If the Legislative Districts were based on the number of voters rather than the census numbers, things would be a little different.
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2006 Nebraska General Election |
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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 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
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.
Check out the legislative profiles section.
Filing this week
2 Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth
30 Norman Wallman, Cortland
40 Duane L. Dean, Plainview
So far there are 59 candidates that we are aware of for 20 open seats.
Larry Harvey withdraws from the 44th Legislative District Race
Profiles updated for
Jim Ruby - Legislature - District 24
Brad Ashford - Legislature - District 20
I ran a poll on the Chase 3000 web site. It is not a scientific poll but it permits anyone visiting the site to vote. I can see the IP of the person voting and can eliminate duplicate votes. It does not reflect the opinions of people that do not use the internet. It primarily represents the opinions of people in southwest Nebraska.
Should state legislator terms be limited by term limits?
Yes No Total Votes
172 86 258
67% 33% 100%
Larry Harvey, candidate for the 44th Legislative District announces that he had a heart attack and is reconsidering his candidacy for the Legislature.
The Associated Press is reporting that the Nebraska Supreme Court has refused to hear the term limits challenge brought by three State Senators.
If the Senators want to challenge the ruling, they will need to file suit in a State District Court and persuade the court to issue an injunction.
Phone Interview with John Wightman December 20, 2005
Candidate for Nebraska Legislative District 36
John Wightman lives in Lexington and has many years of civic service in the community. He has served on the Lexington City Council for over 20 years and has been Mayor twice. He is President of the Dawson County Economic Development Board and and he is on the Lexington Council of Economic Development Board. He is also on the Lexington Foundation Board. John is 67 and is an attorney. He graduated in 1963 from UNL with a law degree and has been an attorney for 42 years. John is active in the Methodist church and is a Mason and a Shriner. John was a teacher for 1 year in 1959-1960.
I received an email from Alan Svajgr. It is as follows:
Because of priorities in my business and personal life, I have withdrawn my name as a candidate for the Nebraska Legislature for Dist. 36. Thank you, Alan Svajgr
Dennis Byars and Ernie Chambers filed for reelection to the Legislature even though a constitutional amendment does not permit their reelection. The Secretary of State rejected their filings and ruled them ineligible. Both Byars and Chambers have indicated they will challenge the validity of the constitutional amendment.
Technorati: Term limits, Dennis Byars, Ernie Chambers
The Lincoln Journal reports that more senators are joining the fight to overturn term limits.
Technorati: Term Limits
On November 23, 2005, Nebraska Citizen interviewed Jerry Bond. Jerry is a candidate for the 2nd Legislative District, which includes Cass and Otoe Counties in eastern Nebraska. You can see a map of the district on the profile link at the bottom of this interview.
I asked the question that all candidates get asked: “Why are you running?” Jerry responded, “There will be a major turnover in the Legislature this year, and I know that if you have someone that does not portray the views you have for your community or your district then it can cause major problems for everyone. I want to make sure that the legislation passed is in the best interest of my family, my community and my district.”
The Lincoln Journal and the Omaha World Herald are reporting that Senator Byars plans to challenge term limits. He and many other State senators are very unhappy that they are being forced to leave office. Senator Schrock makes mention of the term limits at almost every meeting that he speaks at. He inidicates that he will not be able act on people's requests because he will be removed from office after the 2006 session.
Even though the majority of the voters want term limits, most elected officials and most lobbyiests oppose term limits. Other notable opponents include the editorial staff of the Omaha World Herald.
Nebraska Citizen talked with Bill Avery of Lincoln. Bill is a candidate for the Legislative District 28 seat, which is currently held by Chris Beutler, who is leaving office because of term limits. There are currently three candidates running for this seat. All are Democrats.
Don worked as a social worker and as a professor at UNO for 28 years. He has also worked with the Catholic charities and as a priest. In addition, Don owns some farm land in Cedar County, where corn and soybeans are raised. He leases the ground out but stays involved with the farm.
Don is running because many of his former students felt that he would be good at the job. There are 20 open seats, and there will be a need for someone with experience. Don is fully retired and will be able to spend full time working on the campaign.
Don’s priorities will be education, mental health, child welfare and economic development.
Continue reading "Interview with Don Dendinger Legislative District 4" »
10/28/05 Interview with Robert Howard by Steve Smith, © Nebraska Citizen.
I called Robert Howard to confirm that he was running for the Nebraska Legislature - District 2, and that the information that I had was correct. Robert wanted to give me a bit more information than the biographical information that I was asking for. We started out talking about the economy. Robert believes the best way to help the economy is to take entitlement revenue off the tax roles. To Robert, this means eliminating the State's tax on Social Security revenue, military retirement income and civil service income. He believes that this would encourage people who have worked for Offutt to return when they retire. He also feels that fewer people would leave the State if their retirement income was not taxed.
