2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election

2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Turnout54.93% Decrease[1] 3.02 pp
 
Nominee Jim Pillen Carol Blood
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Joe Kelly Al Davis
Popular vote 398,334 242,006
Percentage 59.74% 36.29%

Pillen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Blood:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Pete Ricketts
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Pillen
Republican

The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term.[2] In the general election, Republican Jim Pillen won 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.[3] In the end, Pillen appointed Ricketts to Sasse's seat.

  1. ^ "Nebraska Voter Turnout in 2022" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Hammel, Paul (November 3, 2019). "Candidates exploring runs in 2022 governor's race; Ricketts can't run due to term limits". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ricketts punts decision to next governor to appoint replacement for Ben Sasse if he resigns". Nebraska Examiner. October 7, 2022.