1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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1990-nebraska-gubernatorial-election-179-10773516
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1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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In the 1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election, Democratic challenger Ben Nelson narrowly defeated first-term Republican incumbent Kay Orr for the governorship of the state of Nebraska. Orr's popularity had suffered due to changes in the state's income-tax structure enacted in 1987, which were seen as a violation of her pledge not to increase taxes. The impending construction of a low-level radioactive-waste repository in north central Nebraska also occasioned discontent with her administration. In
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2016-01-24T14:14:55Z
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