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2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election 

The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Jim Pillen won the election with 59.74% of the vote.

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Jim Pillen (REP)  ✓
Percentage: 59.74%     
Votes: 398,334      

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Carol Blood (DEM)     
Percentage: 36.29%     
Votes: 242,006      

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Scott Zimmerman (LIB)     
Percentage: 3.97%     
Votes: 26,455     

Total votes: 666,795

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Results by county
Adams County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

68.00%

Votes:

6,973

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

27.51%

Votes:

2,821

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.49%

Votes:

460

Total votes

10,254

Banner County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

86.58%

Votes:

316

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

7.95%

Votes:

29

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.48%

Votes:

20

Total votes

365

Box Butte County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

73.60%

Votes:

2,462

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

22.75%

Votes:

761

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.65%

Votes:

122

Total votes

3,345

Buffalo County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

70.66%

Votes:

11,233

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

24.82%

Votes:

3,946

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.52%

Votes:

718

Total votes

15,897

Cass County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

65.83%

Votes:

7,462

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

29.26%

Votes:

3,317

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.91%

Votes:

557

Total votes

11,336

Cherry County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.75%

Votes:

1,984

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

10.13%

Votes:

240

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

6.12%

Votes:

145

Total votes

2,369

Colfax County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

78.41%

Votes:

1,892

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

18.44%

Votes:

445

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.15%

Votes:

76

Total votes

2,413

Dakota County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

70.08%

Votes:

2,525

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

25.84%

Votes:

931

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.08%

Votes:

147

Total votes

3,603

Deuel County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.72%

Votes:

612

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

10.40%

Votes:

76

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.88%

Votes:

43

Total votes

731

Douglas County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

45.68%

Votes:

87,136

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

50.66%

Votes:

96,628

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.66%

Votes:

6,982

Total votes

190,746

Franklin County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

82.29%

Votes:

976

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

13.41%

Votes:

159

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.30%

Votes:

51

Total votes

1,186

Gage County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

66.54%

Votes:

5,317

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

29.50%

Votes:

2,357

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.97%

Votes:

317

Total votes

7,991

Gosper County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.06%

Votes:

676

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.23%

Votes:

127

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.72%

Votes:

31

Total votes

834

Hall County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

67.40%

Votes:

10,223

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

27.33%

Votes:

4,145

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.27%

Votes:

799

Total votes

15,167

Hayes County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

88.11%

Votes:

341

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

5.94%

Votes:

23

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.94%

Votes:

23

Total votes

387

Hooker County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

80.43%

Votes:

300

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

16.62%

Votes:

62

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

2.95%

Votes:

11

Total votes

373

Johnson County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

65.70%

Votes:

1,061

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

28.92%

Votes:

467

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.39%

Votes:

87

Total votes

1,615

Keya Paha County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

84.13%

Votes:

318

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

9.79%

Votes:

37

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

6.08%

Votes:

23

Total votes

378

Lancaster County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

46.29%

Votes:

52,769

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

50.37%

Votes:

57,424

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.34%

Votes:

3,808

Total votes

114,001

Loup County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

78.70%

Votes:

255

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

14.81%

Votes:

48

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

6.48%

Votes:

21

Total votes

324

Merrick County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

79.62%

Votes:

2,629

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.63%

Votes:

516

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.75%

Votes:

157

Total votes

3,302

Nemaha County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

70.88%

Votes:

1,655

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

24.45%

Votes:

571

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.67%

Votes:

109

Total votes

2,335

Pawnee County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

75.58%

Votes:

817

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

20.72%

Votes:

224

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.70%

Votes:

40

Total votes

1,081

Pierce County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

86.39%

Votes:

2,463

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

10.10%

Votes:

288

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.51%

Votes:

100

Total votes

2,851

Red Willow County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

79.63%

Votes:

3,174

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.25%

Votes:

608

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.12%

Votes:

204

Total votes

3,986

Saline County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

63.60%

Votes:

2,388

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

31.64%

Votes:

1,188

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.77%

Votes:

179

Total votes

3,755

Scotts Bluff County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

72.59%

Votes:

7,125

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

23.01%

Votes:

2,259

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.40%

Votes:

432

Total votes

9,816

Sherman County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

73.44%

Votes:

896

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

20.16%

Votes:

246

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

6.39%

Votes:

78

Total votes

1,220

Thayer County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

79.03%

Votes:

1,707

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

17.27%

Votes:

373

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.70%

Votes:

80

Total votes

2,160

Valley County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

79.89%

Votes:

1,414

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.71%

Votes:

278

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.41%

Votes:

78

Total votes

1,770

Webster County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

79.58%

Votes:

1,021

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

16.13%

Votes:

207

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.29%

Votes:

55

Total votes

1,283

Antelope County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

86.32%

Votes:

2,026

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

10.27%

Votes:

241

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.41%

Votes:

80

Total votes

2,347

Blaine County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

82.84%

Votes:

169

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.27%

Votes:

23

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.88%

Votes:

12

Total votes

204

Boyd County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

84.17%

Votes:

739

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.28%

Votes:

99

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.56%

Votes:

40

Total votes

878

Burt County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

72.76%

Votes:

2,030

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

22.87%

Votes:

638

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.37%

Votes:

122

Total votes

2,790

Cedar County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.12%

Votes:

3,107

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

12.47%

Votes:

466

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.41%

Votes:

165

Total votes

3,738

Cheyenne County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.13%

Votes:

2,688

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

13.76%

Votes:

456

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.10%

Votes:

169

Total votes

3,313

Cuming County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.06%

Votes:

2,589

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.94%

Votes:

509

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.01%

Votes:

96

Total votes

3,194

Dawes County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

69.64%

Votes:

2,158

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

26.49%

Votes:

821

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.87%

Votes:

120

Total votes

3,099

Dixon County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

77.41%

Votes:

1,710

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

18.38%

Votes:

406

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.21%

Votes:

93

Total votes

2,209

Dundy County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

86.32%

Votes:

650

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

9.96%

Votes:

75

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.72%

Votes:

28

Total votes

753

Frontier County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.10%

Votes:

895

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

13.18%

Votes:

142

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.71%

Votes:

40

Total votes

1,077

Garden County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.54%

Votes:

736

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

12.37%

Votes:

109

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.09%

Votes:

36

Total votes

881

Grant County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

90.68%

Votes:

253

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

6.45%

Votes:

18

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

2.87%

Votes:

8

Total votes

279

Hamilton County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

76.89%

Votes:

3,128

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

18.61%

Votes:

757

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.50%

Votes:

183

Total votes

4,068

Hitchcock County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.23%

Votes:

844

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.83%

Votes:

120

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.93%

Votes:

50

Total votes

1,014

Howard County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

76.51%

Votes:

1,853

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

18.25%

Votes:

442

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.24%

Votes:

127

Total votes

2,422

Kearney County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

78.12%

Votes:

1,981

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

17.67%

Votes:

448

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.22%

Votes:

107

Total votes

2,536

Kimball County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.65%

Votes:

1,115

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.85%

Votes:

158

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.50%

Votes:

60

Total votes

1,333

Lincoln County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

74.92%

Votes:

9,029

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

20.59%

Votes:

2,481

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.50%

Votes:

542

Total votes

12,052

Madison County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

78.40%

Votes:

9,108

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

17.52%

Votes:

2,035

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.08%

Votes:

474

Total votes

11,617

Morrill County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

80.24%

Votes:

1,543

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

13.26%

Votes:

255

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

6.50%

Votes:

125

Total votes

1,923

Nuckolls County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.90%

Votes:

1,276

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.02%

Votes:

234

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.08%

Votes:

48

Total votes

1,558

Perkins County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.61%

Votes:

918

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

12.30%

Votes:

135

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.10%

Votes:

45

Total votes

1,098

Platte County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.96%

Votes:

9,103

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.26%

Votes:

1,695

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

2.77%

Votes:

308

Total votes

11,106

Richardson County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

68.09%

Votes:

1,987

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

26.25%

Votes:

766

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.65%

Votes:

165

Total votes

2,918

Sarpy County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

55.59%

Votes:

35,821

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

40.41%

Votes:

26,039

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.00%

Votes:

2,576

Total votes

64,436

Seward County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

73.22%

Votes:

4,921

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

23.15%

Votes:

1,556

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.63%

Votes:

244

Total votes

6,721

Sioux County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

85.23%

Votes:

427

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.18%

Votes:

56

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.59%

Votes:

18

Total votes

501

Thomas County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

86.60%

Votes:

265

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

9.48%

Votes:

29

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.92%

Votes:

12

Total votes

306

Washington County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

70.93%

Votes:

6,244

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

25.30%

Votes:

2,227

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.77%

Votes:

332

Total votes

8,803

Wheeler County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.07%

Votes:

227

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

13.93%

Votes:

39

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.00%

Votes:

14

Total votes

280

Arthur County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

90.16%

Votes:

220

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

5.33%

Votes:

13

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.51%

Votes:

11

Total votes

244

Boone County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

78.65%

Votes:

2,026

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.26%

Votes:

393

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

6.09%

Votes:

157

Total votes

2,576

Brown County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.28%

Votes:

938

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

13.78%

Votes:

159

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.94%

Votes:

57

Total votes

1,154

Butler County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

79.41%

Votes:

2,773

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

16.75%

Votes:

585

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.84%

Votes:

134

Total votes

3,492

Chase County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

84.98%

Votes:

1,296

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.54%

Votes:

176

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.48%

Votes:

53

Total votes

1,525

Clay County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

80.14%

Votes:

2,175

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

14.92%

Votes:

405

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.94%

Votes:

134

Total votes

2,714

Custer County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

82.34%

Votes:

3,562

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

12.97%

Votes:

561

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.69%

Votes:

203

Total votes

4,326

Dawson County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

76.59%

Votes:

4,303

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

18.42%

Votes:

1,035

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.98%

Votes:

280

Total votes

5,618

Dodge County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

66.71%

Votes:

7,682

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

28.68%

Votes:

3,302

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.61%

Votes:

531

Total votes

11,515

Fillmore County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

76.57%

Votes:

1,859

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

20.22%

Votes:

491

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.21%

Votes:

78

Total votes

2,428

Furnas County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

81.98%

Votes:

1,524

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

12.96%

Votes:

241

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.06%

Votes:

94

Total votes

1,859

Garfield County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

86.50%

Votes:

628

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.02%

Votes:

80

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

2.48%

Votes:

18

Total votes

726

Greeley County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

75.77%

Votes:

766

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

19.19%

Votes:

194

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.04%

Votes:

51

Total votes

1,011

Harlan County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

78.26%

Votes:

1,109

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

16.51%

Votes:

234

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.22%

Votes:

74

Total votes

1,417

Holt County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

83.33%

Votes:

3,125

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

11.49%

Votes:

431

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

5.17%

Votes:

194

Total votes

3,750

Jefferson County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

71.89%

Votes:

1,916

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

23.79%

Votes:

634

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.32%

Votes:

115

Total votes

2,665

Keith County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

80.84%

Votes:

2,337

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

15.77%

Votes:

456

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.39%

Votes:

98

Total votes

2,891

Knox County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

80.10%

Votes:

2,922

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

16.06%

Votes:

586

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.84%

Votes:

140

Total votes

3,648

Logan County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

89.51%

Votes:

290

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

6.79%

Votes:

22

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

3.70%

Votes:

12

Total votes

324

McPherson County

Jim Pillen (REP)

Percentage:

85.07%

Votes:

188

Carol Blood (DEM)

Percentage:

10.86%

Votes:

24

Scott Zimmerman (LIB)

Percentage:

4.07%

Votes:

9

Total votes