1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Nebraska Governor
Governor · Nebraska
Earl Nelson (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Kay Orr (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Earl NelsonDemocrat · winner
50.3%292,771
Kay OrrRepublican
49.7%288,741
581,512 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET