Nebraska 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Nebraska 2010 Midterm Election

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Nebraska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 11 May 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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)
Capital:	Lincoln
Tuesday 11 May 2010 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 2 November 2010 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.

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Nebraska State and Local Government

2010 Candidate List (not including judicial races)

The candidate filing deadlines for the 11 May 2010 statewide primary election are 16 February for incumbents and 1 March for non-incumbents.

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th 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

	Republican			Attorney General Jon Bruning • 5 November 2010: Announced his candidacy
	Republican			Pat Flynn • December 2009: Running for the Senate election in 2012

Class 2	Republican	Senator Michael O. "Mike" Johanns • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Dave Heineman • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • 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. • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	360,645	73.90%	Governor Dave Heineman • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy

	Democratic	127,343	26.10%	Mike Meister • for Lieutenant Governor: Public Service Commissioner Anne C. Boyle. 19 July 2010: Replacement nominee.
Total		487,988	100.00%

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 accession of Lt. Governor Dave Heineman to the Governor's chair; first elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Republican	Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	116,871	71.27%	Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • FEC H4NE01064; 31 Dec 10; Tot $568,384; Dsb $513,938

	Democratic	47,106	28.73%	Ivy Harper • 11 May 2010 Primary: Received 38%. • FEC H0NE01062; 02 Dec 10; Tot $21,624; Dsb $20,490
Total		163,977	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Republican	Congressman Lee Terry • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	93,840	60.81%	Congressman Lee Terry • FEC H8NE02139; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,924,723; Dsb $1,965,735

	Democratic	60,486	39.19%	state Senator Thomas M. "Tom" White • FEC H0NE02144; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,051,098; Dsb $1,022,341
Total		154,326	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	Republican	Congressman Adrian M. Smith • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	117,275	70.12%	Congressman Adrian M. Smith • FEC H6NE03115; 31 Dec 10; Tot $943,614; Dsb $972,215

	Democratic	29,932	17.90%	Rebekah Elizabeth Davis • FEC H0NE03175; 01 Dec 10; Tot $54,169; Dsb $54,489

	By Petition	20,036	11.98%	Daniel Nathan "Dan" Hill • FEC H0NE03209; 13 Oct 10; Tot $55,063; Dsb $36,442
Total		167,243	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Secretary of State John A. Gale • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Appointed 2000 (upon the resignation of Scott Moore); first elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	326,431	69.75%	Secretary of State John A. Gale

	Democratic	141,564	30.25%	Janet Stewart
Total		467,995	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Attorney General Jon Bruning • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1990, 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002; 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary
		Uncontested Race

	Republican	393,124	100.00%	Attorney General Jon Bruning
Total		393,124	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Open	Republican	Treasurer Shane Osborn • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Retiring
		Open Office (no incumbent)

	Republican	345,661	72.94%	former Attorney General Don Stenberg

	Democratic	128,231	27.06%	Mark Stoj
Total		473,892	100.00%

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 11 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	345,436	79.62%	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley

	Libertarian	88,433	20.38%	Michele Sallach-Grace
Total		433,869	100.00%

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, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• By Petition: 1 candidate
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.