2018 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Pete Ricketts won the 2018 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Pete Ricketts received 411,812 popular votes (59%). The main challenger was Bob Krist (41%).

See the full head-to-head between Ricketts and Krist

Ricketts +18.0 pts · won by 125,643 votes

Pete Ricketts RepublicanWINNER59%

411,812 votes

Bob Krist Democratic41%

286,169 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.