2010Final results
2010 election for Nebraska Governor
Governor · Nebraska
Dave Heineman (R) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Mike Meister (D) by 47.8 points.
Dave HeinemanRepublican · winner
73.9%360,645
Mike MeisterDemocrat
26.1%127,343
487,988 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET