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2006Final results

2006 election for Nebraska Governor

Governor · Nebraska

Dave Heineman (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating David Hahn (D) by 50.0 points.

Dave HeinemanRepublican · winner
75.0%435,507
David HahnDemocrat
25.0%145,115
580,622 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+48.11994R+7.91998R+42.82002R+50.02006R+47.82010R+18.62014

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET