The Green Papers: Nebraska 2011 Off-Year Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2000 Census:1,715,369 (0.61% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
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)
Capital:Lincoln
 

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Nebraska State and Local Government

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

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th 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 Democratic     Larry Marvin
FEC S8NE00141
  Candidate Democratic     Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson
FEC S6NE00095; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,373,169; Dsb $715,530
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Jon C. Bruning
FEC S8NE00091; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,402,372; Dsb $806,409
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer
FEC S2NE00094; 30 Sep 11; Tot $228,620; Dsb $22,588
  Candidate Republican     Patrick J. "Pat" Flynn
FEC S8NE00109; 30 Sep 11; Tot $99,025; Dsb $116,531
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Don Stenberg
FEC S6NE00079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $133,044; Dsb $114,631
  Candidate Republican     Spencer Zimmerman
  Candidate Independent     Russell Paul Anderson
FEC S2NE00086; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,000; Dsb $5,000

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

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 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Republican Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry
FEC H4NE01064; 30 Sep 11; Tot $195,558; Dsb $81,391
  Candidate Republican     Dennis L. Parker
Filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for CD 1.

FEC H0NE03191
  Candidate Republican     Jessica L. Turek

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2 Republican Congressman Lee Terry
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Douglas County Treasurer John W. Ewing, Jr.
FEC H2NE02058; 30 Sep 11; Tot $75,004; Dsb $27,222
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Gwendolyn Eloise "Gwen" Howard
FEC H2NE02074
  Candidate Republican     Jack Heidel
FEC H2NE02066; 30 Sep 11; Tot $19,688; Dsb $13,174
  Candidate Republican     Brett Lindstrom
FEC H2NE02041; 30 Sep 11; Tot $11,852; Dsb $8,152
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Lee Terry
FEC H8NE02139; 30 Sep 11; Tot $550,226; Dsb $248,110
  Candidate Independent     Joe Vaughn

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3 Republican Congressman Adrian M. Smith
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Adrian M. Smith
FEC H6NE03115; 30 Sep 11; Tot $503,618; Dsb $179,276

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.

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, 4 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 12 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 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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