1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1990 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1998 November 8, 1994 File:Ben Nelson official photo.jpg 150x150px Ben Nelson Kim Robak Democratic Party (United States) 423,270 73.03% 3x4.svg Gene Spence Kate Witek Republican Party (United States) 148,230 25.58% 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsNelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Spence: #e27f7f 50–60% 300px Governor Ben Nelson Democratic Party (United States) Ben Nelson Democratic Party (United States) The 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent governor Ben Nelson won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican businessman Gene Spence by 47.4 percentage points and sweeping all but two counties (Garden and Sheridan), despite the concurrent 1994 Republican Revolution. As of , this is the last time that a Democrat was elected governor of Nebraska. Democratic primary Governor Candidates Ben Nelson, incumbent governor of Nebraska Robb Nimic Robert Franklin Winingar Results Democratic gubernatorial primary resultsOfficial Report of the Board of Canvassers of the State of Nebraska Allen J. Beermann Ralph Englert June 22, 2023 1994 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1994prim_gen.pdf Ben Nelson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 101,422 88.10 Robert Franklin Winingar Democratic Party (United States) 6,993 6.07 Robb Nimic Democratic Party (United States) 6,373 5.54 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 327 0.28 115,115 100.00 Lieutenant governor Candidates Kim Robak ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.Nelson, Spence win respective primaries Beatrice Daily Sun May 11, 1994 2 June 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/506905173/ She was the incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor who was appointed in 1993 by Governor Ben Nelson after Maxine Moul resigned.Lt. Governor Maxine Moul Resigns To Take DED Job J. L. Schmidt Alliance Times-Herald September 14, 1993 1 June 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/672100370/ Results Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Kim Robak (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 94,936 99.53 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 447 0.47 95,383 100.00 Republican primary Governor Candidates John DeCamp, former Nebraska State Senator Alan Jacobsen, roofing company owner Ralph Knobel, farmer and former chairman of the Republican Party of Nebraska Gene Spence, businessman Mort Sullivan, perennial candidate Results Republican gubernatorial primary results Gene Spence Republican Party (United States) 69,529 38.07 Ralph Knobel Republican Party (United States) 57,719 31.60 Alan Jacobsen Republican Party (United States) 27,374 14.99 John DeCamp Republican Party (United States) 24,414 13.37 Mort Sullivan Republican Party (United States) 3,363 1.84 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 234 0.13 182,633 100.00 Lieutenant governor Candidates De Carlson, co-owner of the Upper Missouri Trading Company and former member of the board of governors of Northeast Community College from Crofton, NebraskaDe Carlson to run for lieutenant governor Lincoln Journal Star March 9, 1994 2 June 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/311702614/ Willie J. Carr, Jr. from Omaha, Nebraska, who filed as a pauper candidate (meaning he didn't pay the filing fee) and did not conduct an active campaign Horace "Hoss" Dannehl, feed dealer and livestock breeder from Riverdale, NebraskaKate Witek nominated as lieutenant governor Lincoln Star Bob Reeves May 11, 1994 17 June 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/311707839/ Kate Witek, member of the Nebraska Legislature in District 31 since 1993 from Omaha, Nebraska.2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book 317–378 State of Nebraska June 22, 2023 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf Results Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Kate Witek Republican Party (United States) 68,113 44.80 De Carlson Republican Party (United States) 47,262 31.09 Hoss Dannehl Republican Party (United States) 20,437 13.44 Willie J. Carr, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 16,111 10.60 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 114 0.07 152,037 100.00 General election Campaign Though Nelson ultimately did approve of an action to prevent foster children from living with homosexuals or unmarried couples after he was re-elected, Spence hammered the governor for not supporting restrictions on foster homes.https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/29/us/nebraska-moves-to-bar-homosexuals-from-being-foster-parents.html Nebraska Moves to Bar Homosexuals From Being Foster Parents New York Times 1995-01-29 2011-06-19 Ultimately, four weeks before the elections, many prominent Republicans accused Spence of "throwing in the towel" and essentially conceding defeat to Nelson before any ballots were cast.Jordan Joe http://nebraska.watchdog.org/6426/history-of-omaha-congressional-race-cuts-both-ways/ History of Omaha Congressional Race Cuts Both Ways Nebraska.watchdog.org 2010-06-15 2011-06-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111009015943/http://nebraska.watchdog.org/6426/history-of-omaha-congressional-race-cuts-both-ways/ 2011-10-09 The divided Republican primary and Gene Spence's inability to unite the party following his plurality victory in the primary eventually led to Nelson's overwhelming re-election.Susan https://gobiged.blogspot.com/2004/05/ed-politics-series-outside-influence.html GoBigEd Gobiged.blogspot.com 2004-05-07 2011-06-19 Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Ben Nelson (incumbent) 423,270 73.03% Republican Party (United States) Gene Spence 148,230 25.58% Write-in Ernie Chambers 2,510 0.43% Write-in Others 5,551 0.96% 579,561 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) By County By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyPersonDemocraticPersonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyStanton CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Totals References Gubernatorial 1994 Nebraska Category:November 1994 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose