2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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Nominee Dave Heineman Mike Meister
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Rick Sheehy Anne Boyle
Popular vote360,645127,343
Percentage73.90%26.10%
2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Heineman:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Governor before election

Dave Heineman
Republican

Elected Governor

Dave Heineman
Republican

The 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Nebraska, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. Republican incumbent Dave Heineman won, defeating Democrat Mike Meister in a landslide. Heineman easily won his party's nomination. Mark Lakers ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, but dropped out in July 2010. [1] Attorney Mike Meister was chosen as a replacement. [2] As of 2022, this was the last time Lancaster County voted for the Republican candidate. To date, this is the last time that the winner of the Nebraska gubernatorial election carried all counties in Nebraska.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Heineman (incumbent) 152,931 89.91
Republican Paul Anderson8,9805.28
Republican Christopher Geary8,1794.81
Total votes170,090 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Lakers 57,463 100.00
Total votes57,463 100.00

Lakers was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. However, he dropped out of the race on July 2, 2010, due to a scandal involving campaign fundraising. Several donors listed on a campaign finance report denied ever giving money to Lakers, prompting criticism from both parties. [4]

After being forced from the race due to investigations by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office and the Nebraska Campaign Disclosure Board, Lakers pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of abuse of public records and admitted to falsifying his campaign finance reports. As part of the plea, Lakers acknowledged that 51 of the 80 pledges listed on his reports were false and agreed to pay a $500 fine. [5]

Mike Meister, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Nebraska in 2002, was selected to replace him [6] and he selected Nebraska Public Service Commissioner and former state Democratic Party chairwoman Anne Boyle as his running mate. [7]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [8] Safe ROctober 14, 2010
Rothenberg [9] Safe ROctober 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics [10] Safe RNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Safe ROctober 28, 2010
CQ Politics [12] Safe ROctober 28, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Dave
Heineman (R)		Mike
Meister (D)		OtherUndecided
Rasmussen Reports [13] October 7, 2010500± 4.5%66%24%3%6%
Rasmussen Reports [14] September 2, 2010500± 4.5%61%28%3%8%
Rasmussen Reports [15] July 19, 2010500± 4.5%71%18%2%8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Dave
Heineman (R)		Mark
Lakers (D)		OtherUndecided
Rasmussen Reports [16] March 4, 2010500± 4.5%61%23%2%14%

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dave Heineman (inc.) 360,645 73.90% +0.50%
Democratic Mike Meister127,34326.10%+1.64%
Majority233,30247.81%−1.13%
Total votes174,888 100.00
Republican hold

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  6. ↑ "Mike Meister says he'd provide leadership as Nebraska's governor". Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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