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. This was also the first Nebraska gubernatorial election in which a Republican was re-elected since 1956.
Republican Party primary
Candidates Mike Johanns, incumbent Governor of Nebraska Robert J. Wicht
Results
Democratic Party primary
Candidates Stormy Dean, insurance company executive Luis R. Calvillo
Results
Nebraska Party primary
Candidates Paul A. Rosberg, farmer
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Report October 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ball November 4, 2002
Results
By County
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)
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