Governor Elections 2018 | US Governor Elections | Nebraska Races
2018 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election Results


Pete Ricketts
Percent: 59.00%
Votes: 411,812
Bob Krist
Percent: 41.00%
Votes: 286,169
Race Summary
On November 6, 2018, incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Bob Krist with approximately 59.00% of the vote to Krist’s 41.00%
Full Results
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 59.00%
Votes: 411,812
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 41.00%
Votes: 286,169
Total votes: 697,981
State Map

Results by County
Adams County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 69.16%
Votes: 7,067
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 30.84%
Votes: 3,152
Total votes: 10,219
Blaine County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.44%
Votes: 215
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.56%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 264
Brown County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 84.32%
Votes: 1,151
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 15.68%
Votes: 214
Total votes: 1,365
Cass County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 65.11%
Votes: 6,923
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 34.89%
Votes: 3,709
Total votes: 10,632
Cheyenne County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 77.99%
Votes: 2,534
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 22.01%
Votes: 715
Total votes: 3,249
Custer County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 83.23%
Votes: 3,861
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 16.77%
Votes: 778
Total votes: 4,639
Deuel County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.16%
Votes: 585
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.84%
Votes: 127
Total votes: 712
Dundy County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 84.61%
Votes: 654
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 15.39%
Votes: 119
Total votes: 773
Furnas County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.65%
Votes: 1,767
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.35%
Votes: 371
Total votes: 2,138
Gosper County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.04%
Votes: 685
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.96%
Votes: 150
Total votes: 835
Hamilton County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 78.05%
Votes: 3,214
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 21.95%
Votes: 904
Total votes: 4,118
Holt County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.23%
Votes: 3,339
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.77%
Votes: 823
Total votes: 4,162
Johnson County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 62.58%
Votes: 1,124
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 37.42%
Votes: 672
Total votes: 1,796
Kimball County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.94%
Votes: 1,117
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.06%
Votes: 263
Total votes: 1,380
Logan County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 91.64%
Votes: 307
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 8.36%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 335
Merrick County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 79.80%
Votes: 2,695
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 20.20%
Votes: 682
Total votes: 3,377
Nuckolls County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.74%
Votes: 1,425
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.26%
Votes: 340
Total votes: 1,765
Phelps County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.02%
Votes: 3,162
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.98%
Votes: 693
Total votes: 3,855
Red Willow County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.28%
Votes: 3,161
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.72%
Votes: 728
Total votes: 3,889
Sarpy County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 59.10%
Votes: 39,928
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 40.90%
Votes: 27,632
Total votes: 67,560
Sheridan County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 75.24%
Votes: 1,513
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 24.76%
Votes: 498
Total votes: 2,011
Thayer County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 76.02%
Votes: 1,715
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 23.98%
Votes: 541
Total votes: 2,256
Washington County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 70.12%
Votes: 6,457
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 29.88%
Votes: 2,752
Total votes: 9,209
York County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 73.09%
Votes: 3,743
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 26.91%
Votes: 1,378
Total votes: 5,121
Antelope County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.70%
Votes: 2,103
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.30%
Votes: 440
Total votes: 2,543
Boone County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.97%
Votes: 1,872
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.03%
Votes: 440
Total votes: 2,312
Buffalo County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 68.42%
Votes: 11,168
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 31.58%
Votes: 5,154
Total votes: 16,322
Cedar County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 78.61%
Votes: 2,775
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 21.39%
Votes: 755
Total votes: 3,530
Clay County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 79.00%
Votes: 2,122
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 21.00%
Votes: 564
Total votes: 2,686
Dakota County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 59.47%
Votes: 2,701
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 40.53%
Votes: 1,841
Total votes: 4,542
Dixon County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 74.14%
Votes: 1,666
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 25.86%
Votes: 581
Total votes: 2,247
Fillmore County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 70.42%
Votes: 1,790
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 29.58%
Votes: 752
Total votes: 2,542
Gage County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 62.93%
Votes: 5,250
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 37.07%
Votes: 3,092
Total votes: 8,342
Grant County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 86.09%
Votes: 260
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 13.91%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 302
Harlan County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.85%
Votes: 1,231
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.15%
Votes: 273
Total votes: 1,504
Hooker County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.70%
Votes: 259
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.30%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 317
Kearney County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 76.95%
Votes: 2,020
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 23.05%
Votes: 605
Total votes: 2,625
Knox County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 77.27%
Votes: 2,781
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 22.73%
Votes: 818
Total votes: 3,599
Loup County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.43%
Votes: 250
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.57%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 307
Morrill County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 77.59%
Votes: 1,641
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 22.41%
Votes: 474
Total votes: 2,115
Otoe County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 66.93%
Votes: 4,264
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 33.07%
Votes: 2,107
Total votes: 6,371
Pierce County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 85.66%
Votes: 2,377
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 14.34%
Votes: 398
Total votes: 2,775
Richardson County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 73.18%
Votes: 2,262
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 26.82%
Votes: 829
Total votes: 3,091
Saunders County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 68.33%
Votes: 6,508
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 31.67%
Votes: 3,016
Total votes: 9,524
Sherman County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 73.26%
Votes: 948
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 26.74%
Votes: 346
Total votes: 1,294
Thomas County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 87.21%
Votes: 300
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 12.79%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 344
Wayne County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 71.35%
Votes: 2,296
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 28.65%
Votes: 922
Total votes: 3,218
Arthur County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 86.34%
Votes: 196
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 13.66%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 227
Box Butte County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 69.73%
Votes: 2,525
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 30.27%
Votes: 1,096
Total votes: 3,621
Burt County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 66.90%
Votes: 1,973
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 33.10%
Votes: 976
Total votes: 2,949
Chase County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 86.85%
Votes: 1,354
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 13.15%
Votes: 205
Total votes: 1,559
Colfax County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 70.52%
Votes: 1,765
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 29.48%
Votes: 738
Total votes: 2,503
Dawes County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 64.72%
Votes: 2,179
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 35.28%
Votes: 1,188
Total votes: 3,367
Dodge County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 61.68%
Votes: 7,457
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 38.32%
Votes: 4,633
Total votes: 12,090
Franklin County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.36%
Votes: 1,109
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.64%
Votes: 254
Total votes: 1,363
Garden County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.47%
Votes: 818
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.53%
Votes: 186
Total votes: 1,004
Greeley County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 74.98%
Votes: 752
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 25.02%
Votes: 251
Total votes: 1,003
Hayes County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 89.37%
Votes: 353
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 10.63%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 395
Howard County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 73.91%
Votes: 1,793
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 26.09%
Votes: 633
Total votes: 2,426
Keith County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 78.63%
Votes: 2,516
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 21.38%
Votes: 684
Total votes: 3,200
Lancaster County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 44.26%
Votes: 51,560
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 55.74%
Votes: 64,946
Total votes: 116,506
Madison County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 75.55%
Votes: 7,906
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 24.45%
Votes: 2,559
Total votes: 10,465
Nance County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 74.48%
Votes: 928
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 25.52%
Votes: 318
Total votes: 1,246
Pawnee County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 69.67%
Votes: 804
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 30.33%
Votes: 350
Total votes: 1,154
Platte County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 77.61%
Votes: 8,570
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 22.39%
Votes: 2,473
Total votes: 11,043
Rock County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 85.91%
Votes: 573
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 14.09%
Votes: 94
Total votes: 667
Scotts Bluff County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 67.80%
Votes: 7,241
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 32.20%
Votes: 3,439
Total votes: 10,680
Sioux County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.12%
Votes: 441
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.88%
Votes: 96
Total votes: 537
Thurston County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 52.37%
Votes: 963
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 47.63%
Votes: 876
Total votes: 1,839
Webster County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 78.76%
Votes: 1,079
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 21.24%
Votes: 291
Total votes: 1,370
Banner County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.38%
Votes: 254
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.62%
Votes: 62
Total votes: 316
Boyd County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 84.18%
Votes: 809
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 15.82%
Votes: 152
Total votes: 961
Butler County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 75.16%
Votes: 2,632
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 24.84%
Votes: 870
Total votes: 3,502
Cherry County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.29%
Votes: 1,979
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.71%
Votes: 426
Total votes: 2,405
Cuming County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 79.37%
Votes: 2,682
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 20.63%
Votes: 697
Total votes: 3,379
Dawson County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 72.77%
Votes: 4,558
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 27.23%
Votes: 1,706
Total votes: 6,264
Douglas County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 47.04%
Votes: 96,120
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 52.96%
Votes: 108,235
Total votes: 204,355
Frontier County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 81.77%
Votes: 857
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 18.23%
Votes: 191
Total votes: 1,048
Garfield County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 83.56%
Votes: 666
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 16.44%
Votes: 131
Total votes: 797
Hall County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 66.16%
Votes: 11,069
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 33.84%
Votes: 5,661
Total votes: 16,730
Hitchcock County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.27%
Votes: 886
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.73%
Votes: 191
Total votes: 1,077
Jefferson County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 68.39%
Votes: 2,042
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 31.61%
Votes: 944
Total votes: 2,986
Keya Paha County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 88.97%
Votes: 347
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 11.03%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 390
Lincoln County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 74.65%
Votes: 9,345
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 25.35%
Votes: 3,174
Total votes: 12,519
McPherson County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 82.42%
Votes: 211
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 17.58%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 256
Nemaha County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 69.76%
Votes: 1,825
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 30.24%
Votes: 791
Total votes: 2,616
Perkins County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 84.07%
Votes: 1,029
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 15.93%
Votes: 195
Total votes: 1,224
Polk County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 79.02%
Votes: 1,650
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 20.98%
Votes: 438
Total votes: 2,088
Saline County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 57.00%
Votes: 2,406
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 43.00%
Votes: 1,815
Total votes: 4,221
Seward County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 68.17%
Votes: 4,812
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 31.83%
Votes: 2,247
Total votes: 7,059
Stanton County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.79%
Votes: 1,829
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.21%
Votes: 435
Total votes: 2,264
Valley County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 80.27%
Votes: 1,444
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 19.73%
Votes: 355
Total votes: 1,799
Wheeler County
Pete Ricketts (REP)
Percent: 79.95%
Votes: 319
Bob Krist (DEM)
Percent: 20.05%
Votes: 80
Total votes: 399