Nebraska Citizen tag:www.necitizen.com,2009:/weblog//1 2006-11-10T04:27:08Z A review of Nebraska Political Races, including candidate profiles and positions. Movable Type 3.2 Voters by District tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.67 2006-11-10T04:03:15Z 2006-11-10T04:27:08Z steve If the Legislative Districts were based on the number of voters rather than the census numbers, things would be a little different.

2006 Nebraska
General Election
 
Legislative District
 
Votes Cast
 
30    14,345
38    13,835
34    13,799
18    13,317
44    13,309
4    13,189
42    12,323
32    12,074
24    11,921
40    11,853
20    11,636
14    10,911
6    10,893
26    10,506
36    10,045
12      9,994
48      9,975
10      9,703
2      9,622
22      9,476
28      9,158
8      9,001
16      8,847
46      5,033
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District Votes Candidates
44 10554 7
38 10278 3
30 10130 7
42 9876 3
24 9474 4
34 9440 3
32 8432 3
4 8104 5
40 8069 3
26 7325 3
36 7147 2
20 7132 2
28 7089 4
2 6975 6
18 6934 2
48 6716 3
22 6509 1
6 6255 5
16 5916 2
12 5896 2
14 5481 2
10 5438 2
8 4858 5
46 3373 3
]]> 44th Legislative District tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.65 2006-05-16T14:27:50Z 2006-05-16T14:30:42Z All provisional ballots have been counted in the 44th legislative district. Christensen 2495 Shoemaker 2247 Tidyman 2239 Garey 1331 Wilmot 1281 Weaver 804 Wood 115 Shoemaker takes second. Subject to an automatic recount.... steve All provisional ballots have been counted in the 44th legislative district.

Christensen 2495
Shoemaker 2247
Tidyman 2239
Garey 1331
Wilmot 1281
Weaver 804
Wood 115

Shoemaker takes second. Subject to an automatic recount.

]]> Close Race in the 44th tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.64 2006-05-10T08:01:10Z 2006-05-10T15:06:47Z Seven candidates for the 44th Legislative district. Mark Christensen wins. However, there are only 5 votes seperating second (Frank Shoemaker) and third place (Jeff Tidyman). All provisional ballots must be resolved with seven days of the election. There is an... steve Seven candidates for the 44th Legislative district. Mark Christensen wins. However, there are only 5 votes seperating second (Frank Shoemaker) and third place (Jeff Tidyman). All provisional ballots must be resolved with seven days of the election. There is an automatic recount if a race is seperated by less than 1% of the vote. Results are not certified until 40 days after the election.

]]> Governor Race tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.63 2006-05-06T20:57:33Z 2006-05-06T21:02:13Z If the latest poll numbers are close to accurate, then this will be a very close Governor's race. Last poll that I was saw of likely Republican voters was Heineman 43.7% Osborne 43.2% In the 2002, 152,725 Republicans voted in... steve If the latest poll numbers are close to accurate, then this will be a very close Governor's race. Last poll that I was saw of likely Republican voters was

Heineman 43.7%
Osborne 43.2%

In the 2002, 152,725 Republicans voted in the primary. If the same number voted and the above percentages hold true, then the race will be decided by about 760 votes. That means your votes matters.

]]> Governor poll numbers tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.62 2006-04-21T02:15:26Z 2006-04-21T14:36:01Z Pete Ricketts conducted a poll last week. 44% Osborne 43% Heineman 6% Nabity 7% Undecided... steve Pete Ricketts conducted a poll last week.

44% Osborne
43% Heineman
6% Nabity
7% Undecided

]]> Financial Information tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.61 2006-04-20T22:32:12Z 2006-04-20T22:35:54Z I have gone through and linked to the financial information available at the Accountability and Disclosure Commission. This was done for the Legislature, Governor and Regent races. Find the line that says Campaign Statements and then click on that. Find... steve I have gone through and linked to the financial information available at the Accountability and Disclosure Commission. This was done for the Legislature, Governor and Regent races.

Find the line that says Campaign Statements and then click on that. Find the latest report for the candiate and be sure to click on each tab to see who is financing the various campaigns and how they are spending their money.

]]> 3rd District Congressional Race Radio Ads tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.60 2006-04-17T23:30:13Z 2006-04-17T23:38:43Z There is one major problem with David Harris' ad. It names the wrong person as taking money from the Club for Growth. The ad says it is John Hanson taking $150,000 but in reality it is Adrian Smith that is accepting large contributions from the group. steve David Harris is running some radio ads saying he doesn't like John Hanson because John is taking money from the Club for Growth. The Club for Growth is a Political Action Committee that funds political races. The Club for Growth has a reputation for opposing direct farm payments and opposes tax credits or subsidies for ethanol. Both of these things are very big deals for Nebraska's 3rd District.

There is one major problem with David Harris' ad. It names the wrong person as taking money from the Club for Growth. The ad says it is John Hanson taking $150,000 but in reality it is Adrian Smith that is accepting large contributions from the group.

KRVN, the premier farm radio station, is still running the Harris ads even though they are aware the ads are false. They are however, giving John Hanson time to correct the error.

]]> Review of the 2nd Republican Gubernatorial Debate tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.59 2006-03-27T23:41:59Z 2006-03-28T00:44:11Z Read the short version of the 2nd Governor's debate Debate 2... steve Read the short version of the 2nd Governor's debate

Debate 2

]]> Governor candidates profiles updated tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.58 2006-03-20T20:15:01Z 2006-03-20T21:17:48Z I have updated the Governor candidate profiles to include the results of the 1st debate. This allows you to see a side by side comarison of how they answered the quetions. Click on Races - Candidate Profiles and then on... steve I have updated the Governor candidate profiles to include the results of the 1st debate. This allows you to see a side by side comarison of how they answered the quetions.

Click on
Races - Candidate Profiles
and then on
Governor

]]> Summary of the 1st Governor's Debate tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.57 2006-03-20T14:48:57Z 2006-03-20T15:50:19Z Read the short version of the 1st Governor's debate Debate 1... steve Read the short version of the 1st Governor's debate

Debate 1

]]> Ben Nelson Launches Campaign tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.56 2006-03-18T09:53:39Z 2006-03-18T10:55:25Z Campaign Announcement... steve Campaign Announcement

]]> Legislative Candidates Profiles Updated tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.55 2006-03-18T09:01:04Z 2006-03-18T10:03:09Z The Legislative Candidate Profiles have been updated to the software that permits the candidates to fill out their information directly online. About a third of the candidates have filled out at least some of their information. We appreciate their participation... steve The Legislative Candidate Profiles have been updated to the software that permits the candidates to fill out their information directly online. About a third of the candidates have filled out at least some of their information. We appreciate their participation and believe it will help the voters make an informed decision.

Next, I make sure all of the other races are up to date.

]]> Letters sent to all Legislative Candidates tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.54 2006-03-06T05:25:48Z 2006-03-06T14:41:18Z On March 6, we are sending letters to all legislative candidates. They have until March 21 to complete the form before we begin to complete the form on their behalf from the research we do. We don't really care what... steve On March 6, we are sending letters to all legislative candidates. They have until March 21 to complete the form before we begin to complete the form on their behalf from the research we do. We don't really care what their answer is but we do want each candidate to provide whatever answer they are most comforatble with.

You can see the questions that we are asking by going to Races and then Legislature.

For now, other races will be done manually. I am working on getting software set up that wll allow us to do the other races online but that may not happen before the primary.

]]> New Candidates tag:www.necitizen.com,2006:/weblog//1.53 2006-03-01T02:27:03Z 2006-03-01T02:32:16Z Multiple new candidates today. Disctrict 44 has seven candidates. We will make contact with each campaign within the next week and ask them to complete a profile here. This will include a number of issue questions that will help you... steve Multiple new candidates today. Disctrict 44 has seven candidates. We will make contact with each campaign within the next week and ask them to complete a profile here. This will include a number of issue questions that will help you identify who you want to vote for. So watch closely.

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