2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election

2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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	County results ; Johanns: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; 80–90%
Governor before election; Mike Johanns; Republican	Elected Governor ; Mike Johanns; Republican

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.

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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.^[1] This was also the first gubernatorial election in which a Republican was re-elected in more than forty years.^[2]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Johanns (incumbent)	128,277	86.84
	Republican	Robert J. Wicht	19,441	13.16
Total votes			147,718	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stormy Dean	47,369	77.26
	Democratic	Luis R. Calvillo	13,943	22.74
Total votes			61,312	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nebraska	Paul A. Rosberg	36	100.00
Total votes			36	100.00

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[4]	Safe R	October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Johanns (incumbent)	330,349	68.68%	+14.78%
	Democratic	Stormy Dean	132,348	27.52%	−18.46%
	Nebraska	Paul A. Rosberg	18,294	3.80%
Majority			198,001	41.17%	+33.24%
Turnout			480,991
	Republican hold		Swing

2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election

Republican Party primary

Candidates

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Democratic Party primary

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Results

Nebraska Party primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

By County

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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