Will retire at end of current term (announced Feb. 18, 2013)
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)
- District: Senior Senator from Nebraska
- Residence: Omaha
- Born: June 18, 1950; Osage, Iowa
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Family: Wife, Stephanie Johanns; two children
- Education: St. Mary's College (Minn.), B.A. 1971 (communication arts); Creighton U., J.D. 1974
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, 1983-87 (served as a Democrat); Lincoln City Council, 1989-91; mayor of Lincoln, 1991-98; governor, 1999-2005; Agriculture secretary, 2005-07; U.S. Senate, 2009-present
- Elected: Elected: 2008 (1st term); Defeated Scott Kleeb, D, to succeed Chuck Hagel, R, who retired
- Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry (Commodities & Markets; Jobs, Rural Economic Growth & Energy Innovation - Ranking Member; Livestock and Dairy); Appropriations (Financial Services - Ranking Member; Interior-Environment; Labor-HHS-Education; Military Construction-VA; State-Foreign Operations); Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Economic Policy; Financial Institutions & Consumer Protection; Securities, Insurance & Investment - Ranking Member); Veterans' Affairs
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State Information: Nebraska
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2008 | general | Mike Johanns (R) | 455,854 | 57.5% |
| Scott Kleeb (D) | 317,456 | 40.1% |
| Kelly Rosberg (NEB) | 11,438 | 1.4% |
| Steven Larrick (GREEN) | 7,763 | 1% |
| 2002 | general | Chuck Hagel (R) | 397,438 | 82.8% |
| Charlie Matulka (D) | 70,290 | 14.6% |
| John Graziano (LIBERT) | 7,423 | 1.6% |
| Phil Chase (I) | 5,066 | 1.1% |
| 1996 | general | Chuck Hagel (R) | 379,933 | 56.1% |
| Ben Nelson (D) | 281,904 | 41.6% |
| John W. DeCamp (LIBERT) | 9,483 | 1.4% |
| Bill Dunn (NL) | 4,806 | 0.7% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 41.6% | John McCain: 56.53% | |
| 2012 | : 37.87% | : 60.43% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 33% | George W. Bush: 66% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 33% | George W. Bush: 62% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 35% | Robert Dole: 53% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 29% | George H. W. Bush: 47% | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis: 39% | George H. W. Bush: 60% | |
| 1984 | Walter F. Mondale: 29% | : | |
