The 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the governor of Nebraska, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. Republican incumbent Dave Heineman won, defeating Democrat Mike Meister in a landslide. Heineman easily won his party's nomination. Mark Lakers ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, but dropped out in July 2010.[1] Attorney Mike Meister was chosen as a replacement.[2] As of 2022[update], this was the last time Lancaster County voted for the Republican candidate.
Lakers was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. However, he dropped out of the race on July 2, 2010, due to a scandal involving campaign fundraising. Several donors listed on a campaign finance report denied ever giving money to Lakers, prompting criticism from both parties.[4]
After being forced from the race due to investigations by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office and the Nebraska Campaign Disclosure Board, Lakers pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of abuse of public records and admitted to falsifying his campaign finance reports. As part of the plea, Lakers acknowledged that 51 of the 80 pledges listed on his reports were false and agreed to pay a $500 fine.[5]
Mike Meister, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Nebraska in 2002, was selected to replace him[6] and he selected Nebraska Public Service Commissioner and former state Democratic Party chairwoman Anne Boyle as his running mate.[7]
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See also 2010 United States gubernatorial elections The 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 2 2010 to elect the governor of Nebraska who would serve a four year term that began in January 2011 Republican incumbent Dave Heineman won defeating Democrat Mike Meister in a landslide Heineman easily won his party s nomination Mark Lakers ran unopposed in the Democratic primary but dropped out in July 2010 1 Attorney Mike Meister was chosen as a replacement 2 As of 2022 update this was the last time Lancaster County voted for the Republican candidate 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election 2006 November 2 2010 2014 Nominee Dave Heineman Mike MeisterParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate Rick Sheehy Anne BoylePopular vote 352 267 121 994Percentage 74 3 25 7 County resultsHeineman 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Governor before electionDave HeinemanRepublican Elected Governor Dave HeinemanRepublican Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Predictions 3 2 Polling 3 3 Results 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRepublican primary editCandidates edit Paul Anderson Christopher Geary retired Marine Dave Heineman incumbent Governor of NebraskaResults edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dave Heineman incumbent 152 931 89 91Republican Paul Anderson 8 980 5 28Republican Christopher Geary 8 179 4 81Total votes 170 090 100 00Democratic primary editCandidates edit Mark Lakers investment bankerResults edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark Lakers 57 463 100 00Total votes 57 463 100 00Lakers was unopposed for the Democratic nomination However he dropped out of the race on July 2 2010 due to a scandal involving campaign fundraising Several donors listed on a campaign finance report denied ever giving money to Lakers prompting criticism from both parties 4 After being forced from the race due to investigations by the Nebraska Attorney General s Office and the Nebraska Campaign Disclosure Board Lakers pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge of abuse of public records and admitted to falsifying his campaign finance reports As part of the plea Lakers acknowledged that 51 of the 80 pledges listed on his reports were false and agreed to pay a 500 fine 5 Mike Meister the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Nebraska in 2002 was selected to replace him 6 and he selected Nebraska Public Service Commissioner and former state Democratic Party chairwoman Anne Boyle as his running mate 7 General election editPredictions edit Source Ranking As ofCook Political Report 8 Safe R October 14 2010Rothenberg 9 Safe R October 28 2010RealClearPolitics 10 Safe R November 1 2010Sabato s Crystal Ball 11 Safe R October 28 2010CQ Politics 12 Safe R October 28 2010Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror DaveHeineman R MikeMeister D Other UndecidedRasmussen Reports October 7 2010 500 4 5 66 24 3 6 Rasmussen Reports September 2 2010 500 4 5 61 28 3 8 Rasmussen Reports July 19 2010 500 4 5 71 18 2 8 Hypothetical pollingPoll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror DaveHeineman R MarkLakers D Other UndecidedRasmussen Reports March 4 2010 500 4 5 61 23 2 14 Results edit Nebraska gubernatorial election 2010 13 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dave Heineman incumbent 360 645 73 90 0 50 Democratic Mike Meister 127 343 26 10 1 64 Majority 233 302 47 81 1 13 Turnout 487 988Republican hold SwingSee also edit2010 Nebraska elections 2010 United States gubernatorial electionsReferences edit NE StatePaper com Mark Lakers Drops Out of Nebraska Governor s Race Nebraska statepaper com July 2 2010 Archived from the original on June 30 2012 Retrieved July 30 2010 Microsoft Word Candidate List rtf PDF Archived from the original PDF on June 8 2010 Retrieved August 21 2010 a b Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on October 11 2010 Retrieved 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