1982 Nebraska State Treasurer election

none November 2, 1982 1982 Nebraska State Treasurer election Nebraska 50px presidential no 1978 Nebraska State Treasurer election 1978 1986 Nebraska State Treasurer election 1986 Kay A. Orr.jpg Kay Orr Republican Party (United States) 312,754 62.75% 3x4.svg Orval Keyes Democratic Party (United States) 185,503 37.22% 1982 Nebraska State Treasurer election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsOrr: #e37f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% State Treasurer Kay Orr Republican Kay Orr Republican The 1982 Nebraska State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Nebraska State Treasurer. Republican incumbent Kay Orr, who was appointed in 1981 following Frank Marsh's resignation, easily won election to a full term, defeating Democratic former member of the Nebraska Legislature Orval Keyes by twenty-five percentage points and winning every county in the state. With her victory, Orr became the first woman elected to a statewide constitutional office in Nebraska. Republican primary Candidates Kay Orr, incumbent Nebraska State Treasurer (1981–1987) Shirley Marsh, member of the Nebraska Legislature and wife of former Nebraska State Treasurer Frank Marsh Kurt Rasmussen Wayne Swanson, former Nebraska State Treasurer (1967–1975) Results Republican primary resultsOfficial Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 11, 1982 & General Election, November 2, 1982 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1982prim_gen.pdf Nebraska Secretary of State Republican Party (United States) Kay Orr 61,009 39.97% Republican Party (United States) Shirley Marsh 53,566 35.10% Republican Party (United States) Wayne Swanson 21,068 13.80% Republican Party (United States) Kurt Rasmussen 16,946 11.10% 45 0.03% 152,634 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Orval Keyes, former member of the Nebraska Legislature (1969–1981) Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Orval Keyes 93,535 99.42% 547 0.58% 94,082 100.00% General election Results 1982 Nebraska State Treasurer results1982 State Treasurer General Election Results - Nebraska https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=31&year=1982&f=0&off=8&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas October 6, 2026 Republican Party (United States) Kay Orr 312,754 62.75% -4.91% Democratic Party (United States) Orval Keyes 185,503 37.22% +4.89% 185 0.04% +0.03% 452,906 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References State Treasurer Nebraska Category:November 1982 in the United States