The Green Papers: Nebraska 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 15 May 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
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)
2000 Census:1,715,369 (0.61% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
Capital:Lincoln
Tuesday 15 May 2012 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 6 November 2012 polling hours 8:00a CST (1400 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC) / 7:00p MST (0200 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

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


6 November 2012 Candidate List for General Election from the Nebraska Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 General Election returns from the Nebraska Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in each of the 3 Congressional Districts receives that district's elector.), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Republican 475,064 59.80% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
(5 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Democratic 302,081 38.03% President Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Libertarian 11,109 1.40% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Scattering 3,717 0.47% Scattering
  Candidate By Petition 2,408 0.30% Randall A. Terry
Vice President: Marjorie Smith.
 

The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes in each Congressional District receives that district's elector.

  Romney Obama Johnson Scattering Terry
District 1 152,021 108,082 3,847   762
District 2 140,976 121,889 3,393   469
District 3 182,067 72,110 3,869   1,177
Statewide 475,064 302,081 11,109 3,717 2,408

FEC P20002424; 26 Nov 12; Tot $485,868; Dsb $466,394
Total 794,379 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 27 December 2011: Media reports indicate that Senator Nelson will announce his retirement from the Senate at the end of his current term (which ends at Noon, 3 January 2013)
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 455,593 57.77% state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer
FEC S2NE00094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,256,071; Dsb $5,058,895
  Candidate Democratic 332,979 42.23% former Senator Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey
FEC S8NE00067; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,796,847; Dsb $5,615,616
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Russell Paul Anderson
FEC S2NE00086; 30 Jun 12; Tot $10,500; Dsb $5,500
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Joe Swanson
Total 788,572 100.00%  

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
    Republican     state Senator Mike Flood - apparently not a candidate
6 December 2012: Ended his campaign after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy

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

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 15 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 174,889 68.29% Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
FEC H4NE01064; 26 Nov 12; Tot $697,787; Dsb $366,848
  Candidate Democratic 81,206 31.71% Korey Lynn Reiman
FEC H2NE01076; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,444; Dsb $28,379
Total 256,095 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Lee Terry
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 15 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 133,964 50.80% Congressman Lee Terry
FEC H8NE02139; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,026,436; Dsb $2,005,239
  Candidate Democratic 129,767 49.20% Douglas County Treasurer John W. Ewing, Jr.
FEC H2NE02058; 26 Nov 12; Tot $611,705; Dsb $575,143
Total 263,731 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Adrian M. Smith
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 15 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 187,423 74.17% Congressman Adrian M. Smith
FEC H6NE03115; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,155,651; Dsb $674,162
  Candidate Democratic 65,266 25.83% Mark Sullivan
FEC H2NE03023; 06 Dec 12; Tot $38,269; Dsb $35,733
Total 252,689 100.00%  

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.
15 May 2012: Did not receive his party's nomination for the Class 1 Senate Seat.

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, 5 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
Independents
  By Petition: 1 candidate
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 1 candidate
  Write-in: 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.


 


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