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OVERVIEW The Republican primary election had 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 changed when Mike Johanns resigned in January 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 were 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. Dave Heineman surprisingly won the Republican nomination with 50% of the vote, although Tom Osborne was a heavy favorite going into the race. The '' Lincoln Journal Star '' analyzed the race after the primary election: '' Reuters '' noted " of Democrats changed their registration to Republican to allow them to weigh in on the contest." [http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-nebraska.html?_r=1&oref=slogin CANDIDATES
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Source: CNN.com Election 2006 Coverage Primary Unofficial results from the Nebraska Secretary of State Office :
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