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The 2006 Nebraska gubernatorial election will be held on November 7 , 2006 ; the Primary Election will be held on May 9 . The election is for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska , who are elected on a joint ticket. The winning candidates will serve from 2007 to 2011 . OVERVIEW The Republican primary election has the unusual situation of an incumbent running against several members of his own party. Originally, the 2006 election would not have had an incumbent. However, this all changed when Mike Johanns resigned in 2005 to become United States Secretary Of Agriculture ; this elevated Dave Heineman to the governorship. He then announced his intention to run for election to a full four-year term. The other two candidates for the Republican nomination are Tom Osborne , former coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers Football team and currently serving in the United States House Of Representatives and Omaha businessman Dave Nabity . The Democratic primary election did not have any candidates until December 2005, when David Hahn announced his candidacy. Glenn Boot Jr. of Ashland was the other Democratic candidate, but he was disqualified due to a previous felony conviction. The Nebraska Party (affiliated with the Constitution Party ) has one candidate, Barry Richards of Hayes Center . In 2005, the three Republican candidates raised more than $2 million overall for their campaigns: Osborne $972,000; Heineman $922,000; and Nabity $150,000. CANDIDATES Democrat
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Nebraska DEBATES The three Republican candidates will debate each other six times before the May 9 primary election. Dates and locations for these debates are:
POLLING Primary Republican: General EXTERNAL LINKS Candidates' campaign sites Other election sites SEE ALSO
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