Election Results for Washington County, NE -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	442	10.6
Deaths:	460	11.0
Net Migration:	301	7.2
Net Immigration:	16	0.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,159	R +228	D + 6.4%
D +931
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,684	R +1,262	R + 3.9%
D +422
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,158	R +2,315	R + 14.7%
D -157

2016 vs. 2008	R +999	R +2,087	R + 21.0%
D -1,088
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,583	68.8%	Joe Biden (D)	3,554	28.5%	330 [+]	2.6%	12,467	11	22	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 276 (2.2%);
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	7,424	67.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,623	24.0%	882 [+]	8.1%	10,929	9	22	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 513 (4.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 97 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,899	67.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,132	30.6%	215 [+]	2.1%	10,246	8	20	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 136 (1.3%);
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	6,425	62.3%	Barack Obama (D)	3,711	36.0%	184 [+]	1.8%	10,320	6	17	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 70 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 35 (0.3%);
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,083	71.2%	John Kerry (D)	2,754	27.7%	113 [+]	1.1%	9,950	5	20	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 53 (0.5%);
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	5,758	66.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,550	29.6%	318 [+]	3.7%	8,626	5	19	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 234 (2.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 30 (0.3%);
1996	59%	Robert Dole (R)	4,391	57.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,248	29.2%	1,061 [+]	13.8%	7,700	3	16	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 971 (12.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 34 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	68%	George Bush* (R)	4,042	48.5%	Ross Perot (I)	2,166	26.0%	2,132 [+]	25.6%	8,340	2	11	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bill Clinton (D) 2,116 (25.4%);
1988	61%	George Bush (R)	4,587	63.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,567	35.7%	36 [+]	0.5%	7,190	4	10	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 25 (0.3%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,191	76.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,565	23.0%	35	0.5%	6,791	6	18	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,570	70.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,454	22.5%	441 [+]	6.8%	6,465	5	20	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 358 (5.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 81 (1.3%);
1976	63%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,799	62.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,233	36.5%	79 [+]	1.3%	6,111	3	14	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 54 (0.9%);
1972	63%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,290	75.4%	George McGovern (D)	1,401	24.6%	0	0.0%	5,691	5	15	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	62%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,063	63.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,279	26.5%	492 [+]	10.2%	4,834	4	20	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 492 (10.2%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,701	50.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,638	49.4%	0	0.0%	5,339	2	11	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,772	69.0%	John Kennedy (D)	1,694	31.0%	0	0.0%	5,466	7	19	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	71%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,531	67.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,731	32.9%	0	0.0%	5,262	2	10	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,770	69.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,685	30.9%	0	0.0%	5,455	0	14	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,400	55.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,906	44.3%	0	0.0%	4,306	2	11	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,844	55.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,274	44.4%	0	0.0%	5,118	-3	10	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	78%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,922	52.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,636	47.4%	0	0.0%	5,558	-5	8	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,426	59.7%	Alf Landon (R)	2,263	39.5%	45 [+]	0.8%	5,734	-1	3	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 45 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	75%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,709	71.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,382	26.8%	66 [+]	1.3%	5,157	-8	-13	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 66 (1.3%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,750	58.7%	Al Smith (D)	1,912	40.8%	22 [+]	0.5%	4,684	-4	1	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 22 (0.5%);
1924	62%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,876	45.2%	John Davis (D)	1,231	29.6%	1,047 [+]	25.2%	4,154	-2	-9	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 961 (23.1%);
1920	56%	Warren Harding (R)	2,409	63.6%	James Cox (D)	1,295	34.2%	84 [+]	2.2%	3,788	-1	3	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 45 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 39 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,555	52.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,297	44.0%	98 [+]	3.3%	2,950	3	-2	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 76 (2.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 20 (0.7%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,180	42.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	906	32.4%	708 [+]	25.3%	2,794	0	-2	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 599 (21.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 91 (3.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 18 (0.6%);
1908	47%	William Taft (R)	1,592	50.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,460	46.6%	79 [+]	2.5%	3,131	3	-1	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 40 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 39 (1.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,868	64.4%	Alton Parker (D)	795	27.4%	238 [+]	8.2%	2,901	3	8	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 104 (3.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 96 (3.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 38 (1.3%);
1900	47%	William McKinley* (R)	1,741	54.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,412	44.1%	48 [+]	1.5%	3,201	4	3	1.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 29 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,554

28.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,583

68.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

276

2.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

12,467

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,623

24.0%

Donald Trump (R)

7,424

67.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

513

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

272

2.5%

TOTAL

10,929

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,132

30.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,899

67.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

136

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

10,246

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,711

36.0%

John McCain (R)

6,425

62.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

10,320

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

7,083

71.2%

John Kerry (D)

2,754

27.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

9,950

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,758

66.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,550

29.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

234

2.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

8,626

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 19

1996 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,248

29.2%

Robert Dole (R)

4,391

57.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

971

12.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

7,700

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 16

1992 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,116

25.4%

George Bush* (R)

4,042

48.5%

Ross Perot (I)

2,166

26.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,340

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

4,587

63.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,567

35.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,190

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

5,191

76.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,565

23.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,791

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 18

1980 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

4,570

70.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,454

22.5%

John Anderson (I)

358

5.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

6,465

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

2,233

36.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

3,799

62.2%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,111

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

4,290

75.4%

George McGovern (D)

1,401

24.6%

TOTAL

5,691

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 15

1968 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

3,063

63.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,279

26.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

492

10.2%

TOTAL

4,834

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 20

1964 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,701

50.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

2,638

49.4%

TOTAL

5,339

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,531

67.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,731

32.9%

TOTAL

5,262

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 10

1952 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

3,770

69.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,685

30.9%

TOTAL

5,455

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 14

1948 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,906

44.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,400

55.7%

TOTAL

4,306

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 11

1936 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,426

59.7%

Alf Landon (R)

2,263

39.5%

William Lemke (Union)

0.8%

TOTAL

5,734

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,709

71.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,382

26.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1.3%

TOTAL

5,157

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,750

58.7%

Al Smith (D)

1,912

40.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.5%

TOTAL

4,684

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,876

45.2%

John Davis (D)

1,231

29.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

961

23.1%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

4,154

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -9

1920 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,409

63.6%

James Cox (D)

1,295

34.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1.2%

TOTAL

3,788

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,555

52.7%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,297

44.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,950

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

1912 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,180

42.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

906

32.4%

William Taft* (R)

599

21.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.6%

TOTAL

2,794

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

1908 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,592

50.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,460

46.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.3%

TOTAL

3,131

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

1904 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,868

64.4%

Alton Parker (D)

795

27.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1.3%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

104

3.6%

TOTAL

2,901

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, Washington County, NE

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,741

54.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,412

44.1%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,201

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington County, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Jim Pillen (R)	6,244	70.9%	Carol Blood (D)	2,227	25.3%	332 [+]	3.8%	8,803	11	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Zimmerman (Libertarian) 332 (3.8%);
2020	S2	75%	Ben Sasse* (R)	8,808	72.9%	Chris Janicek (D)	1,981	16.4%	1,297 [+]	10.7%	12,086	10	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gene Siadek (Libertarian) 761 (6.3%); Preston Love (D (write-in)) 495 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 41 (0.3%);

2018	S1	58%	Deb Fischer* (R)	6,462	70.3%	Jane Raybould (D)	2,438	26.5%	291 [+]	3.2%	9,191	13	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 291 (3.2%);
2018	G	58%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	6,457	70.1%	Bob Krist (D)	2,752	29.9%	0	0.0%	9,209	11	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	45%	Ben Sasse (R)	5,105	73.9%	Dave Domina (D)	1,613	23.4%	189 [+]	2.7%	6,907	10	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Jenkins (I) 128 (1.9%); Todd Watson (I) 57 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	G	45%	Pete Ricketts (R)	4,354	63.3%	Chuck Hassebrook (D)	2,256	32.8%	263 [+]	3.8%	6,873	6	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark Elworth (Libertarian) 260 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2012	S1	66%	Deb Fischer (R)	6,660	65.5%	Bob Kerrey (D)	3,505	34.5%	0	0.0%	10,165	8	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	G	48%	Dave Heineman* (R)	5,835	81.0%	Mike Meister (D)	1,369	19.0%	0	0.0%	7,204	7	1.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	68%	Mike Johanns (R)	6,658	65.5%	Scott Kleeb (D)	3,230	31.8%	282 [+]	2.8%	10,170	8	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kelly Rosberg (Nebraska Party) 202 (2.0%); Steven Larrick (Green) 80 (0.8%);
2006	S1	52%	Ben Nelson* (D)	4,417	58.0%	Pete Ricketts (R)	3,204	42.0%	0	0.0%	7,621	6	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2006	G	53%	Dave Heineman* (R)	5,902	77.2%	David Hahn (D)	1,581	20.7%	162 [+]	2.1%	7,645	4	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Barry Richards (Nebraska) 103 (1.3%); Mort Sullivan (I) 59 (0.8%);
2002	S2	43%	Chuck Hagel* (R)	5,084	84.5%	Charlie Matulka (D)	748	12.4%	184 [+]	3.1%	6,016	2	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jack Graziano (Libertarian) 113 (1.9%); Phil Chase (I) 71 (1.2%);
2002	G	43%	Mike Johanns* (R)	4,363	72.6%	Stormy Dean (D)	1,432	23.8%	215 [+]	3.6%	6,010	4	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Paul Rosberg (Nebraska Party) 215 (3.6%);
2000	S1	62%	Don Stenberg (R)	4,707	55.1%	Ben Nelson (D)	3,843	44.9%	0	0.0%	8,550	6	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000:

1998	G	54%	Mike Johanns (R)	4,364	60.9%	Bill Hoppner (D)	2,805	39.1%	0	0.0%	7,169	7	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
1996	S2	59%	Chuck Hagel (R)	4,892	63.7%	Ben Nelson (D)	2,635	34.3%	149 [+]	1.9%	7,676	8	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: John DeCamp (Libertarian) 111 (1.4%); Bill Dunn (Natural Law) 38 (0.5%);
1994	S1	50%	Bob Kerrey* (D)	3,301	52.3%	Jan Stoney (R)	2,998	47.5%	13 [+]	0.2%	6,312	3	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.2%);
1994	G	50%	Ben Nelson* (D)	4,330	68.8%	Gene Spence (R)	1,925	30.6%	40 [+]	0.6%	6,295	5	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 30 (0.5%); Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
1990	S2	54%	James Exon* (D)	3,486	53.4%	Hal Daub (R)	3,035	46.5%	5 [+]	0.1%	6,526	6	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
1990	G	54%	Kay Orr* (R)	3,276	50.6%	Ben Nelson (D)	3,158	48.8%	34 [+]	0.5%	6,468	1	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Mort Sullivan (Write-in) 19 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.2%);

1988	S1	61%	Bob Kerrey (D)	4,231	58.7%	David Karnes* (R)	2,920	40.5%	52 [+]	0.7%	7,203	-1	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ernie Chambers (New Alliance) 52 (0.7%);
1986	G	52%	Kay Orr (R)	3,634	60.0%	Helen Boosalis (D)	2,412	39.8%	12 [+]	0.2%	6,058	7	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.2%);
1984	S2	59%	Nancy Hoch (R)	3,353	50.0%	James Exon* (D)	3,351	50.0%	0	0.0%	6,704	2	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	49%	Edward Zorinsky* (D)	3,735	69.2%	Jim Keck (R)	1,527	28.3%	135 [+]	2.5%	5,397	0	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Virginia Walsh (I) 129 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
1982	G	49%	Charles Thone* (R)	2,995	55.2%	Bob Kerrey (D)	2,427	44.8%	0	0.0%	5,422	6	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:

1978	S2	52%	James Exon (D)	3,617	69.9%	Donald Shasteen (R)	1,561	30.1%	0	0.0%	5,178	-2	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	51%	Charles Thone (R)	2,896	56.7%	Gerald Whelan (D)	2,204	43.2%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,106	1	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
1976	S1	64%	Edward Zorinsky (D)	4,398	71.3%	John McCollister (R)	1,773	28.7%	0	0.0%	6,171	-19	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
1974	G	50%	James Exon* (D)	2,878	61.3%	Richard Marvel (R)	1,630	34.7%	188 [+]	4.0%	4,696	-1	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ernie Chambers (I) 188 (4.0%);
1972	S2	62%	Carl Curtis* (R)	3,094	54.9%	Terry Carpenter (D)	2,520	44.7%	26 [+]	0.5%	5,640	2	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Other (Write-in) 26 (0.5%);
1970	S1	54%	Roman Hruska* (R)	2,561	57.4%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,901	42.6%	0	0.0%	4,462	5	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1970	G	55%	James Exon (D)	2,527	56.3%	Norbert Tiemann* (R)	1,883	41.9%	81 [+]	1.8%	4,491	-2	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Albert Walsh (American) 76 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);

1966	S2	49%	Carl Curtis* (R)	2,169	57.7%	Frank Morrison (D)	1,587	42.2%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,762	-3	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
1966	G	54%	Norbert Tiemann (R)	2,684	64.3%	Philip Sorensen (D)	1,491	35.7%	0	0.0%	4,175	3	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	S1	68%	Roman Hruska* (R)	3,360	65.2%	Raymond Arndt (D)	1,794	34.8%	0	0.0%	5,154	4	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	70%	Frank Morrison* (D)	3,147	59.6%	Dwight Burney (R)	2,132	40.4%	0	0.0%	5,279	0	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	G	55%	Frank Morrison* (D)	2,032	50.4%	Fred Seaton (R)	1,999	49.6%	0	0.0%	4,031	2	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	74%	Carl Curtis* (R)	3,332	62.1%	Robert Conrad (D)	2,031	37.9%	0	0.0%	5,363	3	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	74%	John Cooper (R)	2,769	51.7%	Frank Morrison (D)	2,590	48.3%	0	0.0%	5,359	4	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Washington County, NE

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Voter Registration Data for Washington County, NE

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	15,082	8,891	59.0%	2,727	18.1%	3,464	23.0%	Rep +6,164	Rep +40.9%	94%
2022	15,154	8,891	58.7%	2,801	18.5%	3,462	22.8%	Rep +6,090	Rep +40.2%	95%
2020	15,204	8,793	57.8%	3,071	20.2%	3,340	22.0%	Rep +5,722	Rep +37.6%	95%
2018	14,445	8,297	57.4%	3,073	21.3%	3,075	21.3%	Rep +5,224	Rep +36.2%	91%
2016	14,417	8,263	57.3%	3,211	22.3%	2,943	20.4%	Rep +5,052	Rep +35.0%	92%
2014	14,035	7,866	56.0%	3,290	23.4%	2,879	20.5%	Rep +4,576	Rep +32.6%	91%
2012	14,068	7,738	55.0%	3,497	24.9%	2,833	20.1%	Rep +4,241	Rep +30.1%	92%
2010	13,934	7,613	54.6%	3,694	26.5%	2,627	18.9%	Rep +3,919	Rep +28.1%	92%
2008	13,886	7,632	55.0%	3,752	27.0%	2,502	18.0%	Rep +3,880	Rep +27.9%	94%
2006	13,585	7,780	57.3%	3,525	25.9%	2,280	16.8%	Rep +4,255	Rep +31.3%	93%
2004	12,942	7,462	57.7%	3,508	27.1%	1,972	15.2%	Rep +3,954	Rep +30.6%	91%
2002	11,855	6,902	58.2%	3,289	27.7%	1,664	14.0%	Rep +3,613	Rep +30.5%	85%
2000	12,807	7,279	56.8%	3,649	28.5%	1,879	14.7%	Rep +3,630	Rep +28.3%	94%
1998	12,310	6,931	56.3%	3,631	29.5%	1,748	14.2%	Rep +3,300	Rep +26.8%	92%
1996	11,385	6,337	55.7%	3,493	30.7%	1,555	13.7%	Rep +2,844	Rep +25.0%	88%
1994	10,272	5,750	56.0%	3,338	32.5%	1,184	11.5%	Rep +2,412	Rep +23.5%	81%
1992	9,936	5,576	56.1%	3,316	33.4%	1,044	10.5%	Rep +2,260	Rep +22.7%	81%
1990	9,463	5,524	58.4%	3,202	33.8%	737	7.8%	Rep +2,322	Rep +24.5%	79%
1986	9,349	5,660	60.5%	3,056	32.7%	633	6.8%	Rep +2,604	Rep +27.9%	81%

2022 Census data
White:	19,810	93.59%	2.1%
Black:	187	0.88%	55.8%
Indian:	77	0.36%	92.5%
Asian:	108	0.51%	77.0%
2+ races:	296	1.40%	82.7%
Hispanic:	689	3.26%	64.4%

Total non-White:	1,357	6.41%	63.7%

Change in White population:	405	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	528	2.6

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	NE03	Adrian Smith* (R)	6,220	73.0%	David Else (D)	1,741	20.4%	557	6.5%	8,518
County Total for 2022-11-08:										8,518

2020-11-03	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	8,869	72.4%	Kate Bolz (D)	3,029	24.7%	347	2.8%	12,245
County Total for 2020-11-03:										12,245

2018-11-06	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	6,721	73.3%	Jessica McClure (D)	2,445	26.7%	0	0.0%	9,166
County Total for 2018-11-06:										9,166

2016-11-08	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	8,264	79.6%	Daniel Wik (D)	2,124	20.4%	0	0.0%	10,388
County Total for 2016-11-08:										10,388

2014-11-04	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	5,257	77.5%	Dennis Crawford (D)	1,525	22.5%	0	0.0%	6,782
County Total for 2014-11-04:										6,782

2012-11-06	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	7,504	76.6%	Korey Reiman (D)	2,297	23.4%	0	0.0%	9,801
County Total for 2012-11-06:										9,801

2010-11-02	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	5,611	79.4%	Ivy Harper (D)	1,455	20.6%	0	0.0%	7,066
County Total for 2010-11-02:										7,066

2008-11-04	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	7,582	77.9%	Max Yashirin (D)	2,153	22.1%	0	0.0%	9,735
County Total for 2008-11-04:										9,735

2006-11-07	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry* (R)	5,071	66.1%	Maxine Moul (D)	2,595	33.9%	0	0.0%	7,666
County Total for 2006-11-07:										7,666

2004-11-02	NE01	Jeff Fortenberry (R)	5,873	60.6%	Matt Connealy (D)	3,610	37.3%	208	2.1%	9,691
County Total for 2004-11-02:										9,691

2002-11-05	NE01	Doug Bereuter* (R)	4,906	86.0%	Robert Eckerson (Libertarian)	798	14.0%	0	0.0%	5,704
County Total for 2002-11-05:										5,704

2000-11-07	NE01	Doug Bereuter* (R)	5,932	72.0%	Alan Jacobsen (D)	2,086	25.3%	224	2.7%	8,242
County Total for 2000-11-07:										8,242

1998-11-03	NE01	Doug Bereuter* (R)	5,304	77.6%	Don Eret (D)	1,533	22.4%	0	0.0%	6,837
County Total for 1998-11-03:										6,837

1996-11-05	NE01	Doug Bereuter* (R)	5,390	74.4%	Patrick Combs (D)	1,859	25.6%	0	0.0%	7,249
County Total for 1996-11-05:										7,249

1994-11-08	NE01	Doug Bereuter* (R)	4,492	73.5%	Patrick Combs (D)	1,612	26.4%	10	0.2%	6,114
County Total for 1994-11-08:										6,114

1992-11-03	NE01	Doug Bereuter* (R)	5,468	70.6%	Gerry Finnegan (D)	2,275	29.4%	0	0.0%	7,743
County Total for 1992-11-03:										7,743

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