The Green Papers: Nebraska 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 13 May 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:1,715,369 (0.61% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):1,234,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):1,085,217
Capital:Lincoln
Tuesday 13 May 2008 polling hours 8:00a CDT (1300 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC). The polls open and close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls open and close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and open and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 8:00a CST (1400 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC) / 7:00p MST (0200 UTC). The polls open and close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls open and close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and open and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
 

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Nebraska State and Local Government

Nebraska 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Tuesday 13 May 2008 Primary

NEBRASKA PRIMARY returns from an official source

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in each of the 3 Congressional Districts receives that district's elector.)
Up for election in 2008
  Candidate Libertarian     former Congressman Bob Barr
• FEC P80005580: $184,857
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 2
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Senator Charles T. "Chuck" Hagel
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced his retirement on 10 September 2007.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Scott Michael Kleeb
• FEC S8NE00133: $399,473
    Democratic     Larry Marvin - lost primary
• FEC S8NE00141: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Anthony F. "Tony" Raimondo - lost primary
• Switched from Republican to Democratic circa 4 December 2007.
• FEC S8NE00125: $629,032
    Democratic     James Bryan Wilson - lost primary
• FEC S8NE00158: Financial report not available
    Republican     Patrick Joseph "Pat" Flynn - lost primary
• FEC S8NE00109: $157,976
  Candidate Republican     former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Michael O. "Mike" Johanns
• FEC S8NE00117: $2,166,312
  Candidate Green     Steven R. "Steve" Larrick
• FEC S8NE00166: Financial report not available
  Candidate Nebraska     Kelly Renee Rosberg
• FEC S8NE00174: Financial report not available
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor Dave Heineman
• Succeeded to the Governor's Chair upon the 20 January 2005 resignation of Governor Mike Johanns; first elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
  Republican Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy
• Appointed: 24 January 2005 upon the ascention of Lt. Governor Dave Heineman to the Governor's chair; first elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Renominated)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Max Yashirin
• FEC H8NE01073: $11,930
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
• FEC H4NE01064: $524,497
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Lee Terry
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Richard N. Carter - lost primary
• FEC H8NE02212: $8,932
  Candidate Democratic     James Dennis "Jim" Esch
• FEC H6NE02117: $253,636
    Republican     Steven C. Laird - lost primary
• FEC H8NE02204: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Lee Terry
• FEC H8NE02139: $972,111
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Adrian M. Smith
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Paul A. Spatz - lost primary
• FEC H8NE03061: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Jay C. Stoddard
• FEC H8NE03053: $0
    Republican     Jeremiah Ellison - lost primary
• FEC H8NE03079: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Adrian M. Smith
• FEC H6NE03115: $640,558
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Secretary of State John A. Gale
• Appointed 2000 (upon the resignation of Scott Moore); first elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Attorney General Jon Bruning
• First elected: 1990, 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002; 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Treasurer Shane Osborn
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 4 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 4 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Nebraska (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
 • Right to Life
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/default.asp
Election Authority
 • Nebraska Secretary of State
 • Nebraska Secretary of State - Election Administration
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Democratic
 • Nebraska Democratic Party
Republican
 • Nebraska Republican Party
Third Party
 • Libertarian Party of Nebraska
 • Nebraska Green Party
 • Nebraska Right to Life
 • Reform Party of Nebraska
 • The Nebraska Party (Constitution Party affiliate)
Media & others
 • Alliance Times-Herald
 • Columbus Telegram
 • DC's Political Report - Nebraska
 • Fremont Tribune
 • Grand Island Independent
 • Hooker County Tribune - Mullen
 • Kearney Hub
 • KETV - ABC - Omaha
 • KMTV - CBS - Omaha
 • Lexington Clipper-Herald
 • Lincolm Journal Star
 • McCook Daily Gazette
 • Nebraska StatePaper.com
 • Norfolk Daily News
 • North Platte Telegraph
 • Omaha World-Herald
 • Politics1.com - Nebraska
 • The Beatrice Daily Sun
 

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