1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Nebraska election results
Every race on Nebraska's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races28
Changed party1
Unopposed14%4 races
Incumbents defeated3
Governors
R 1
U.S. House
R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE-1 | Douglas Bereuter (R) | 28.9 | |
| NE-2 | Hal Daub (R) | 17.1 | |
| NE-3 | Virginia Smith (R) | 39.7 |
Nebraska Legislature
Other 24
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | Roger R. Wehrbein (OTH) | 8.6 | |
| LD-4 | Gary Hannibal (OTH) | 5.1 | |
| LD-6 | Brad Ashford (OTH) | 6.2 | |
| LD-8 | Vard Johnson (OTH) | 2.4 | |
| LD-10 | Carol McBride Pirsch (OTH) | 15.3 | |
| LD-12 | Chris Abboud (OTH) | 24.6 | |
| LD-14 | Ron Withem (OTH) | 53.5 | |
| LD-16 | Frank Korshoj (OTH) | 20.0 | |
| LD-18 | Stan Schellpeper (OTH) | 39.9 | |
| LD-20 | Glenn A. Goodrich (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-22 | Lee Rupp (OTH) | 15.6 | |
| LD-24 | Scott Moore (OTH) | 13.1 | |
| LD-26 | Don Wesely (OTH) | 67.0 | |
| LD-28 | James D. McFarland (OTH) | 14.4 | |
| LD-30 | Patricia S. Morehead (OTH) | 16.5 | |
| LD-32 | George Coordsen (OTH) | 11.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-34 | Rod Johnson (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-36 | Lorraine Langford (OTH) | 2.1 | |
| LD-38 | W. Owen Elmer (OTH) | 20.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-40 | Merton L. Dierks (OTH) | 24.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-42 | James E. Pappas (OTH) | 5.1 | |
| LD-44 | Rex Haberman (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-46 | David M. Landis (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-48 | John L. Weihing (OTH) | 22.5 |
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