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1962 Nebraska governor election
Frank B. Morrison (Democrat) beat Fred A. Seaton (Republican) in Nebraska in 1962, 52.2% to 47.8%, a margin of 4.5 points and 20,784 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when Frank B. Morrison also won.
Democrats led in 51 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Douglas, cast 104,113 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.4 points. The closest was Holt, where 1 vote separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank B. Morrison won | Democratic | 242,669 | 52.2% |
| Fred A. Seaton | Republican | 221,885 | 47.8% |
| Total | 464,554 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 57,992 55.7% | 46,121 44.3% | 104,113 | D+11.4 | |
| Lancaster | 24,108 54.4% | 20,218 45.6% | 44,326 | D+8.8 | |
| Hall | 5,692 50.0% | 5,684 50.0% | 11,376 | D+0.1 | |
| Scotts Bluff | 5,699 52.4% | 5,180 47.6% | 10,879 | D+4.8 | |
| Dodge | 4,552 43.6% | 5,896 56.4% | 10,448 | R+12.9 | |
| Adams | 4,709 48.0% | 5,094 52.0% | 9,803 | R+3.9 | |
| Lincoln | 4,887 55.2% | 3,972 44.8% | 8,859 | D+10.3 | |
| Madison | 3,697 43.4% | 4,813 56.6% | 8,510 | R+13.1 | |
| Buffalo | 3,940 49.0% | 4,108 51.0% | 8,048 | R+2.1 | |
| Gage | 4,412 55.3% | 3,568 44.7% | 7,980 | D+10.6 | |
| Platte | 3,697 52.1% | 3,399 47.9% | 7,096 | D+4.2 | |
| Sarpy | 4,020 58.7% | 2,826 41.3% | 6,846 | D+17.4 | |
| Otoe | 2,510 40.2% | 3,739 59.8% | 6,249 | R+19.7 | |
| Custer | 3,030 48.8% | 3,185 51.2% | 6,215 | R+2.5 | |
| Saunders | 3,186 53.4% | 2,785 46.6% | 5,971 | D+6.7 | |
| Richardson | 3,071 52.3% | 2,796 47.7% | 5,867 | D+4.7 | |
| Dawson | 2,641 45.2% | 3,201 54.8% | 5,842 | R+9.6 | |
| Cass | 3,164 54.6% | 2,635 45.4% | 5,799 | D+9.1 | |
| York | 2,435 46.0% | 2,860 54.0% | 5,295 | R+8.0 | |
| Holt | 2,483 50.0% | 2,482 50.0% | 4,965 | level | |
| Cheyenne | 2,451 53.3% | 2,149 46.7% | 4,600 | D+6.6 | |
| Saline | 3,100 68.1% | 1,454 31.9% | 4,554 | D+36.1 | |
| Cedar | 2,695 60.8% | 1,736 39.2% | 4,431 | D+21.6 | |
| Knox | 2,282 52.0% | 2,109 48.0% | 4,391 | D+3.9 | |
| Butler | 2,757 64.3% | 1,533 35.7% | 4,290 | D+28.5 | |
| Jefferson | 2,128 50.0% | 2,126 50.0% | 4,254 | level | |
| Seward | 2,389 56.4% | 1,846 43.6% | 4,235 | D+12.8 | |
| Dakota | 2,184 53.1% | 1,932 46.9% | 4,116 | D+6.1 | |
| Red Willow | 2,122 52.1% | 1,952 47.9% | 4,074 | D+4.2 | |
| Washington | 2,032 50.4% | 1,999 49.6% | 4,031 | D+0.8 | |
| Cuming | 1,844 46.9% | 2,084 53.1% | 3,928 | R+6.1 | |
| Box Butte | 1,922 49.0% | 1,998 51.0% | 3,920 | R+1.9 | |
| Phelps | 2,044 52.3% | 1,866 47.7% | 3,910 | D+4.6 | |
| Thayer | 1,881 49.3% | 1,934 50.7% | 3,815 | R+1.4 | |
| Antelope | 1,805 47.3% | 2,008 52.7% | 3,813 | R+5.3 | |
| Nemaha | 1,840 48.9% | 1,926 51.1% | 3,766 | R+2.3 | |
| Fillmore | 1,851 51.1% | 1,770 48.9% | 3,621 | D+2.2 | |
| Dawes | 1,660 46.1% | 1,938 53.9% | 3,598 | R+7.7 | |
| Colfax | 2,053 57.7% | 1,506 42.3% | 3,559 | D+15.4 | |
| Burt | 1,596 45.5% | 1,909 54.5% | 3,505 | R+8.9 | |
| Keith | 1,718 50.8% | 1,665 49.2% | 3,383 | D+1.6 | |
| Boone | 1,754 52.9% | 1,560 47.1% | 3,314 | D+5.9 | |
| Sheridan | 1,155 35.3% | 2,114 64.7% | 3,269 | R+29.3 | |
| Dixon | 1,635 51.3% | 1,554 48.7% | 3,189 | D+2.5 | |
| Pierce | 1,559 49.7% | 1,580 50.3% | 3,139 | R+0.7 | |
| Hamilton | 1,417 45.4% | 1,706 54.6% | 3,123 | R+9.3 | |
| Clay | 1,602 51.9% | 1,482 48.1% | 3,084 | D+3.9 | |
| Nuckolls | 1,729 56.5% | 1,332 43.5% | 3,061 | D+13.0 | |
| Wayne | 1,196 39.3% | 1,845 60.7% | 3,041 | R+21.3 | |
| Merrick | 1,426 47.1% | 1,603 52.9% | 3,029 | R+5.8 | |
| Johnson | 1,469 51.0% | 1,413 49.0% | 2,882 | D+1.9 | |
| Furnas | 1,361 47.8% | 1,485 52.2% | 2,846 | R+4.4 | |
| Kearney | 1,570 55.8% | 1,244 44.2% | 2,814 | D+11.6 | |
| Webster | 1,470 52.7% | 1,321 47.3% | 2,791 | D+5.3 | |
| Cherry | 1,213 44.9% | 1,486 55.1% | 2,699 | R+10.1 | |
| Polk | 1,420 52.7% | 1,276 47.3% | 2,696 | D+5.3 | |
| Valley | 1,400 53.3% | 1,225 46.7% | 2,625 | D+6.7 | |
| Howard | 1,542 62.3% | 934 37.7% | 2,476 | D+24.6 | |
| Franklin | 1,175 51.9% | 1,090 48.1% | 2,265 | D+3.8 | |
| Sherman | 1,437 63.6% | 823 36.4% | 2,260 | D+27.2 | |
| Kimball | 1,113 49.7% | 1,126 50.3% | 2,239 | R+0.6 | |
| Morrill | 1,115 50.3% | 1,102 49.7% | 2,217 | D+0.6 | |
| Thurston | 1,357 61.9% | 836 38.1% | 2,193 | D+23.8 | |
| Pawnee | 1,088 50.9% | 1,050 49.1% | 2,138 | D+1.8 | |
| Harlan | 1,098 51.4% | 1,037 48.6% | 2,135 | D+2.9 | |
| Nance | 1,118 55.2% | 906 44.8% | 2,024 | D+10.5 | |
| Brown | 920 46.1% | 1,076 53.9% | 1,996 | R+7.8 | |
| Chase | 977 51.0% | 938 49.0% | 1,915 | D+2.0 | |
| Boyd | 984 54.6% | 818 45.4% | 1,802 | D+9.2 | |
| Hitchcock | 830 47.3% | 923 52.7% | 1,753 | R+5.3 | |
| Stanton | 851 49.0% | 887 51.0% | 1,738 | R+2.1 | |
| Greeley | 1,204 69.9% | 518 30.1% | 1,722 | D+39.8 | |
| Perkins | 863 51.6% | 810 48.4% | 1,673 | D+3.2 | |
| Frontier | 867 54.9% | 712 45.1% | 1,579 | D+9.8 | |
| Deuel | 607 39.8% | 917 60.2% | 1,524 | R+20.3 | |
| Garden | 636 41.8% | 887 58.2% | 1,523 | R+16.5 | |
| Dundy | 615 44.8% | 758 55.2% | 1,373 | R+10.4 | |
| Rock | 465 39.7% | 706 60.3% | 1,171 | R+20.6 | |
| Gosper | 511 53.7% | 441 46.3% | 952 | D+7.4 | |
| Sioux | 465 49.0% | 484 51.0% | 949 | R+2.0 | |
| Garfield | 377 41.9% | 523 58.1% | 900 | R+16.2 | |
| Hayes | 399 45.4% | 480 54.6% | 879 | R+9.2 | |
| Keya Paha | 343 48.0% | 372 52.0% | 715 | R+4.1 | |
| Wheeler | 308 52.9% | 274 47.1% | 582 | D+5.8 | |
| Loup | 260 46.5% | 299 53.5% | 559 | R+7.0 | |
| Grant | 206 37.5% | 343 62.5% | 549 | R+25.0 | |
| Logan | 240 48.2% | 258 51.8% | 498 | R+3.6 | |
| Blaine | 241 49.4% | 247 50.6% | 488 | R+1.2 | |
| Banner | 231 49.9% | 232 50.1% | 463 | R+0.2 | |
| Thomas | 175 41.5% | 247 58.5% | 422 | R+17.1 | |
| Hooker | 136 32.5% | 283 67.5% | 419 | R+35.1 | |
| Arthur | 162 51.3% | 154 48.7% | 316 | D+2.5 | |
| McPherson | 98 37.1% | 166 62.9% | 264 | R+25.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1962; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Nebraska governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jim Pillen (R) | R+23.2 |
| 2018 | Pete Ricketts (R) | R+18.0 |
| 2014 | Pete Ricketts (R) | R+17.9 |
| 2010 | Dave Heineman (R) | R+47.8 |
| 2006 | Dave Heineman (R) | R+48.9 |
| 2002 | Mike Johanns (R) | R+41.2 |
| 1998 | Mike Johanns (R) | R+7.9 |
| 1994 | Earl Nelson (D) | D+47.5 |
| 1990 | Earl Nelson (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1986 | Kay Orr (R) | R+5.9 |
| 1982 | Bob Kerrey (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1978 | Charles Thone (R) | R+11.9 |
| 1974 | J. James Exon (D) | D+23.8 |
| 1970 | J. James Exon (D) | D+10.1 |
| 1966 | Norbert T. Tiemann (R) | R+23.1 |
| 1964 | Frank B. Morrison (D) | D+20.1 |
| 1962 | Frank B. Morrison (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1960 | Frank B. Morrison (D) | D+4.0 |
| 1958 | Ralph G. Brooks (D) | D+0.4 |
| 1956 | Victor Anderson (R) | R+14.1 |
| 1954 | Victor E. Anderson (R) | R+20.6 |
| 1952 | Robert B. Crosby (R) | R+22.9 |
| 1950 | Val Peterson (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1948 | Val Peterson (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1946 | Val Peterson (R) | R+31.0 |
| 1944 | Dwight Griswold (R) | R+52.2 |
| 1942 | Dwight Griswold (R) | R+49.7 |
| 1940 | Dwight Griswold (R) | R+21.7 |
| 1938 | Robert L. Cochran (D) | D+3.4 |
| 1936 | Robert L. Cochran (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1934 | Robert L. Cochran (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1932 | Charles W. Bryan (D) | D+6.2 |
| 1930 | Charles W. Bryan (D) | D+1.5 |
| 1928 | Arthur J. Weaver (R) | R+14.3 |
| 1926 | Adam McMullen (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1924 | Adam McMullen (R) | R+10.1 |
| 1922 | Charles W. Bryan (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1920 | Samuel R. McKelvie (R) | R+5.9 |
| 1918 | Samuel R. McKelvie (R) | R+10.5 |
| 1916 | Keith Neville (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1914 | John H. Morehead (D) | D+7.9 |
| 1912 | John H. Morehead (D) | D+3.9 |
| 1910 | Chester H. Aldrich (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1908 | Ashton C. Shallenberger (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1906 | George L. Sheldon (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1904 | John H. Mickey (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1902 | John H. Mickey (R) | R+2.8 |
| 1900 | Charles Henry Dietrich (R) | R+48.9 |
| 1898 | William A. Poynter (other) | |
| 1896 | Silas A. Holcomb (other) | |
| 1894 | Silas A. Holcomb (other) | |
| 1892 | Lorenzo Crounse (R) | R+17.3 |
| 1890 | James E. Boyd (D) | D+1.1 |
| 1888 | John M. Thayer (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1886 | John M. Thayer (R) | R+16.9 |
| 1884 | James W. Dawes (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1882 | James W. Dawes (R) | R+16.8 |
| 1880 | Albinus Nance (R) | R+31.0 |
| 1878 | Albinus Nance (R) | R+30.5 |
| 1876 | Silas Garber (R) | R+28.2 |
| 1874 | Silas Garber (R) | R+35.0 |
| 1872 | Robert W. Furnas (R) | R+19.0 |
| 1870 | David Butler (R) | R+12.5 |
| 1868 | David Butler (R) | R+14.9 |
| 1866 | David Butler (R) | R+1.8 |