Nebraska 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Nebraska 2012 General Election

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Nebraska
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.

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

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

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

Scattering

3,717

0.47%

Scattering

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. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1

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) **

Republican

455,593

57.77%

state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer
• FEC S2NE00094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,256,071; Dsb $5,058,895

Democratic

332,979

42.23%

former Senator Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey
• FEC S8NE00067; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,796,847; Dsb $5,615,616

Write-in; (Independent)

Russell Paul Anderson
• FEC S2NE00086; 30 Jun 12; Tot $10,500; Dsb $5,500

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.

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

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 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map

CD 1

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

Republican

174,889

68.29%

Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
• FEC H4NE01064; 26 Nov 12; Tot $697,787; Dsb $366,848

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

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

Republican

133,964

50.80%

Congressman Lee Terry
• FEC H8NE02139; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,026,436; Dsb $2,005,239

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

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

Republican

187,423

74.17%

Congressman Adrian M. Smith
• FEC H6NE03115; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,155,651; Dsb $674,162

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.