2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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Turnout57.95% [1]
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Nominee Pete Ricketts Bob Krist
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Mike Foley Lynne Walz
Popular vote411,812286,169
Percentage59.00%41.00%
2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Ricketts:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Krist:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No votes
Governor before election

Pete Ricketts
Republican

Elected Governor

Pete Ricketts
Republican

The 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Nebraska, concurrently with the election of Nebraska's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various Nebraska and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts won re-election to a second term. [2]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Pete Ricketts
Organizations

Results

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Results by county:
  Ricketts—>90%
  Ricketts—80–90%
  Ricketts—70–80%
  Ricketts—60–70%
Republican primary results [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Ricketts (inc.) 138,292 81.42%
Republican Krystal Gabel31,56818.58%
Total votes169,860 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Vanessa Gayle Ward, activist [13]

Declined

Endorsements

Bob Krist
State legislators
Mayors
Federal-level politicians

Results

Results by county: Krist--70-80% Krist--60-70% Krist--50-60% Krist--40-50% Krist--<40% Tie Ward--40-50% Ward--50-60% 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Krist—70–80%
  Krist—60–70%
  Krist—50–60%
  Krist—40–50%
  Krist—<40%
  Tie
  Ward—40–50%
  Ward—50–60%
Democratic primary results [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Krist 54,992 59.81%
Democratic Vanessa Gayle Ward26,47828.80%
Democratic Tyler A. Davis10,47211.39%
Total votes91,942 100.00%

Independents

State Senator Bob Krist announced in September 2017 that he had left the Republican Party in order to mount a third party challenge against Governor Ricketts. [8] Krist planned to create a new party in order to run, which would require submitting 5,000 signatures to qualify the party for the ballot. [8] However, in February 2018 he abandoned his independent candidacy and became a Democrat.

Candidates

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [19] Safe ROctober 26, 2018
The Washington Post [20] Safe RNovember 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [21] Safe RNovember 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [22] Safe RNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [23] Safe RNovember 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [24] Safe RNovember 4, 2018
Daily Kos [25] Safe RNovember 5, 2018
Fox News [26] [a] Likely RNovember 5, 2018
Politico [27] Safe RNovember 5, 2018
Governing [28] Safe RNovember 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Debates

Host
network/sponsors		DateLink(s)Participants
Bob
Krist (D)		Pete
Ricketts (R)
KMTV-TV August 30, 2018
3:00 pm MDT		 [29] InvitedInvited

Results

2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Pete Ricketts (inc.) 411,812 59.00% +1.85%
Democratic Bob Krist 286,16941.00%+1.77%
Majority 125,64318.00%+0.08%
Total votes697,981 100.0%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Rickets won two of three congressional districts, with Krist winning the remaining one, which elected a Republican. [31]

DistrictRickettsKristRepresentative
1st 56%44% Jeff Fortenberry
2nd 49%51% Don Bacon
3rd 74%26% Adrian Smith

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska Voter Turnout in 2022" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Walton, Don (April 21, 2016). "Ricketts ties conservative goals to two terms". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Omaha writer, marijuana advocate announces bid for governor as Republican". Lincoln Journal Star . July 22, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kirkley, Sara (August 28, 2017). "Omaha writer says Nebraskans need options in governor's race". NTV News . Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Walton, Don (June 4, 2017). "Ricketts embarks on re-election campaign, promises tax relief every year". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Duggan, Joe (June 29, 2017). "After Heineman says Mike Flood would make an 'outstanding governor,' ex-speaker says it's not his time". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hammel, Paul (May 3, 2017). "State Sen. Bob Krist says he's thinking about challenging Pete Ricketts for governor in 2018". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Konnath, Hailey (July 17, 2017). "Nebraska State Sen. Bob Krist to leave GOP, try to challenge Ricketts as third-party candidate". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Koeller, Austin (August 26, 2018). "Pete Ricketts receives NE Farm Bureau endorsement". Grand Island Independent . Archived from the original on August 27, 2018.(subscription required)
  10. ↑ "NRA Endorses Ricketts, Evnen, Murante for Top State Offices in Nebraska". NRA-ILA. April 25, 2018. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) proudly announces its endorsement of Pete Ricketts for Governor of Nebraska
  11. 1 2 Gale, John A. (2018). Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers, Primary Election, May 15, 2018 (PDF).
  12. ↑ Jordan, Joe (October 26, 2017). "Democrats Short List for Governor Slowly Emerging". News Channel Nebraska. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Schulte, Grant (February 12, 2018). "Nebraska Governor hopeful joins Democratic Party". USNews. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ Gaardner, Nancy (April 30, 2018). "State Sen. Lynne Walz chosen as Democrat Bob Krist's running mate". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Walton, Don (July 2, 2017). "Good week for Ricketts in political terms". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ Walton, Don (August 30, 2017). "Chuck Hassebrook seeks seat in Legislature". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  17. ↑ Hammel, Paul (August 29, 2017). "Ex-State Sen. Steve Lathrop plans to run for his old seat, challenging incumbent Merv Riepe". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  18. 1 2 Roseann Moring. "Gubernatorial candidate Bob Krist switches to Democratic Party". Omaha World-Herald.
  19. ↑ "2018 Governor Race Ratings for October 26, 2018". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  20. ↑ "The Washington Post's gubernatorial race ratings". The Washington Post . October 16, 2018.
  21. ↑ "2018 Governor Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. October 17, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ "2018 Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2018 Governor". www.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  24. ↑ "2018 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics . October 9, 2018.
  25. ↑ "2018 Governor Race Ratings". Daily Kos . June 5, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  26. ↑ "2018 Midterm Power Ranking". Fox News . February 5, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Politico Race Ratings". Politico .
  28. ↑ "2018 Governor Elections: As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups". www.governing.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  29. ↑ "WATCH: Ricketts, Krist debate at state fair". KMTV. August 30, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  30. ↑ Gale, John A. (2018). Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers, General Election, November 6, 2018 (PDF).
  31. ↑ "Dra 2020".

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