1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Nebraska Governor
Governor · Nebraska
Kay Orr (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Helen Boosalis (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kay OrrRepublican · winner
52.9%298,325
Helen BoosalisDemocrat
47.1%265,156
563,481 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET