1982 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1982 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	County results; Kerrey: 50–60% 60–70%; Thone: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Charles Thone; Republican	Elected Governor ; Bob Kerrey; Democratic

The 1982 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, and featured businessman Bob Kerrey, a Democrat, defeating incumbent Republican Governor Charles Thone.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

George B. Burrows
Bob Kerrey, businessman and Vietnam War veteran

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Bob Kerrey	87,913	70.98
Democratic	George "Bill" Burrows	35,426	28.60
Democratic	Write-in	514	0.42

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Barton E. Chandler
Stan Deboer
Charles Thone, incumbent Governor

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Charles Thone (incumbent)	115,750	62.49
Republican	Stan Deboer	55,983	30.22
Republican	Barton E. Chandler	13,086	7.06
Republican	Write-in	426	0.23

General election[]

Results[]

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1982^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Kerrey	277,436	50.64%
	Republican	Charles Thone (incumbent)	270,203	49.32%
	Write-in	Others	263	0.05%
Total votes			547,902	100.0%

References[]

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