The Green Papers: Nebraska 2010 Midterm Election
 
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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.

 
           
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
  Candidate 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
Chair up for election 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.
    Democratic     Douglas County Commissioner Mike Boyle - apparently not a candidate
• 5 January 2010: Decided not to run
  Candidate Democratic     Mark Lakers
  Candidate Republican     Paul Anderson
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Nathan Geary
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Dave Heineman
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
Seat up for election 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 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Ivy Harper
• FEC H0NE01062: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Stanley E. Krauter
• FEC H0NE01054: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Jessica Lynn Turek
• FEC H0NE01070: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Sherman Yates
• FEC H0NE01088: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Ralph M. Bodie
• FEC H0NE01096: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
• FEC H4NE01064: $266,243
  Candidate Republican     David L. Hunt
• FEC H0NE01104: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 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: $383,771
    Republican     Steven C. Laird - apparently not a candidate
• 9 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC H8NE02204: Financial report not available
    Republican     Jerry Alan Odom - apparently not a candidate
• 14 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC H0NE02151: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Matthew James "Matt" Sakalosky
• FEC H0NE02136: $17,251
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Lee Terry
• FEC H8NE02139: $796,076
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Adrian M. Smith
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Rebekah Elizabeth Davis
• FEC H0NE03175: $15,931
    Democratic     Robert Charles Larson - apparently not a candidate
• 14 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC H0NE03183: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Dennis L. Parker
• FEC H0NE03191: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Adrian M. Smith
• FEC H6NE03115: $430,609
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
    Democratic     Kris J. Pierce - apparently not a candidate
• 1 March 2010: Withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     Janet Stewart
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  John A. Gale
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Attorney General  Jon Bruning
• First elected: 1990, 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002; 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
    Democratic     E. A. "Van" Argyrakis - apparently not a candidate
• 16 February 2010: Removed from the Nebraska Secretary of State's 2010 Candidate List
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Jon Bruning
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Treasurer  Shane Osborn
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Retiring
  Candidate Democratic     Mark Stoj
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Tony Fulton
  Candidate Republican     Tom Nesbitt
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Don Stenberg
Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley
 
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, 9 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 17 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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