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2002 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Mike Johanns won the 2002 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Mike Johanns received 330,349 popular votes (68.68%). The main challenger was Stormy Dean (27.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Johanns and Dean

Johanns +41.2 pts · won by 198,001 votes
Mike JohannsRepublicanWINNER68.68%
330,349 votes
Stormy DeanDemocratic27.52%
132,348 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.