SUMMARY REPORT BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA UNOFFICIAL REPORT
RUN DATE:11/06/12 GENERAL ELECTION
RUN TIME:10:57 PM NOVEMBER 6, 2012
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 22) . . . . . 21 95.45
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 5,942
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 3,895
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 65.55
President & Vice President
Vote for 1
Romney/Ryan (REP). . . . . . . . 2,729 71.22
Obama/Biden (DEM). . . . . . . . 1,028 26.83
Johnson/Gray (LIB) . . . . . . . 50 1.30
Terry/Smith (BYP). . . . . . . . 11 .29
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 .37
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,832
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 30 .77
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 33 .85
US Senator
Vote for 1
Deb Fischer (REP). . . . . . . . 2,633 68.94
Bob Kerrey (DEM) . . . . . . . . 1,178 30.85
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8 .21
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,819
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4 .10
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 72 1.85
Rep in Congress-District 1
Vote for 1
Jeff Fortenberry (REP) . . . . . . 3,012 81.58
Korey L. Reiman (DEM) . . . . . . 677 18.34
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 .08
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,692
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 200 5.13
County Supervisor District 2
Vote for 1
Tony Krafka (REP). . . . . . . . 387 96.99
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 12 3.01
Total . . . . . . . . . 399
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .21
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 82 17.01
County Supervisor District 4
Vote for 1
Max Birkel (REP) . . . . . . . . 309 70.71
Gerald F Kosch (LIB). . . . . . . 126 28.83
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 .46
Total . . . . . . . . . 437
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .43
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 27 5.79
County Supervisor District 6
Vote for 1
Gregory Janak (REP) . . . . . . . 454 98.70
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.30
Total . . . . . . . . . 460
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 125 21.37
Legislature District 23
Vote for 1
Vern Barrett . . . . . . . . . 1,478 42.58
Jerry Johnson . . . . . . . . . 1,982 57.10
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .32
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,471
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .05
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 422 10.83
Bd of Regents UNL District 5
Vote for 1
Lavon L. Heidemann . . . . . . . 1,156 33.41
Mike Jones . . . . . . . . . . 2,297 66.39
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 7 .20
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,460
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 432 11.09
Retain NE Workers Comp Judge Fitzgerald
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,890 66.60
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 948 33.40
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,838
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .05
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,055 27.09
Retain District Court 5 Judge Owens
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,845 65.96
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 952 34.04
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,797
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .03
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,097 28.16
Retain District Court 5 Judge Steinke
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,870 66.52
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 941 33.48
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,811
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .03
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,083 27.80
CCC-Bd of Governors Dist 5
Vote for 1
Bill Gannon. . . . . . . . . . 2,381 99.29
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 17 .71
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,398
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4 .10
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,493 38.33
CCC-Bd of Governors At Large
Vote for 1
Sam Cowan . . . . . . . . . . 2,310 99.40
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 .60
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,324
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .05
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,569 40.28
Lower Loup NRD Subdistrict 8
Vote for 1
Darwin Sieh. . . . . . . . . . 28 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 28
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 10 26.32
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 1
Vote for 1
Bob Clausen. . . . . . . . . . 1,480 99.40
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .60
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,489
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 927 38.34
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 2
Vote for 1
Fred D. Hagerbaumer . . . . . . . 1,381 99.42
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8 .58
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,389
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,027 42.47
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 3
Vote for 1
William Taylor. . . . . . . . . 1,380 99.21
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .79
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,391
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4 .17
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,023 42.31
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 4
Vote for 1
Art Bailey . . . . . . . . . . 1,385 99.21
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .79
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,396
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3 .12
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,019 42.14
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 5
Vote for 1
John Hannah. . . . . . . . . . 1,369 99.42
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8 .58
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,377
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3 .12
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,038 42.93
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 6
Vote for 1
Robert Hilger . . . . . . . . . 1,700 99.36
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .64
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,711
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 705 29.16
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 7
Vote for 1
Ronald Sabatka. . . . . . . . . 1,483 99.26
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .74
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,494
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 922 38.13
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 8
Vote for 1
James M. Gibney Jr. . . . . . . . 1,359 99.56
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 .44
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,365
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3 .12
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,050 43.42
Lower Platte North NRD Subdistrict 9
Vote for 1
Ray Casey . . . . . . . . . . 567 38.41
Robert J. Meduna Sr.. . . . . . . 903 61.18
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 .41
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,476
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4 .17
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 938 38.79
Lower Platte South NRD Subdistrict 1
Vote for 1
Don Jacobson . . . . . . . . . 221 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 221
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 160 41.99
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 1
Vote for 1
Roger Houdersheldt . . . . . . . 722 99.86
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .14
Total . . . . . . . . . 723
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 335 31.66
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 2
Vote for 1
Yvonne C. Austin . . . . . . . . 536 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 536
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 522 49.34
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 3
Vote for 1
Douglas Bruns . . . . . . . . . 530 99.81
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .19
Total . . . . . . . . . 531
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 527 49.81
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 4
Vote for 1
Lynn Yates . . . . . . . . . . 529 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 529
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .09
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 528 49.91
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 5
Vote for 1
Merlin Volkmer. . . . . . . . . 526 99.81
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .19
Total . . . . . . . . . 527
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 531 50.19
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 6
Vote for 1
John Miller. . . . . . . . . . 523 99.81
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .19
Total . . . . . . . . . 524
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .09
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 533 50.38
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 7
Vote for 1
Gary Eberle. . . . . . . . . . 541 99.82
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .18
Total . . . . . . . . . 542
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .19
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 514 48.58
Upper Big Blue NRD Subdistrict 8
Vote for 1
Steve Buller . . . . . . . . . 521 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 521
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 537 50.76
Butler PPD Subdivision 2
Vote for 1
Mike G. Dewispelare . . . . . . . 313 56.70
Lane Sabata. . . . . . . . . . 237 42.93
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 .36
Total . . . . . . . . . 552
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .16
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 60 9.79
Butler PPD Subdivision 7
Vote for 1
John D. Schmid. . . . . . . . . 397 99.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.00
Total . . . . . . . . . 401
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 156 28.01
ESU 6 District 6
Vote for 1
Bruce E. Dickinson . . . . . . . 78 98.73
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.27
Total . . . . . . . . . 79
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 36 31.30
ESU 7 District 8
Vote for 1
John Wurdeman . . . . . . . . . 509 99.61
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 .39
Total . . . . . . . . . 511
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 347 40.44
ESU 7 District 12
Vote for 1
Donald L. Ellison. . . . . . . . 1,462 99.52
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 7 .48
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,469
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .08
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,050 41.65
David City School Board
Vote for 3
Tami L. Osantowski . . . . . . . 970 16.85
Mark J. Kirby . . . . . . . . . 1,619 28.12
Julie Danielson . . . . . . . . 1,422 24.70
Mark Otte . . . . . . . . . . 1,740 30.22
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 .10
Total . . . . . . . . . 5,757
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 15 .20
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,725 23.01
East Butler School Board
Vote for 3
Dan Zysset . . . . . . . . . . 475 42.15
Janice L. Bostelman . . . . . . . 420 37.27
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 232 20.59
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,127
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3 .14
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,045 48.05
Schuyler School Board
Vote for 3
Chuck Misek. . . . . . . . . . 85 27.60
Clinton Parr . . . . . . . . . 53 17.21
Virginia Semerad . . . . . . . . 90 29.22
Eric Cerny . . . . . . . . . . 80 25.97
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 308
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 157 33.76
Seward School Board
Vote for 3
Jerry Rumery . . . . . . . . . 61 29.19
Paul Duer . . . . . . . . . . 88 42.11
Ryne Seaman. . . . . . . . . . 57 27.27
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.44
Total . . . . . . . . . 209
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 136 39.42
Centennial School Board
Vote for 3
Jodi Cast . . . . . . . . . . 11 26.19
Michael Hahn . . . . . . . . . 7 16.67
Wayne E. Heine. . . . . . . . . 10 23.81
Mark J. Avery . . . . . . . . . 14 33.33
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 42
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 45 51.72
Columbus Public School Board
Vote for 3
Mike Goos . . . . . . . . . . 19 25.00
Alan L. Dostal. . . . . . . . . 20 26.32
Candace Becher. . . . . . . . . 19 25.00
Darrell Burrows . . . . . . . . 18 23.68
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 76
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 44 36.67
Columbus Public School Board 2yr
Vote for 1
Theresa M. Seipel. . . . . . . . 28 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Total . . . . . . . . . 28
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 12 30.00
Shelby-Rising City School Board
Vote for 3
Geoffrey Ruth . . . . . . . . . 201 25.35
Heath Vrbka. . . . . . . . . . 186 23.46
Roy Houdersheldt . . . . . . . . 137 17.28
James Jeffrey Ingalls . . . . . . 104 13.11
Jacob Nekl . . . . . . . . . . 105 13.24
Kevin F. Luchsinger . . . . . . . 56 7.06
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .50
Total . . . . . . . . . 793
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 197 19.90
Lakeview Community School Board
Vote for 3
Dan Pabian . . . . . . . . . . 0
Timothy J. Mueller . . . . . . . 0
Larry Hassebrook . . . . . . . . 0
Eric Stuthman . . . . . . . . . 0
Jerry Jaixen . . . . . . . . . 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Skull Creek Township Levy Override
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 44.04
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 55.96
Total . . . . . . . . . 109
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 24 18.05
David City Council First Ward
Vote for 1
Michael E. Rogers. . . . . . . . 203 96.21
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.79
Total . . . . . . . . . 211
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .29
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 131 38.19
David City Council Second Ward
Vote for 1
Gary L. Kroesing . . . . . . . . 259 94.18
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 16 5.82
Total . . . . . . . . . 275
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 133 32.60
David City Council Third Ward
Vote for 1
Gary Smith . . . . . . . . . . 254 64.96
J. Robert Palik . . . . . . . . 136 34.78
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 1 .26
Total . . . . . . . . . 391
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 1 .23
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 50 11.31
Bone Creek Township Levy Override
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 50.68
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 49.32
Total . . . . . . . . . 148
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 11 6.92
Read Township Levy Override
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 56.00
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 44.00
Total . . . . . . . . . 100
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 6 5.66
Summit Township Levy Override
Vote for 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 36.62
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 63.38
Total . . . . . . . . . 71
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 10 12.35
Abie Village Board
Vote for 3
Dennis Polacek. . . . . . . . . 32 32.00
David Polacek . . . . . . . . . 32 32.00
Clair Siroky . . . . . . . . . 34 34.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.00
Total . . . . . . . . . 100
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 5 4.76
Bellwood Village Board
Vote for 2
Kathy Boss . . . . . . . . . . 69 28.87
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 170 71.13
Total . . . . . . . . . 239
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 79 24.84
Brainard Village Board
Vote for 2
Elaine S. Fortik . . . . . . . . 108 39.56
David J. Havlovic. . . . . . . . 112 41.03
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 53 19.41
Total . . . . . . . . . 273
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4 1.09
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 91 24.73
Bruno Village Board
Vote for 2
Patrick Fuller. . . . . . . . . 28 49.12
William Voboril . . . . . . . . 26 45.61
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 5.26
Total . . . . . . . . . 57
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 33 36.67
Dwight Village Board
Vote for 2
Jeffrey R Brester. . . . . . . . 83 69.75
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 36 30.25
Total . . . . . . . . . 119
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 127 51.63
Garrison Village Board
Vote for 2
Linda M. Robinson. . . . . . . . 21 51.22
James L. Daro . . . . . . . . . 17 41.46
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 7.32
Total . . . . . . . . . 41
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 7 14.58
Linwood Village Board
Vote for 2
Connie L. Black . . . . . . . . 9 12.68
Fred Hermsen . . . . . . . . . 23 32.39
Michael A. Codr . . . . . . . . 25 35.21
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 19.72
Total . . . . . . . . . 71
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 7 8.97
Village of Linwood-Lottery
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 89.74
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10.26
Total . . . . . . . . . 39
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Octavia Village Board
Vote for 2
Jeannette A Zegers . . . . . . . 29 60.42
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 19 39.58
Total . . . . . . . . . 48
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 2.78
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 22 30.56
Rising City Village Board
Vote for 2
Randy Wingard . . . . . . . . . 132 64.39
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 73 35.61
Total . . . . . . . . . 205
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 109 34.71
Surprise Village Board
Vote for 3
Rozanne A Primus . . . . . . . . 11 27.50
Judy Haase . . . . . . . . . . 14 35.00
Susan Doehling. . . . . . . . . 10 25.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 5 12.50
Total . . . . . . . . . 40
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 11 21.57
Ulysses Village Board
Vote for 3
DeLores G. Kassik. . . . . . . . 49 23.11
Jason L. Anderson. . . . . . . . 37 17.45
Wayne L. Clover . . . . . . . . 55 25.94
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 71 33.49
Total . . . . . . . . . 212
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 43 16.86
Proposed Amendment 1
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,737 82.64
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 575 17.36
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,312
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 5 .13
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 578 14.84
Proposed Amendment 2
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,740 80.19
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 677 19.81
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,417
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4 .10
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 474 12.17
Proposed Amendment 3
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,374 39.06
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 2,144 60.94
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,518
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 377 9.68
Proposed Amendment 4
Vote for 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 960 26.76
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 2,628 73.24
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,588
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2 .05
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 305 7.83