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1994-11-08 Gubernatorial Election Results for Nebraska


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County Turnout Ben Nelson*
(D)
Gene Spence
(R)
Ernie Chambers
(Write-in)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams44%7,67575.8%2,39423.7%110.1%420.4%5,281 10,122
Antelope56%2,13769.6%92730.2%00.0%50.2%1,210 3,069
Arthur81%14250.9%13749.1%00.0%00.0%5 279
Banner78%24753.1%21846.9%00.0%00.0%29 465
Blaine92%22452.1%20647.9%00.0%00.0%18 430
Boone62%2,08472.6%78127.2%00.0%60.2%1,303 2,871
Box Butte48%2,85266.6%1,42233.2%50.1%60.1%1,430 4,285
Boyd70%94267.7%44732.1%00.0%30.2%495 1,392
Brown64%1,10664.9%59434.9%00.0%40.2%512 1,704
Buffalo44%9,49673.5%3,38626.2%00.0%340.3%6,110 12,916
Burt58%2,48874.1%85525.5%50.1%100.3%1,633 3,358
Butler50%2,55280.9%58918.7%00.0%140.4%1,963 3,155
Cass48%5,85475.2%1,90024.4%190.2%90.1%3,954 7,782
Cedar63%3,52781.7%78518.2%00.0%40.1%2,742 4,316
Chase56%1,10163.7%62536.2%00.0%20.1%476 1,728
Cherry55%1,33053.4%1,15946.6%00.0%00.0%171 2,489
Cheyenne47%1,92758.4%1,36741.5%00.0%30.1%560 3,297
Clay59%2,18372.1%83527.6%00.0%90.3%1,348 3,027
Colfax48%2,57478.2%70621.5%00.0%100.3%1,868 3,290
Cuming52%2,88875.1%95424.8%00.0%50.1%1,934 3,847
Custer55%3,30067.5%1,57232.1%100.2%80.2%1,728 4,890
Dakota38%3,69977.4%1,07122.4%30.1%50.1%2,628 4,778
Dawes40%1,41651.6%1,32848.4%00.0%00.0%88 2,744
Dawson46%5,10371.3%2,03828.5%00.0%140.2%3,065 7,155
Deuel59%53655.8%42544.2%00.0%00.0%111 961
Dixon54%1,80774.8%60224.9%60.2%10.0%1,205 2,416
Dodge49%9,92077.2%2,89422.5%160.1%270.2%7,026 12,857
Douglas49%115,50173.7%36,79723.5%2,4961.6%1,9161.2%78,704 156,710
Dundy55%61960.9%39639.0%00.0%10.1%223 1,016
Fillmore58%2,24276.3%68823.4%00.0%100.3%1,554 2,940
Franklin57%1,01061.4%62938.3%00.0%50.3%381 1,644
Frontier55%82866.5%41633.4%10.1%10.1%412 1,246
Furnas56%1,62169.7%70230.2%00.0%20.1%919 2,325
Gage51%7,19280.7%1,66918.7%00.0%540.6%5,523 8,915
Garden69%61248.2%65851.8%00.0%00.0%-46 1,270
Garfield62%62866.0%32133.8%00.0%20.2%307 951
Gosper59%68175.6%21924.3%00.0%10.1%462 901
Grant68%18651.0%17848.8%00.0%10.3%8 365
Greeley66%1,06079.0%27420.4%10.1%70.5%786 1,342
Hall45%12,54076.4%3,82623.3%30.0%510.3%8,714 16,420
Hamilton58%2,51367.3%1,21132.4%110.3%00.0%1,302 3,735
Harlan67%1,42273.6%50926.4%00.0%00.0%913 1,931
Hayes68%34259.6%23240.4%00.0%00.0%110 574
Hitchcock56%1,03272.3%39427.6%00.0%10.1%638 1,427
Holt56%3,00661.7%1,85738.1%00.0%100.2%1,149 4,873
Hooker78%26657.2%19842.6%00.0%10.2%68 465
Howard53%1,79074.6%60225.1%00.0%60.3%1,188 2,398
Jefferson61%2,96974.7%96824.4%220.6%140.4%2,001 3,973
Johnson54%1,42375.7%44723.8%90.5%00.0%976 1,879
Kearney56%1,96370.7%80829.1%00.0%60.2%1,155 2,777
Keith57%2,24762.0%1,37437.9%00.0%10.0%873 3,622
Keya Paha77%34159.0%23640.8%10.2%00.0%105 578
Kimball56%97157.4%71842.5%00.0%20.1%253 1,691
Knox49%2,38468.9%1,07131.0%10.0%20.1%1,313 3,458
Lancaster43%56,40576.0%15,26220.6%2090.3%2,3653.2%41,143 74,241
Lincoln53%8,91370.3%3,73129.4%360.3%30.0%5,182 12,683
Logan76%25658.4%18241.6%00.0%00.0%74 438
Loup54%17464.2%9735.8%00.0%00.0%77 271
Madison42%7,16570.4%2,98029.3%140.1%220.2%4,185 10,181
McPherson82%19260.2%12739.8%00.0%00.0%65 319
Merrick56%2,35872.5%89427.5%00.0%00.0%1,464 3,252
Morrill48%1,25766.1%64233.7%00.0%40.2%615 1,903
Nance59%1,38777.8%39021.9%00.0%60.3%997 1,783
Nemaha54%2,28971.4%89728.0%60.2%130.4%1,392 3,205
Nuckolls58%1,79976.0%55723.5%30.1%80.3%1,242 2,367
Otoe51%4,15874.6%1,38524.8%80.1%240.4%2,773 5,575
Pawnee62%1,14574.3%38525.0%10.1%100.6%760 1,541
Perkins60%96567.9%45532.0%00.0%20.1%510 1,422
Phelps61%3,09671.4%1,22428.2%00.0%190.4%1,872 4,339
Pierce51%2,03471.3%81528.6%10.0%10.0%1,219 2,851
Platte50%8,20476.6%2,47523.1%80.1%260.2%5,729 10,713
Polk59%1,80973.2%65426.5%20.1%70.3%1,155 2,472
Red Willow49%3,35479.7%84020.0%70.2%80.2%2,514 4,209
Richardson57%2,96570.8%1,21829.1%00.0%20.0%1,747 4,185
Rock69%60962.5%36337.3%00.0%20.2%246 974
Saline47%3,92884.0%72415.5%00.0%220.5%3,204 4,674
Sarpy41%23,16073.7%8,22526.2%00.0%370.1%14,935 31,422
Saunders57%6,01478.0%1,66621.6%110.1%240.3%4,348 7,715
Scotts Bluff41%6,90463.6%3,92336.1%00.0%330.3%2,981 10,860
Seward50%4,66679.1%1,19820.3%60.1%300.5%3,468 5,900
Sheridan45%96744.6%1,20055.4%00.0%00.0%-233 2,167
Sherman67%1,35877.5%39322.4%00.0%20.1%965 1,753
Sioux63%37852.9%33647.1%00.0%00.0%42 714
Stanton47%1,39068.9%61430.4%90.4%40.2%776 2,017
Thayer59%2,16075.3%70024.4%100.3%00.0%1,460 2,870
Thomas81%25555.0%20844.8%00.0%10.2%47 464
Thurston40%1,46080.2%34318.8%00.0%170.9%1,117 1,820
Valley56%1,45169.8%62430.0%10.0%40.2%827 2,080
Washington50%4,33068.8%1,92530.6%100.2%300.5%2,405 6,295
Wayne42%2,10968.3%96831.4%00.0%90.3%1,141 3,086
Webster61%1,48676.2%46023.6%00.0%40.2%1,026 1,950
Wheeler68%31172.3%11727.2%20.5%00.0%194 430
York51%3,91072.8%1,41826.4%120.2%310.6%2,492 5,371
TOTAL 49% 423,27073.0% 148,23025.6% 2,9760.5% 5,0850.9% 275,040 579,561
Total R vote: 148,230 (25.6%)      Total D vote: 423,270 (73.0%)      Total Other vote: 8,061 (1.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,356,200 $864,635 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen



1994 Governor, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 7,675 75.8%
Gene Spence (R) 2,394 23.7%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 10,122
Turnout: 44%


1994 Governor, Antelope County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,137 69.6%
Gene Spence (R) 927 30.2%
TOTAL 3,069
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Arthur County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 142 50.9%
Gene Spence (R) 137 49.1%
TOTAL 279
Turnout: 81%


1994 Governor, Banner County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 247 53.1%
Gene Spence (R) 218 46.9%
TOTAL 465
Turnout: 78%


1994 Governor, Blaine County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 224 52.1%
Gene Spence (R) 206 47.9%
TOTAL 430
Turnout: 92%


1994 Governor, Boone County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,084 72.6%
Gene Spence (R) 781 27.2%
TOTAL 2,871
Turnout: 62%


1994 Governor, Box Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,852 66.6%
Gene Spence (R) 1,422 33.2%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,285
Turnout: 48%


1994 Governor, Boyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 942 67.7%
Gene Spence (R) 447 32.1%
TOTAL 1,392
Turnout: 70%


1994 Governor, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,106 64.9%
Gene Spence (R) 594 34.9%
TOTAL 1,704
Turnout: 64%


1994 Governor, Buffalo County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 9,496 73.5%
Gene Spence (R) 3,386 26.2%
TOTAL 12,916
Turnout: 44%


1994 Governor, Burt County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,488 74.1%
Gene Spence (R) 855 25.5%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,358
Turnout: 58%


1994 Governor, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,552 80.9%
Gene Spence (R) 589 18.7%
TOTAL 3,155
Turnout: 50%


1994 Governor, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 5,854 75.2%
Gene Spence (R) 1,900 24.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 19 0.2%
TOTAL 7,782
Turnout: 48%


1994 Governor, Cedar County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,527 81.7%
Gene Spence (R) 785 18.2%
TOTAL 4,316
Turnout: 63%


1994 Governor, Chase County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,101 63.7%
Gene Spence (R) 625 36.2%
TOTAL 1,728
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Cherry County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,330 53.4%
Gene Spence (R) 1,159 46.6%
TOTAL 2,489
Turnout: 55%


1994 Governor, Cheyenne County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,927 58.4%
Gene Spence (R) 1,367 41.5%
TOTAL 3,297
Turnout: 47%


1994 Governor, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,183 72.1%
Gene Spence (R) 835 27.6%
TOTAL 3,027
Turnout: 59%


1994 Governor, Colfax County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,574 78.2%
Gene Spence (R) 706 21.5%
TOTAL 3,290
Turnout: 48%


1994 Governor, Cuming County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,888 75.1%
Gene Spence (R) 954 24.8%
TOTAL 3,847
Turnout: 52%


1994 Governor, Custer County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,300 67.5%
Gene Spence (R) 1,572 32.1%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,890
Turnout: 55%


1994 Governor, Dakota County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,699 77.4%
Gene Spence (R) 1,071 22.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,778
Turnout: 38%


1994 Governor, Dawes County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,416 51.6%
Gene Spence (R) 1,328 48.4%
TOTAL 2,744
Turnout: 40%


1994 Governor, Dawson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 5,103 71.3%
Gene Spence (R) 2,038 28.5%
TOTAL 7,155
Turnout: 46%


1994 Governor, Deuel County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 536 55.8%
Gene Spence (R) 425 44.2%
TOTAL 961
Turnout: 59%


1994 Governor, Dixon County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,807 74.8%
Gene Spence (R) 602 24.9%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,416
Turnout: 54%


1994 Governor, Dodge County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 9,920 77.2%
Gene Spence (R) 2,894 22.5%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 12,857
Turnout: 49%


1994 Governor, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 115,501 73.7%
Gene Spence (R) 36,797 23.5%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 2,496 1.6%
TOTAL 156,710
Turnout: 49%


1994 Governor, Dundy County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 619 60.9%
Gene Spence (R) 396 39.0%
TOTAL 1,016
Turnout: 55%


1994 Governor, Fillmore County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,242 76.3%
Gene Spence (R) 688 23.4%
TOTAL 2,940
Turnout: 58%


1994 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,010 61.4%
Gene Spence (R) 629 38.3%
TOTAL 1,644
Turnout: 57%


1994 Governor, Frontier County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 828 66.5%
Gene Spence (R) 416 33.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,246
Turnout: 55%


1994 Governor, Furnas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,621 69.7%
Gene Spence (R) 702 30.2%
TOTAL 2,325
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Gage County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 7,192 80.7%
Gene Spence (R) 1,669 18.7%
TOTAL 8,915
Turnout: 51%


1994 Governor, Garden County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 612 48.2%
Gene Spence (R) 658 51.8%
TOTAL 1,270
Turnout: 69%


1994 Governor, Garfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 628 66.0%
Gene Spence (R) 321 33.8%
TOTAL 951
Turnout: 62%


1994 Governor, Gosper County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 681 75.6%
Gene Spence (R) 219 24.3%
TOTAL 901
Turnout: 59%


1994 Governor, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 186 51.0%
Gene Spence (R) 178 48.8%
TOTAL 365
Turnout: 68%


1994 Governor, Greeley County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,060 79.0%
Gene Spence (R) 274 20.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,342
Turnout: 66%


1994 Governor, Hall County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 12,540 76.4%
Gene Spence (R) 3,826 23.3%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 16,420
Turnout: 45%


1994 Governor, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,513 67.3%
Gene Spence (R) 1,211 32.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,735
Turnout: 58%


1994 Governor, Harlan County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,422 73.6%
Gene Spence (R) 509 26.4%
TOTAL 1,931
Turnout: 67%


1994 Governor, Hayes County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 342 59.6%
Gene Spence (R) 232 40.4%
TOTAL 574
Turnout: 68%


1994 Governor, Hitchcock County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,032 72.3%
Gene Spence (R) 394 27.6%
TOTAL 1,427
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Holt County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,006 61.7%
Gene Spence (R) 1,857 38.1%
TOTAL 4,873
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Hooker County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 266 57.2%
Gene Spence (R) 198 42.6%
TOTAL 465
Turnout: 78%


1994 Governor, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,790 74.6%
Gene Spence (R) 602 25.1%
TOTAL 2,398
Turnout: 53%


1994 Governor, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,969 74.7%
Gene Spence (R) 968 24.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 22 0.6%
TOTAL 3,973
Turnout: 61%


1994 Governor, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,423 75.7%
Gene Spence (R) 447 23.8%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 9 0.5%
TOTAL 1,879
Turnout: 54%


1994 Governor, Kearney County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,963 70.7%
Gene Spence (R) 808 29.1%
TOTAL 2,777
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Keith County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,247 62.0%
Gene Spence (R) 1,374 37.9%
TOTAL 3,622
Turnout: 57%


1994 Governor, Keya Paha County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 341 59.0%
Gene Spence (R) 236 40.8%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 578
Turnout: 77%


1994 Governor, Kimball County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 971 57.4%
Gene Spence (R) 718 42.5%
TOTAL 1,691
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,384 68.9%
Gene Spence (R) 1,071 31.0%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,458
Turnout: 49%


1994 Governor, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 56,405 76.0%
Gene Spence (R) 15,262 20.6%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 209 0.3%
TOTAL 74,241
Turnout: 43%


1994 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 8,913 70.3%
Gene Spence (R) 3,731 29.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 36 0.3%
TOTAL 12,683
Turnout: 53%


1994 Governor, Logan County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 256 58.4%
Gene Spence (R) 182 41.6%
TOTAL 438
Turnout: 76%


1994 Governor, Loup County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 174 64.2%
Gene Spence (R) 97 35.8%
TOTAL 271
Turnout: 54%


1994 Governor, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 7,165 70.4%
Gene Spence (R) 2,980 29.3%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 10,181
Turnout: 42%


1994 Governor, McPherson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 192 60.2%
Gene Spence (R) 127 39.8%
TOTAL 319
Turnout: 82%


1994 Governor, Merrick County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,358 72.5%
Gene Spence (R) 894 27.5%
TOTAL 3,252
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Morrill County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,257 66.1%
Gene Spence (R) 642 33.7%
TOTAL 1,903
Turnout: 48%


1994 Governor, Nance County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,387 77.8%
Gene Spence (R) 390 21.9%
TOTAL 1,783
Turnout: 59%


1994 Governor, Nemaha County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,289 71.4%
Gene Spence (R) 897 28.0%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,205
Turnout: 54%


1994 Governor, Nuckolls County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,799 76.0%
Gene Spence (R) 557 23.5%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,367
Turnout: 58%


1994 Governor, Otoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 4,158 74.6%
Gene Spence (R) 1,385 24.8%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 5,575
Turnout: 51%


1994 Governor, Pawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,145 74.3%
Gene Spence (R) 385 25.0%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,541
Turnout: 62%


1994 Governor, Perkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 965 67.9%
Gene Spence (R) 455 32.0%
TOTAL 1,422
Turnout: 60%


1994 Governor, Phelps County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,096 71.4%
Gene Spence (R) 1,224 28.2%
TOTAL 4,339
Turnout: 61%


1994 Governor, Pierce County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,034 71.3%
Gene Spence (R) 815 28.6%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,851
Turnout: 51%


1994 Governor, Platte County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 8,204 76.6%
Gene Spence (R) 2,475 23.1%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 10,713
Turnout: 50%


1994 Governor, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,809 73.2%
Gene Spence (R) 654 26.5%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,472
Turnout: 59%


1994 Governor, Red Willow County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,354 79.7%
Gene Spence (R) 840 20.0%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 4,209
Turnout: 49%


1994 Governor, Richardson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,965 70.8%
Gene Spence (R) 1,218 29.1%
TOTAL 4,185
Turnout: 57%


1994 Governor, Rock County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 609 62.5%
Gene Spence (R) 363 37.3%
TOTAL 974
Turnout: 69%


1994 Governor, Saline County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,928 84.0%
Gene Spence (R) 724 15.5%
TOTAL 4,674
Turnout: 47%


1994 Governor, Sarpy County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 23,160 73.7%
Gene Spence (R) 8,225 26.2%
TOTAL 31,422
Turnout: 41%


1994 Governor, Saunders County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 6,014 78.0%
Gene Spence (R) 1,666 21.6%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 7,715
Turnout: 57%


1994 Governor, Scotts Bluff County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 6,904 63.6%
Gene Spence (R) 3,923 36.1%
TOTAL 10,860
Turnout: 41%


1994 Governor, Seward County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 4,666 79.1%
Gene Spence (R) 1,198 20.3%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 5,900
Turnout: 50%


1994 Governor, Sheridan County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 967 44.6%
Gene Spence (R) 1,200 55.4%
TOTAL 2,167
Turnout: 45%


1994 Governor, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,358 77.5%
Gene Spence (R) 393 22.4%
TOTAL 1,753
Turnout: 67%


1994 Governor, Sioux County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 378 52.9%
Gene Spence (R) 336 47.1%
TOTAL 714
Turnout: 63%


1994 Governor, Stanton County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,390 68.9%
Gene Spence (R) 614 30.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,017
Turnout: 47%


1994 Governor, Thayer County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,160 75.3%
Gene Spence (R) 700 24.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 10 0.3%
TOTAL 2,870
Turnout: 59%


1994 Governor, Thomas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 255 55.0%
Gene Spence (R) 208 44.8%
TOTAL 464
Turnout: 81%


1994 Governor, Thurston County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,460 80.2%
Gene Spence (R) 343 18.8%
TOTAL 1,820
Turnout: 40%


1994 Governor, Valley County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,451 69.8%
Gene Spence (R) 624 30.0%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,080
Turnout: 56%


1994 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 4,330 68.8%
Gene Spence (R) 1,925 30.6%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 6,295
Turnout: 50%


1994 Governor, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 2,109 68.3%
Gene Spence (R) 968 31.4%
TOTAL 3,086
Turnout: 42%


1994 Governor, Webster County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 1,486 76.2%
Gene Spence (R) 460 23.6%
TOTAL 1,950
Turnout: 61%


1994 Governor, Wheeler County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 311 72.3%
Gene Spence (R) 117 27.2%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 2 0.5%
TOTAL 430
Turnout: 68%


1994 Governor, York County
CandidateVotesPct
Ben Nelson* (D) 3,910 72.8%
Gene Spence (R) 1,418 26.4%
Ernie Chambers (Write-in) 12 0.2%
TOTAL 5,371
Turnout: 51%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ben Nelson*
Total Disbursements: $1,356,200

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Gene Spence
Total Disbursements: $864,635

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Gene Spence 69,529 38.1% $864,635
2   Ralph Knobel 57,719 31.6% $130,684
3   Alan Jacobsen 27,374 15.0% $101,737
4   John DeCamp 24,414 13.4% $46,283
5   Mort Sullivan 3,363 1.8%
    Other 234 0.1%  
TOTAL VOTES 182,633    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Ben Nelson* 101,422 88.1% $1,356,200
2   Robert Winingar 6,993 6.1%
3   Robb Nimic 6,373 5.5%
    Other 327 0.3%  
TOTAL VOTES 115,115