1994Final results
1994 election for Nebraska Governor
Governor · Nebraska
Earl Nelson (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Gene Spence (R) by 48.1 points.
Earl NelsonDemocrat · winner
74.1%423,270
Gene SpenceRepublican
25.9%148,230
571,500 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET