The Green Papers: Nebraska 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

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Nebraska State and Local Government

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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 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
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.
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Nathan Geary

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

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Republican Congressman  Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
FEC H4NE01064: $202,435

CD 2
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Republican Congressman  Lee Terry
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Thomas M. "Tom" White
FEC H0NE02144: $207,236
  Candidate Republican     Matthew James "Matt" Sakalosky
FEC H0NE02136: $13,746
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Lee Terry
FEC H8NE02139: $514,352

CD 3
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Republican Congressman  Adrian M. Smith
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Rebekah Elizabeth Davis
FEC H0NE03175: $7,066
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Charles Larson
FEC H0NE03183: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Adrian M. Smith
FEC H6NE03115: $319,512

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
  Candidate Democratic     Kris J. Pierce

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
Open Seat - Retiring

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, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
  Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
  Unity
  Whig
 
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 "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 Chapter of The Modern Whig Party
  Nebraska Green Party
  Reform Party of Nebraska
  The Unity Party of Nebraska
Media & others
  Alliance Times-Herald
  Columbus Telegram
  DC's Political Report - Nebraska
  Fremont Tribune
  Grand Island Independent
  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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  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  


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