NEBRASKA 5 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nebraska Secretary of State) 
Total Population, April 1, 2000 1,711,263
Voting Age Population, Nov. 2000 1,234,000 % change from '96  +2.2
Total Registration, Nov. 2000 1,085,217
Rep. 537,605 (49.54%)    Dem. 392,344 (36.15%)    Lib. 1,790 (0.16%)   Nat.  65 (-)  Grn. 325 (0.3%)   Nonpartisan 153,088(14.11%)
Nebraska has: 93 counties.
Largest counties: Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy.
Five largest cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney.

Government
Governor: Mike Johanns (R) elected in 1998.
State Legislature: Nebraska Legislature   Unicameral: 49 Senators
Local: Communities, Counties    NACO Counties
U.S. House: 3R - 1. D.Bereuter (R) | 2. L.Terry (R) | 3. B.Barrett (R)
U.S. Senate: Bob Kerrey (D) up in 2000, not seeking re-election, Chuck Hagel (R) up for re-election in 2002. 
Changes as of the November 2000 Elections
U.S. Senate: Ben Nelson (D) elected.
U.S. House: No change in partisan balance.  3. Tom Osborne (R) elected.

The Cornhusker State
 

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Past Results
1996
Dole (Rep.).............363,467 (53.66)
Clinton (Dem.)........236,761 (34.95)
Perot (Ref.)..............71,278  (10.52)
Others (3)..................5,909
(0.87)
Total........677,415

1992
Bush (Rep.)...........344,346 (46.58)
Clinton (Dem.)........217,344 (29.40)
Perot (Ind.).............174,687 (23.63)
Others (3).................2,906
(0.39)
Total........739,283

Results
2000
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
433,862
 (62.25)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
231,780
(33.25)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
2,245
(0.32)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
478
(0.07)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
24,540
(3.52)
Buchanan/Foster (Petition)
3,646
(0.52)
Phillips/Frazier (Petition)
468
 (0.07)
Total........697,019

Total voting: 707,223 -- includes 625,557 at polls, 851 military and overseas, 80,452 absentee, and 363 new/former residents.

Overview
Solidly Republican Nebraska went solidly for Bush with a plurality of 202,082 votes (29.00 percentage points). Bush carried all 93 counties. Democrats did retain the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Bob Kerrey (D) as former Gov. Ben Nelson (D) defeated Don Stenberg (R) by 51.0% to 48.8%.

 
Primary Date:  Tuesday, May 9, 2000
Republican Primary
Total Vote Percent
+George W. Bush 145,176 78.15%
Alan Keyes 12,073 6.50%
John McCain
 28,065
15.11%
Write In
444
0.24%
Total 185,758

Total Delegates
30 of 2,066 (1.5%).
 

 

Democratic Primary
Total Vote Percent
Bill Bradley 27,884 26.49%
+Al Gore 73,639 69.95%
Lyndon LaRouche, Jr.
3,191
3.03%
Write In
557
0.53%
Total 105,271

Total Pledged Delegates
26 of 3,537 (0.7%).
Total Delegates
32 of 4,335 (0.7%).
 

 

Note: The legislature considered a bill, LB 695, which would have moved the date to April 4 (the midwestern primary) and introduced a caucus system.
 

Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.