2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none 2002 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential Yes 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Nebraska gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 File: Mike Johanns (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mike Johanns Dave Heineman Republican Party (United States) 330,349 68.68% 3x4.svg Stormy Dean Melany Chesterman Democratic Party (United States) 132,348 27.52% Governor Mike Johanns Republican Party (United States) Mike Johanns Republican Party (United States) 2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Johanns: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% 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. 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.http://www.governor.nebraska.gov/responsibilities/pdf/State_Executive%20Branch.pdf Nebraska State Government State Executive Branch 424 Nebraska Office of the Governor PDF 9 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110919201921/http://www.governor.nebraska.gov/responsibilities/pdf/State_Executive%20Branch.pdf 19 September 2011 This was also the first Nebraska gubernatorial election in which a Republican was re-elected since 1956.http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5416 The President's New Cabinet January 2005 Scholastic News 9 April 2011 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609103723/http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5416 dead Republican Party primary Candidates Mike Johanns, incumbent Governor of Nebraska Robert J. Wicht Results Republican Party primary resultshttp://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/prev_elec/2002/pdf/primary_canvass_2002.pdf Archived copy 2011-04-23 2008-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605032838/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/prev_elec/2002/pdf/primary_canvass_2002.pdf dead Mike Johanns (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 128,277 86.84 Robert J. Wicht Republican Party (United States) 19,441 13.16 147,718 100 Democratic Party primary Candidates Stormy Dean, insurance company executive Luis R. Calvillo Results Democratic Party primary results Stormy Dean Democratic Party (United States) 47,369 77.26 Luis R. Calvillo Democratic Party (United States) 13,943 22.74 61,312 100 Nebraska Party primary Candidates Paul A. Rosberg, farmer Results Nebraska Party primary results Paul A. Rosberg Nebraska Party 36 100.00 36 100.00 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 December 8, 2002 Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report en October 31, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Safe ROctober 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm December 12, 2002 Governors Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Safe RNovember 4, 2002 Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2002http://www.sos.state.ne.us/elec/canvass/general2002/GOV.htm Governor 2011-04-23 2011-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719061656/http://www.sos.state.ne.us/elec/canvass/general2002/GOV.htm dead Republican Party (United States) Mike Johanns (incumbent) 330,349 68.68% +14.78% Democratic Party (United States) Stormy Dean 132,348 27.52% -18.46% Nebraska Party Paul A. Rosberg 18,294 3.80% 198,001 41.17% +33.24% 480,991 Republican 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 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 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 Gubernatorial 2002 Category:2002 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 2002 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose