |
Other | Undecided |
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WPA Intelligence (R)[A] | April 30 – May 2, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 26% | 16% | 31% | – | 8% | 19% |
WPA Intelligence (R)[A] | April 26–28, 2022 | 505 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 23% | 20% | 24% | 7% | 2% | 24% |
Data Targeting (R)[B] | April 19–20, 2022 | 858 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 26% | 28% | 24% | 6% | – | 16% |
3D Strategic Research (R)[C] | April 10–12, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 23% | 27% | 27% | 6% | 5% | 12% |
Moore Information Group (R) | March 26–29, 2022 | 206 (LV) | ± 7.0% | 23% | 19% | 10% | 5% | 9%[b] | 34% |
KAConsulting LLC (R)[D] | March 8–10, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 27% | 17% | 18% | 3% | – | 35% |
3D Strategic Research (R)[C] | March 7–9, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 30% | 20% | 23% | 3% | 6% | 18% |
Data Targeting (R)[B] | February 8–11, 2022 | 1,168 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 27% | 21% | 26% | – | – | – |
3D Strategic Research (R)[C] | September 2021 | – (LV) | – | 32% | 10% | 19% | – | 9% | 30% |
Pillen, Herbster, and Lindstrom all won their respective home counties – Pillen won Platte County with 66.3% of the vote, Herbster won Richardson County with 55.7% of the vote, and Lindstrom won Douglas County with 39.5% of the vote. Lindstrom won the Omaha metropolitan area and came close to winning Lancaster County, home to state capital Lincoln, losing to Pillen by about 2.1%. Pillen and Herbster won parts of more rural Nebraska.[47] While Herbster won most of the Sandhills region, Pillen won most of northeastern Nebraska and counties along the I-80 corridor.[48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Pillen | 91,459 | 33.9% | |
Republican | Charles Herbster | 80,642 | 29.9% | |
Republican | Brett Lindstrom | 70,487 | 26.1% | |
Republican | Theresa Thibodeau | 16,413 | 6.1% | |
Republican | Breland Ridenour | 4,682 | 1.7% | |
Republican | Michael Connely | 2,831 | 1.1% | |
Republican | Donna Nicole Carpenter | 1,533 | 0.6% | |
Republican | Lela McNinch | 1,192 | 0.4% | |
Republican | Troy Wentz | 708 | 0.3% | |
Write-in | 193 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | 269,947 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carol Blood | 88,802 | 87.0% | |
Democratic | Roy Harris | 11,264 | 11.3% | |
Write-in | 1,574 | 1.7% | ||
Total votes | 100,066 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Scott Zimmerman | 1,567 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,593 | 100.0% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[60] | Solid R | March 4, 2022 |
Inside Elections[61] | Solid R | March 4, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[62] | Safe R | January 26, 2022 |
Politico[63] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
RCP[64] | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
Fox News[65] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
538[66] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Elections Daily[67] | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jim Pillen (R) |
Carol Blood (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Data Targeting (R) | September 26–28, 2022 | 1,340 (LV) | ± 2.7% | 48% | 41% | – | 11% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | 398,334 | 59.74% | +0.74 | ||
Democratic | 242,006 | 36.29% | -4.71 | ||
Libertarian |
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26,445 | 3.97% | N/A | |
Total votes | 666,795 | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | 682,716 | 54.93% | |||
Registered electors | 1,242,930 | ||||
Republican hold |
Pillen won all 3 congressional districts.[76]
District | Pillen | Blood | Representative |
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1st | 56% | 41% | Mike Flood |
2nd | 48.2% | 48.1% | Don Bacon |
3rd | 75% | 20% | Adrian Smith |