Nebraska Referendum 426 — Nebraska Death Penalty Repeal Veto — Results: Rejected
| Answer | Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retain Retain | 280,587 | 38.8% | |
| Repeal Repeal | 443,506 | 61.2% |
724,093 votes, 100% reporting (1,418 of 1,418 precincts)
Voters on Tuesday decided to repeal a bill passed by the State legislature in 2015 that had ended the death penalty by commuting death sentences to life in prison.
Below are detailed results for the race. View other Nebraska election results on our full Nebraska results page.
Leader
Repeal
Retain
| Vote by county | Retain | Repeal |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas |
70,215
|
75,257
|
| Lancaster |
68,499
|
62,194
|
| Sarpy |
28,389
|
48,944
|
| Hall |
7,824
|
12,884
|
| Buffalo |
7,082
|
12,925
|
| Lincoln |
4,471
|
10,726
|
| Dodge |
4,480
|
10,180
|
| Madison |
3,453
|
10,316
|
| Platte |
4,939
|
8,797
|
| Scotts Bluff |
3,926
|
9,636
|
| Adams |
4,907
|
8,065
|
| Cass |
3,608
|
8,880
|
| Saunders |
3,487
|
7,084
|
| Washington |
2,865
|
7,600
|
| Gage |
3,318
|
6,537
|
| Dawson |
2,735
|
5,470
|
| Seward |
2,899
|
4,881
|
| Otoe |
2,365
|
4,951
|
| Dakota |
2,402
|
4,485
|
| York |
2,149
|
4,077
|
| Custer |
1,403
|
3,940
|
| Red Willow |
1,599
|
3,306
|
| Holt |
1,341
|
3,512
|
| Hamilton |
1,381
|
3,366
|
| Saline |
1,625
|
3,097
|
| Box Butte |
1,252
|
3,377
|
| Phelps |
1,225
|
3,250
|
| Cheyenne |
1,151
|
3,320
|
| Cedar |
1,395
|
2,797
|
| Cuming |
1,183
|
2,730
|
| Knox |
1,037
|
2,865
|
| Butler |
1,472
|
2,356
|
| Keith |
1,023
|
2,772
|
| Dawes |
1,257
|
2,498
|
| Wayne |
1,029
|
2,711
|
| Merrick |
963
|
2,694
|
| Pierce |
641
|
2,949
|
| Richardson |
1,008
|
2,546
|
| Burt |
956
|
2,475
|
| Jefferson |
1,099
|
2,317
|
| Kearney |
962
|
2,227
|
| Antelope |
792
|
2,374
|
| Colfax |
1,065
|
1,992
|
| Nemaha |
888
|
2,142
|
| Cherry |
582
|
2,374
|
| Clay |
824
|
2,067
|
| Howard |
897
|
1,967
|
| Fillmore |
853
|
1,984
|
| Boone |
925
|
1,872
|
| Stanton |
520
|
2,210
|
| Dixon |
611
|
2,067
|
| Thayer |
795
|
1,768
|
| Polk |
726
|
1,739
|
| Sheridan |
480
|
1,967
|
| Nuckolls |
853
|
1,580
|
| Furnas |
583
|
1,653
|
| Morrill |
469
|
1,639
|
| Valley |
614
|
1,485
|
| Johnson |
574
|
1,448
|
| Thurston |
592
|
1,277
|
| Chase |
425
|
1,352
|
| Webster |
420
|
1,217
|
| Franklin |
375
|
1,222
|
| Kimball |
380
|
1,199
|
| Nance |
515
|
1,022
|
| Harlan |
415
|
1,116
|
| Brown |
374
|
1,156
|
| Sherman |
424
|
1,025
|
| Perkins |
330
|
1,080
|
| Hitchcock |
376
|
992
|
| Pawnee |
370
|
920
|
| Frontier |
290
|
968
|
| Greeley |
461
|
636
|
| Boyd |
304
|
775
|
| Garden |
252
|
770
|
| Gosper |
261
|
686
|
| Garfield |
225
|
709
|
| Deuel |
220
|
674
|
| Dundy |
218
|
669
|
| Rock |
177
|
605
|
| Sioux |
146
|
526
|
| Keya Paha |
64
|
424
|
| Hayes |
100
|
374
|
| Wheeler |
149
|
295
|
| Logan |
88
|
347
|
| Hooker |
95
|
302
|
| Banner |
89
|
293
|
| Thomas |
74
|
306
|
| Grant |
66
|
313
|
| Loup |
91
|
275
|
| Blaine |
52
|
228
|
| McPherson |
50
|
227
|
| Arthur |
53
|
204
|