1982Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1982 election for Nebraska Governor
Governor · Nebraska
Bob Kerrey (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Thone (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bob KerreyDemocrat · winner
50.7%277,436
Charles ThoneRepublican
49.3%270,203
547,639 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET