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1998 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
The 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Term limits prevented incumbent Governor Ben Nelson, a Democrat, from seeking a third term in office. Republican nominee Mike Johanns, Mayor of Lincoln, defeated Democratic nominee, attorney Bill Hoppner. , this was the last gubernatorial election in Nebraska in which the margin of victory was within single digits. Johanns later served Nebraska in the United States Senate with Nelson from 2009 to 2013. Democratic primary Governor Candidates *Bill Hoppner, attorney, Chief of Staff to former Governor James Exon and Senator Bob Kerrey and gubernatorial candidate in 1990 * James D. McFarland, state senator *Robb Nimic, perennial candidate *Luis R. Calvillo Results Lieutenant governor Candidates Pam Bataillon ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. She was the vice president of the Visiting Nurse Association from Omaha, Nebraska. She is the wife of Joseph Bataillon ...
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Nebraska State Auditor
The auditor of public accounts of Nebraska, more commonly known as the "state auditor", is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Twenty-five individuals have held the office of auditor of public accounts since statehood. The current auditor is Mike Foley, a Republican. Powers and duties The auditor of public accounts has the constitutional authority to audit all state fiscal activity and the fiduciary responsibility to promulgate audit standards applicable to all state agencies and local governments. To this end, the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) engages in financial audits of every state agency, officer, board, bureau and commission, conducts the annual single audit of federal awards received by the state, and investigates both reported and alleged waste, fraud, and mismanagement throughout state and local government. With respect to local governments, APA annually audits the accounts of most counties and eac ...
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1998 Nebraska Elections
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up t ...
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1998 United States Gubernatorial Elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998, in 36 states and two territories. Going into the election cycle, 24 of the seats were held by Republican Party (United States), Republicans, 11 by Democratic Party (United States), Democrats, and one by an Independent politician, Independent. The elections changed the national balance of power by the loss of one Republican and the gain of one Independent, although political party dominance was shifted in nine states. Democrats gained open seats in California and Iowa and defeated incumbents Fob James of Alabama and David Beasley of South Carolina, while Republicans won open seats in Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, and Nevada and the Reform Party won an open Republican governorship in Minnesota. By the end of the election, 23 seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, one by the Reform Party (United States), Reform Party, and one by an Independent. The elections coincided with the midterm elections for the Uni ...
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Nebraska Gubernatorial Elections
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 16th-largest state by land area, with just over . With a population of over 2 million as of 2024, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 38th-most populous state and the List of states and territories of the United States by population density, eighth-least densely populated. Its List of capitals in the United States, capital is Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln, and its List of municipalities in Nebraska, most populous city is Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebras ...
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Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city and the List of United States cities by population, 72nd-most populous in the United States. The county seat of Lancaster County, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area, home to approximately 345,000 people. Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild inland salt marsh, salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed Nebraska State Capitol, state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the nation's second-tallest capitol. As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska, the state and the U.S. ...
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Beatrice, Nebraska
Beatrice () is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Nebraska, 15th most populous city in Nebraska. Beatrice is located approximately 42 miles south of Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln on the Big Blue River (Kansas), Big Blue River. History Gage County was one of the 19 counties originally established by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in 1854. At the time of its establishment, there were no settlers living within its boundaries. In 1857, the steamboat ''Hannibal'', carrying 300 passengers up the Missouri River from St. Louis, Missouri to Nebraska City, Nebraska, ran aground near Kansas City, Missouri. While it was stranded, 35 of the passengers agreed to form the "Nebraska Association", under which name they would unite in seeking a townsite and establishing a settlement in the territory. After reaching Nebraska City, th ...
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Ewing, Nebraska
Ewing is a village in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 387 at the 2010 census. History Ewing was platted in 1882 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for its postmaster, James Ewing. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010 United States census of 2010, there were 387 people, 165 households, and 103 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 195 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.5% White and 0.5% from two or more races. There were 165 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households ...
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1994 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
The 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent governor Ben Nelson won a re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican businessman Gene Spence by 47.4 percentage points and sweeping all but two counties in the state. As of , this is the last time that a Democrat was elected governor of Nebraska. Democratic primary Governor Candidates *Ben Nelson, incumbent governor of Nebraska *Robb Nimic *Robert Franklin Winingar Results Lieutenant governor Candidates Kim M. Robak ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. She was the incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor who was appointed in 1993 by Governor Ben Nelson after Maxine Moul resigned. Results Republican primary Governor Candidates *John DeCamp, former Nebraska State Senator *Alan Jacobsen, roofing company owner *Ralph Knobel, farmer and former chairman of the Republican Party of Nebraska *Gene Spence, businessman *Mort Sulliva ...
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Clatonia, Nebraska
Clatonia is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 263 at the 2020 census. History Clatonia was platted in as a town 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point, although a German settlement had existed at the site since about 1869. Clatonia took its name from Clatonia Creek. The name appears ultimately to be derived from Henry Clay. Clatonia was incorporated as a village in 1893. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 231 people, 109 households, and 64 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 128 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White, 0.9% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 109 households, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. ...
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List Of Nebraska State Senators
This is a list of all senators who have served in the Nebraska Legislature since it became a unicameral body in 1937. Records show that the apportionment of the legislative districts established for the 1936 election remained unchanged through the election of 1962.1962 Nebraska Blue Book, Pg. 301, https://nebraskaccess.nebraska.gov/LegPastPresent/1962.pdf The boundaries of these districts were restricted to fall along county lines. In the election of 1962, the voters of Nebraska passed a measure to loosen the county-line boundary restriction and to increase the number of legislative districts from 43 to 49."A Brief History of Legislative Redistricting in Nebraska" https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/reports/research/snapshot_redistricting_2018.pdf This resulted in a new apportionment that renumbered all the existing districts and added two additional districts to Lancaster County, three additional districts to Douglas County, and one north of Douglas county. That plan ...
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Nebraska Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislative branch, legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest State legislature (United States), U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes. Unlike the legislatures of the other 49 U.S. states and the United States Congress, U.S. Congress, the Nebraska Legislature is Unicameralism, unicameral. It is also nonpartisanship, nonpartisan in that members are elected in nonpartisan elections, and the Legislature does not officially recognize its members' political party affiliation or maintain a formal partisan leadership structure. All 49 members elect, by secret ballot, the Legislature's officers (except the Lieutenant Gov ...
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