1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Nebraska election results
Every race on Nebraska's ballot in the 1982 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races29
Changed party1
Unopposed7%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Edward Zorinsky (D) | 38.0 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Bob Kerrey (D) | 1.3 | Flipped |
U.S. House
R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE-1 | Douglas Bereuter (R) | 50.2 | |
| NE-2 | Hal Daub (R) | 13.6 | |
| NE-3 | Virginia Smith (R) | Unopposed |
Nebraska Legislature
Other 24
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | Calvin F. Carsten (OTH) | 7.7 | |
| LD-4 | Gary Hannibal (OTH) | 5.1 | |
| LD-6 | Peter Hoagland (OTH) | 7.2 | |
| LD-8 | Vard Johnson (OTH) | 26.1 | |
| LD-10 | Carol McBride Pirsch (OTH) | 37.7 | |
| LD-12 | Chris Abboud (OTH) | 4.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | Thomas D. Doyle (OTH) | 0.2 | |
| LD-16 | James E. Goll (OTH) | 18.4 | |
| LD-18 | Harry B. Chronister (OTH) | 22.4 | |
| LD-20 | Glenn A. Goodrich (OTH) | 36.9 | |
| LD-22 | Lee Rupp (OTH) | 5.0 | |
| LD-24 | Harold F. Sieck (OTH) | 14.4 | |
| LD-26 | Don Wesely (OTH) | 36.6 | |
| LD-28 | Chris Beutler (OTH) | 53.4 | |
| LD-30 | Patricia S. Morehead (OTH) | 5.7 | |
| LD-32 | Donald Eret (OTH) | 11.8 | |
| LD-34 | Rod Johnson (OTH) | 18.3 | |
| LD-36 | Ray E. Lundy (OTH) | 0.5 | |
| LD-38 | Tom Vickers (OTH) | 50.4 | |
| LD-40 | John W. Decamp (OTH) | 30.2 | |
| LD-42 | James E. Pappas (OTH) | 18.6 | |
| LD-44 | Rex Haberman (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-46 | David M. Landis (OTH) | 47.6 | |
| LD-48 | William E. Nichol (OTH) | 5.5 |
Nebraska
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab