Platte County with 66.3% of the vote, Herbster won Richardson County with 55.7% of the vote, and Lindstrom won Douglas County with 39.5% of the vote. Lindstrom won the Omaha metropolitan area and came close to winning Lancaster County, home to state capital Lincoln, losing to Pillen by about 2.1%. Pillen and Herbster won parts of more rural Nebraska. While Herbster won most of the Sandhills region, Pillen won most of northeastern Nebraska and counties along the I-80 corridor. Democratic primary Candidates Nominated Carol Blood, state senator Running mate: Al Davis, former state senator Eliminated in primary Roy A. Harris Withdrew Bob Krist, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2018 (endorsed Lindstrom) Declined Sara Howard, member of the Omaha Public Power District board and former state senator Steve Lathrop, state senator Alisha Shelton, Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (running for U.S. House) Tony Vargas, state senator (running for U.S. House) Endorsements Results Libertarian primary Candidates Declared Scott Zimmerman, businessman, comedian, founder of Z-Trak Productions and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 Running mate: Jason Blumenthal Results General election Predictions Endorsements Polling Results Notes Partisan clients References External links Official campaign websites Carol Blood (D) for Governor Jim Pillen (R) for Governor Scott Zimmerman (L) for Governor 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial