Election Commissioner
Presidential General Election Results
November 4, 2008
Lancaster County, Nebraska
GENERAL ELECTION
November 4, 2008
Official Final Results
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 223). . . . . 223 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 178,982
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 128,621
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 71.86
Turnout by Precinct
President and Vice President
Vote for 1
McCain/Palin (REP) . . . . . . . 59,398 46.59
Obama/Biden (DEM). . . . . . . . 65,734 51.56
Baldwin/Castle (NEB). . . . . . . 333 .26
McKinney/Clemente (GRN). . . . . . 226 .18
Barr/Root (LIB) . . . . . . . . 393 .31
Nader/Gonzalez (PET). . . . . . . 876 .69
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 530 .42
Precinct Results
United States Senator
Vote for 1
Mike Johanns (REP) . . . . . . . 60,805 48.11
Scott Kleeb (DEM). . . . . . . . 62,421 49.39
Kelly Renee Rosberg (NEB) . . . . . 1,064 .84
Steven R. Larrick (GRN). . . . . . 2,024 1.60
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 69 .05
Precinct Results
Representative in Congress Dist 1
Vote for 1
Jeff Fortenberry (REP) . . . . . . 76,117 62.40
Max Yashirin (DEM) . . . . . . . 45,625 37.40
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 235 .19
Precinct Results
County Commissioner, District 2
Vote for 1
Larry Hudkins (REP) . . . . . . . 56,123 50.60
Barbara Baier (DEM) . . . . . . . 54,567 49.20
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 219 .20
Precinct Results
County Commissioner, District 4
Vote for 1
Bernie Heier (REP) . . . . . . . 54,997 50.99
Nancy L. Intermill (DEM) . . . . . 52,657 48.82
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 206 .19
Precinct Results
Legislature Member Dist 21
Vote for 1
James Arthur Jeffers. . . . . . . 6,376 49.50
Ken Haar. . . . . . . . . . . 6,454 50.11
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 50 .39
Precinct Results
Legislature Member Dist 25
Vote for 1
Travis A. Wagner . . . . . . . . 8,069 35.60
Kathy Campbell. . . . . . . . . 14,515 64.04
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 82 .36
Precinct Results
Legislature Member Dist 27
Vote for 1
Colby Coash. . . . . . . . . . 7,154 50.10
Dan Marvin . . . . . . . . . . 7,075 49.54
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 51 .36
Precinct Results
Legislature Member Dist 29
Vote for 1
Tony Fulton. . . . . . . . . . 9,694 57.05
Susan Scott. . . . . . . . . . 7,275 42.81
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 24 .14
Precinct Results
State BOE Member Dist 1
Vote for 1
Bob Evnen . . . . . . . . . . 68,091 98.49
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1,043 1.51
Precinct Results
Univ of Neb Board of Reg Member Dist 1
Vote for 1
Tim Clare . . . . . . . . . . 55,622 57.59
Earl Scudder . . . . . . . . . 40,693 42.14
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 262 .27
Precinct Results
Southeast CC Board of Govs Dist 1
Vote for 1
Carl R. Humphrey . . . . . . . . 7,759 99.03
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 76 .97
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Southeast CC Board of Govs Dist 3
Vote for 1
Robert J. Feit. . . . . . . . . 16,824 71.93
Duncan Hsu . . . . . . . . . . 6,416 27.43
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 148 .63
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Southeast CC Board of Govs Dist 4
Vote for 1
Ruth M. Johnson . . . . . . . . 13,460 57.42
Edward C. Price . . . . . . . . 9,832 41.94
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 149 .64
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Southeast CC Board of Govs Dist 5
Vote for 1
Helen E. Griffin . . . . . . . . 23,844 98.75
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 301 1.25
Precinct Results
Southeast CC Board of Govs At Lg
Vote for 1
Jim Garver . . . . . . . . . . 77,182 98.88
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 877 1.12
Precinct Results
Neb PPD Board of Dir Subdiv 1
Vote for 1
Paul J. Liess . . . . . . . . . 20,863 26.83
Dennis L. Rasmussen . . . . . . . 56,907 73.17
Precinct Results
Neb PPD Board of Dir Subdiv 2
Vote for 1
Glen R. Schmieding . . . . . . . 29,557 34.61
Mary A. Harding . . . . . . . . 55,832 65.39
Precinct Results
Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 1
Vote for 1
Don Jacobson . . . . . . . . . 8,658 100.00
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Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 3
Vote for 1
Larry E. Swanson . . . . . . . . 8,655 100.00
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Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 4
Vote for 1
Phyllis Hergenrader . . . . . . . 13,269 100.00
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Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 5
Vote for 1
Dan Schlitt. . . . . . . . . . 2,614 42.42
Greg Osborn. . . . . . . . . . 3,548 57.58
Precinct Results
Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 6
Vote for 1
Doug Samuelson. . . . . . . . . 3,466 54.95
Edward C. Price . . . . . . . . 2,841 45.05
Precinct Results
Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 7
Vote for 1
William Russell Barger . . . . . . 6,785 100.00
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Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 8
Vote for 1
Larry Hall . . . . . . . . . . 9,365 100.00
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Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 9
Vote for 1
Larry D. Zimmerman . . . . . . . 9,061 100.00
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Low Platte S NRD Board of Dir Subdist 10
Vote for 1
Ken Reitan . . . . . . . . . . 7,335 100.00
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Nemaha NRD Board of Dir Subdist 1
Vote for 1
Charles P. Starr . . . . . . . . 609 53.23
Steven D. Sugden . . . . . . . . 535 46.77
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Norris PPD Board of Dir Subdist 5
Vote for 1
Allen D. Sieck. . . . . . . . . 1,481 100.00
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ESU 2 Dist 5 Board Member
Vote for 1
Larry Fauss. . . . . . . . . . 675 100.00
Precinct Results
ESU 4 Dist 6 Board Member
Vote for 1
Clarence Hupka. . . . . . . . . 444 100.00
Precinct Results
ESU 5 Dist 4 Board Member
Vote for 1
Roger E. Smidt. . . . . . . . . 6 100.00
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ESU 6 Dist 1 Board Member
Vote for 1
Chuck Evans. . . . . . . . . . 786 100.00
Precinct Results
ESU 6 Dist 4 Board Member
Vote for 1
Larry K. Starr. . . . . . . . . 808 100.00
Precinct Results
ESU 6 Dist 5 Board Member
Vote for 1
Jeff Filbert . . . . . . . . . 2,550 100.00
Precinct Results
Waverly School Board Dist 145 Ward 1
Vote for 1
Dennis L. Francke. . . . . . . . 546 98.56
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.44
Precinct Results
Waverly School Board Dist 145 Ward 2
Vote for 1
Alan K. Retzlaff . . . . . . . . 291 99.32
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 .68
Precinct Results
Waverly School Board Dist 145 Ward 4
Vote for 1
Marcia R. Herring. . . . . . . . 278 30.42
Andy Grosshans. . . . . . . . . 635 69.47
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .11
Precinct Results
Waverly School Board Dist 145 Ward 6
Vote for 1
Dale E. Rolofson . . . . . . . . 406 59.01
Matthew K. Schernikau . . . . . . 278 40.41
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .58
Precinct Results
Malcolm School Board Dist 148
Vote for 3
Keith Groeling. . . . . . . . . 680 30.87
Cheryl Lindner. . . . . . . . . 775 35.18
Craig Vanderkolk . . . . . . . . 723 32.82
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 25 1.13
Precinct Results
Norris School Board Dist 160 Ward 1
Vote for 1
Jim Kruger . . . . . . . . . . 2,817 99.09
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 26 .91
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Norris School Board Dist 160 Ward 3
Vote for 1
Tony Glenn . . . . . . . . . . 2,717 99.31
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 19 .69
Precinct Results
Norris School Board Dist 160 Ward 5
Vote for 1
Larry Grosshans . . . . . . . . 2,939 98.92
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 32 1.08
Precinct Results
Raymond Central School Board Dist 161 Ward 1
Vote for 1
Mark A. Christensen . . . . . . . 319 99.07
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 .93
Precinct Results
Raymond Cen School Board Dist 161 Ward 3
Vote for 1
David Grimes . . . . . . . . . 313 96.31
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 12 3.69
Precinct Results
Crete School Board Dist 2
Vote for 3
Tom King. . . . . . . . . . . 559 31.85
Thad Sears . . . . . . . . . . 568 32.36
Matthew Hanson. . . . . . . . . 610 34.76
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 18 1.03
Precinct Results
Wilber-Clatonia School Board Dist 82
Vote for 3
Jerry L. Petracek. . . . . . . . 7 22.58
Chris Cerveny . . . . . . . . . 8 25.81
Douglas R. Duba . . . . . . . . 7 22.58
Gary D. Wooten. . . . . . . . . 1 3.23
Michelle Pryor. . . . . . . . . 7 22.58
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 3.23
Precinct Results
Palmyra School Board Dist OR-1
Vote for 3
Craig Bolz . . . . . . . . . . 187 12.29
Douglas G. Church. . . . . . . . 251 16.50
Mark Clem . . . . . . . . . . 274 18.01
Kevin L. Schroder. . . . . . . . 285 18.74
Jaimi L. Calfee . . . . . . . . 336 22.09
Matthew L. Broening . . . . . . . 171 11.24
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.12
Precinct Results
Milford School Board Dist 5
Vote for 3
Karen F. Stauffer. . . . . . . . 74 26.52
Tony Roth . . . . . . . . . . 64 22.94
Terry Buchli . . . . . . . . . 38 13.62
Ned Pauley . . . . . . . . . . 43 15.41
Wendy Drew . . . . . . . . . . 57 20.43
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.08
Precinct Results
Freeman School Board Dist 34
Vote for 3
Steven C. Finkner. . . . . . . . 5 23.81
Douglas Page . . . . . . . . . 3 14.29
April Behrens . . . . . . . . . 1 4.76
Leon D. Dorn . . . . . . . . . 7 33.33
Gwyn Bud Wingate . . . . . . . . 2 9.52
Anthony Meints. . . . . . . . . 3 14.29
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Precinct Results
Hickman City Council
Vote for 3
Douglas K. Hanson. . . . . . . . 447 25.62
Steve N. Noren. . . . . . . . . 322 18.45
Phil Goering . . . . . . . . . 332 19.03
Randy L. Flodman . . . . . . . . 171 9.80
Brent A. Swails . . . . . . . . 171 9.80
Leon J. TenHulzen. . . . . . . . 282 16.16
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 20 1.15
Precinct Results
Waverly City Mayor
Vote for 1
John F. Hestermann . . . . . . . 486 36.19
Michael Werner. . . . . . . . . 853 63.51
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .30
Precinct Results
Waverly City Council
Vote for 2
Chad Neuhalfen. . . . . . . . . 685 29.07
Tina M. Sondgeroth . . . . . . . 586 24.87
Curtis A. Harris . . . . . . . . 317 13.46
Joe Dalton . . . . . . . . . . 757 32.13
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .47
Precinct Results
Bennet Village Trustees Board
Vote for 2
Brett Young. . . . . . . . . . 132 26.94
Dean A. McClain, Sr.. . . . . . . 94 19.18
Paulina S. Dicero. . . . . . . . 145 29.59
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 119 24.29
Precinct Results
Davey Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Duane Edstrom . . . . . . . . . 73 30.67
James E. Kaiser . . . . . . . . 71 29.83
Kevin Stokes . . . . . . . . . 35 14.71
Karen Dahl Garcia. . . . . . . . 57 23.95
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 .84
Precinct Results
Denton Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Mary M. Kraus . . . . . . . . . 62 26.72
Dean Witulski . . . . . . . . . 37 15.95
Richard Spellman . . . . . . . . 34 14.66
Dan Ward. . . . . . . . . . . 25 10.78
Daniel Combs . . . . . . . . . 15 6.47
Lisa M. Navratil . . . . . . . . 14 6.03
Scott A. Navratil. . . . . . . . 11 4.74
Sebastian A. Carnazzo . . . . . . 34 14.66
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Precinct Results
Firth Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Sara Stevenson. . . . . . . . . 139 31.52
Paul TenHulzen. . . . . . . . . 141 31.97
Thelma C. DeYong . . . . . . . . 150 34.01
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.49
Precinct Results
Hallam Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Tom Suppa . . . . . . . . . . 69 75.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 23 25.00
Precinct Results
Malcolm Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Teena M. Hicken . . . . . . . . 110 22.63
John Spellman . . . . . . . . . 114 23.46
Jerad Little . . . . . . . . . 78 16.05
Jim Thomas . . . . . . . . . . 56 11.52
Scott Duckett . . . . . . . . . 127 26.13
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .21
Precinct Results
Panama Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Cheryl A. Ackerman . . . . . . . 91 30.95
Jim Woodward . . . . . . . . . 85 28.91
Rosanna Connelly . . . . . . . . 86 29.25
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 32 10.88
Precinct Results
Raymond Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Everett Nissen. . . . . . . . . 69 32.55
Joseph J. Carlin . . . . . . . . 63 29.72
Rick Lorchick . . . . . . . . . 77 36.32
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.42
Precinct Results
Roca Village Trustees Board
Vote for 3
Heidi Riensche. . . . . . . . . 61 26.99
Douglas P. Dessel. . . . . . . . 69 30.53
Jeffrey Janda . . . . . . . . . 87 38.50
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 3.98
Precinct Results
Sprague Village Trustees Board
Vote for 2
Eugene W. Keller . . . . . . . . 34 30.09
Garold M. Judson . . . . . . . . 15 13.27
Daryl Bittinger . . . . . . . . 17 15.04
Joe C. Nannen . . . . . . . . . 28 24.78
Casey Svitak . . . . . . . . . 19 16.81
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Precinct Results
Retain Judge Richard D. Sievers
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,562 73.50
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,365 26.50
Precinct Results
Retain Judge Laureen K. Van Norman
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,601 75.08
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,765 24.92
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Retain Judge Michael K. High
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,418 74.66
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,879 25.34
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Retain Judge Linda S. Porter
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,568 76.65
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,494 23.35
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Retain Judge Jean A. Lovell
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,100 75.20
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,454 24.80
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Amendment 1
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,419 52.17
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 51,716 47.83
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Initiative 424
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,850 56.38
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 50,182 43.62
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