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2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election 
Summary
The 2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election, held on November 5, 2002, featured incumbent Republican Governor of Nebraska Mike Johanns defeating his Democratic opponent Stormy Dean in a landslide.
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This was the first gubernatorial election in Nebraska where the winning primary candidates chose their running mates after the primary election. Prior to this, both the governor and the lieutenant governor were chosen at the primary election.[1] This was also the first gubernatorial election in which a Republican was re-elected in more than forty years.[2]
Republican Party primary edit
Candidates edit
- Mike Johanns, incumbent Governor of Nebraska
- Robert J. Wicht
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Johanns (incumbent) | 128,277 | 86.84 | |
| Republican | Robert J. Wicht | 19,441 | 13.16 | |
| Total votes | 147,718 | 100 | ||
Democratic Party primary edit
Candidates edit
- Stormy Dean, insurance company executive
- Luis R. Calvillo
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stormy Dean | 47,369 | 77.26 | |
| Democratic | Luis R. Calvillo | 13,943 | 22.74 | |
| Total votes | 61,312 | 100 | ||
Nebraska Party primary edit
Candidates edit
- Paul A. Rosberg, farmer
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Paul A. Rosberg | 36 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 36 | 100.00 | ||
General election edit
Predictions edit
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | October 31, 2002 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Johanns (incumbent) | 330,349 | 68.68% | +14.78% | |
| Democratic | Stormy Dean | 132,348 | 27.52% | -18.46% | |
| Nebraska | Paul A. Rosberg | 18,294 | 3.80% | ||
| Majority | 198,001 | 41.17% | +33.24% | ||
| Turnout | 480,991 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit
- Thurston (largest village: Pender)
- Burt (largest village: Tekamah)
- Lancaster (largest city: Lincoln)
- Saline (largest city: Crete)
- Cuming (largest city: West Point)
- Dakota (largest city: South Sioux City)
- Cedar (largest city: Hartington)
- Dixon (largest city: Wakefield)
- Knox (largest city: Creighton)
- Nance (largest city: Fullerton)
- Boone (largest city: Albion)
- Greeley (largest city: Spalding)
- Howard (largest city: St. Paul)
- Sherman (largest city: Loup City)
- Fillmore (largest city: Geneva)
- Gage (largest city: Beatrice)
- Jefferson (largest city: Fairbury)
- Johnson (largest city: Tecumseh)
- Pawnee (largest city: Pawnee City)
- Thayer (largest city: Hebron)
- Webster (largest city: Red Cloud)
- Nuckolls (largest city: Superior)
- Franklin (largest city: Franklin)
References edit
- ^ "State Executive Branch" (PDF). Nebraska State Government. Nebraska Office of the Governor. p. 424. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "The President's New Cabinet". Scholastic News. January 2005. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Governors Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Governor". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.