2002Final results
2002 election for Nebraska Governor
Governor · Nebraska
Mike Johanns (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Stormy Dean (D) by 42.8 points.
Mike JohannsRepublican · winner
71.4%330,349
Stormy DeanDemocrat
28.6%132,348
462,697 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET