Nebraska 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Nebraska 2011 Off-Year Election

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Nebraska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	1,715,369	(0.61% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2010 Census:	1,831,825	(0.59% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Lincoln

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Nebraska State and Local Government

Nebraska 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^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

		Democratic		Larry Marvin • FEC S8NE00141
		*Democratic*		*Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson* • FEC S6NE00095; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,373,169; Dsb $715,530

		Republican		Attorney General Jon C. Bruning • FEC S8NE00091; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,402,372; Dsb $806,409
		Republican		state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer • FEC S2NE00094; 30 Sep 11; Tot $228,620; Dsb $22,588
		Republican		Patrick J. "Pat" Flynn • FEC S8NE00109; 30 Sep 11; Tot $99,025; Dsb $116,531
		Republican		Treasurer Don Stenberg • FEC S6NE00079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $133,044; Dsb $114,631
		Republican		Spencer Zimmerman

		Independent		Russell Paul Anderson • FEC S2NE00086; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,000; Dsb $5,000

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: 2010, 2014. 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; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. 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; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry* • FEC H4NE01064; 30 Sep 11; Tot $195,558; Dsb $81,391
		Republican		Dennis L. Parker • Filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for CD 1. • FEC H0NE03191
		Republican		Jessica L. Turek

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Lee Terry • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Douglas County Treasurer John W. Ewing, Jr. • FEC H2NE02058; 30 Sep 11; Tot $75,004; Dsb $27,222
		Democratic		state Senator Gwendolyn Eloise "Gwen" Howard • FEC H2NE02074

		Republican		Jack Heidel • FEC H2NE02066; 30 Sep 11; Tot $19,688; Dsb $13,174
		Republican		Brett Lindstrom • FEC H2NE02041; 30 Sep 11; Tot $11,852; Dsb $8,152
		*Republican*		*Congressman Lee Terry* • FEC H8NE02139; 30 Sep 11; Tot $550,226; Dsb $248,110

		Independent		Joe Vaughn

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Adrian M. Smith • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Adrian M. Smith* • FEC H6NE03115; 30 Sep 11; Tot $503,618; Dsb $179,276

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State John A. Gale • Appointed 2000 (upon the resignation of Scott Moore); first elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General Jon C. Bruning • First elected: 1990, 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 6 January 2011: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2012.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Don Stenberg • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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, 12 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
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.