The Green Papers: Nebraska 2010 Midterm Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2010. Find 2011 elections here.
 
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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.


2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.

 
           

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     Attorney General Jon Bruning
5 November 2010: Announced his candidacy
  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
• 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
  Elected Republican 360,645 73.90% Governor Dave Heineman
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election 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

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 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
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
  Elected Republican 116,871 71.27% Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
FEC H4NE01064; 31 Dec 10; Tot $568,384; Dsb $513,938
  Candidate 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
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Seat up for election
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
  Elected Republican 93,840 60.81% Congressman Lee Terry
FEC H8NE02139; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,924,723; Dsb $1,965,735
  Candidate 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
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Seat up for election
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
  Elected Republican 117,275 70.12% Congressman Adrian M. Smith
FEC H6NE03115; 31 Dec 10; Tot $943,614; Dsb $972,215
  Candidate Democratic 29,932 17.90% Rebekah Elizabeth Davis
FEC H0NE03175; 01 Dec 10; Tot $54,169; Dsb $54,489
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election 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
  Elected Republican 326,431 69.75% Secretary of State John A. Gale
  Candidate Democratic 141,564 30.25% Janet Stewart
Total 467,995 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election 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 **
  Elected Republican 393,124 100.00% Attorney General Jon Bruning
Total 393,124 100.00%  

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
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 345,661 72.94% former Attorney General Don Stenberg
  Candidate Democratic 128,231 27.06% Mark Stoj
Total 473,892 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election 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
  Elected Republican 345,436 79.62% Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley
  Candidate 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.


 


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