| The Green Papers: Nebraska 2009 General Election |
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Nebraska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| 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 |
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| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Michael O. "Mike" Johanns • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Lee Terry • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 3 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Adrian M. Smith • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |