Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Nebraska
2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Nominee
Pete Ricketts
Bob Krist
Party
Republican
Democratic
Running mate
Mike Foley
Lynne Walz
Popular vote
411,812
286,169
Percentage
59.0%
41.0%
County resultsRicketts: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Krist: 50–60%
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.[1]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Krystal Gabel , writer, candidate for Metropolitan Utilities District in 2016 and candidate for Omaha City Council in 2017[2] [3]
Pete Ricketts , incumbent governor[1] [4]
Running mate: Mike Foley , incumbent lieutenant governor [4]
Declined [ ]
Mike Flood , former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature [5]
Bob Krist , state senator (running as a Democrat)[6] [7]
Endorsements [ ]
Pete Ricketts
Nebraska Farm Bureau[8]
National Rifle Association [9]
Results [ ]
Results by county:
Ricketts—>90%
Ricketts—80–90%
Ricketts—70–80%
Ricketts—60–70%
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Tyler Davis, University of Nebraska, Omaha instructor[10]
Bob Krist , state senator[11]
Running Mate: Lynne Walz , state senator[12]
Vanessa Gayle Ward, activist[11]
Declined [ ]
Chuck Hassebrook, former Regent of the University of Nebraska and nominee for governor in 2014 (running for the legislature )[13] [14]
Steve Lathrop , former state senator (running for the legislature )[13] [15]
Endorsements [ ]
Bob Krist
State legislators
Burke Harr , Nebraska Legislature 8th District[16]
Mayors
Chris Beutler , Lincoln[16]
Federal Level Politicians
Brad Ashford , Former Congressman
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%
Independents [ ]
State Senator Bob Krist announced in September 2017 he left the Republican Party in order to mount a third party challenge against Governor Ricketts.[7] Krist planned to create a new party in order to run, which will require submitting 5,000 signatures to qualify the party for the ballot.[7] However, in February 2018 he abandoned the independent candidacy and became a Democrat.
Candidates [ ]
Withdrawn [ ]
Bob Krist , state senator (running as a Democrat)[7]
General election [ ]
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [17]
Safe R
October 26, 2018
The Washington Post [18]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [19]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [20]
Safe R
November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [21]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [22]
Safe R
November 4, 2018
Daily Kos [23]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Fox News [24] [a]
Likely R
November 5, 2018
Politico [25]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Governing [26]
Safe R
November 5, 2018
Notes
^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races
Debates [ ]
Host network/sponsors
Date
Link(s)
Participants
Bob Krist (D)
Pete Ricketts (R)
KMTV-TV
August 30, 2018 3:00 pm MDT
[27]
Invited
Invited
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b Walton, Don (April 21, 2016). "Ricketts ties conservative goals to two terms" . Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "Omaha writer, marijuana advocate announces bid for governor as Republican" . Lincoln Journal Star . July 22, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
^ Kirkley, Sara (August 28, 2017). "Omaha writer says Nebraskans need options in governor's race" . NTV News . Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
^ a b Walton, Don (June 4, 2017). "Ricketts embarks on re-election campaign, promises tax relief every year" . Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c d 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 .
^ Koeller, Austin (August 26, 2018). "Pete Ricketts receives NE Farm Bureau endorsement" . Grand Island Independent .
^ "NRA Endorses Ricketts, Evnen, Murante for Top State Offices in Nebraska" . NRA-ILA . April 25, 2018.
^ Jordan, Joe (October 26, 2017). "Democrats Short List for Governor Slowly Emerging" . News Channel Nebraska . Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
^ a b Schulte, Grant (February 12, 2018). "Nebraska Governor hopeful joins Democratic Party" . USNews . Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ Gaardner, Nancy (April 30, 2018). "State Sen. Lynne Walz chosen as Democrat Bob Krist's running mate" . Omaha World Herald . Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ a b Walton, Don (July 2, 2017). "Good week for Ricketts in political terms" . Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved July 17, 2017 .
^ Walton, Don (August 30, 2017). "Chuck Hassebrook seeks seat in Legislature" . Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved August 30, 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Roseann Moring. "Gubernatorial candidate Bob Krist switches to Democratic Party" . Omaha World-Herald .
^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings for October 26, 2018" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ "The Washington Post's gubernatorial race ratings" . The Washington Post . October 16, 2018.
^ "2018 Governor Forecast | FiveThirtyEight" . FiveThirtyEight . Retrieved October 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections" . insideelections.com . Retrieved 2017-11-15 .
^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2018 Governor" . www.centerforpolitics.org . Retrieved 2017-11-15 .
^ "2018 Governor Races" . RealClearPolitics . October 9, 2018.
^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings" . Daily Kos . June 5, 2018.[permanent dead link ]
^ "2018 Midterm Power Ranking" . Fox News .
^ "Politico Race Ratings" . Politico .
^ "2018 Governor Elections: As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups" . www.governing.com . Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-18 .
^ "WATCH: Ricketts, Krist debate at state fair" . KMTV . 30 August 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
^ "Official Results: General Election – November 6, 2018" . Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
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