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2026 · Governor

Nebraska governor election

Election Day: November 3, 2026. Meet the published candidates, compare reported surveys and make your voting plan.

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Nebraska

Who is on the November ballot?

November 3, 2026 · 4 printed ballot names · alphabetical

Official November list checked .

November write-in information

Write-in rules and filing deadlines vary by office and state. Check the current official list; the printed roster alone does not establish whether write-ins are eligible. Official write-in information ↗

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Nebraska · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Register online
Passed
Last day for online registration.
Official source ↗
Register by mail
Passed
Last day for mail registration; follow official receipt/postmark instructions.
Official source ↗
Register in person
Passed
In-person registration at county election offices ends at 6 p.m. local time.
Official source ↗
Early voting begins
Passed
Early voting in person begins at county election offices.
Official source ↗
Request mail ballot
Passed
Last day to request an early-voting application, 6 p.m. local time.
Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

4 survey records

Reported support, with field dates and original sources. Surveys cover 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

Simple average, not a forecast

Last 30 days · Same matchup and population · Equal weight per pollster

Reported support · 0–100%
How the average works

Each pollster’s latest general-election survey ending within the last 30 days, with equal weight. Reviewed candidate identities join spelling variants; different matchups and voter populations stay separate. Percentages describe reported support, not a chance of winning.

Newest fieldwork appears first. When dates tie, the default favors more pollsters not marked internal or partisan in this 30-day window. Source labels remain visible; this is not a pollster-quality rating. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →

Survey history

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Polling history for the selected matchup3 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 60 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the survey reports.0%15%30%45%60%Brett Lindstrom: 4% · Echelon Insights · Oct 23, 2026 · 407 people surveyed · https://netchoice.org/netchoice-echelon-insights-poll-voters-rank-ai-regulation-far-behind-cost-of-living-want-one-national-ai-standard/Brett Lindstrom: 5% · National Public Affairs · Oct 18, 2026 · 598 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/NE_Tracker_R2_Trend_Memo_102226.7.pdfBrett Lindstrom: 7% · National Public Affairs · Oct 5, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/Nebraska_General_Election_Memo_100926.pdfJim Pillen: 47% · Echelon Insights · Oct 23, 2026 · 407 people surveyed · https://netchoice.org/netchoice-echelon-insights-poll-voters-rank-ai-regulation-far-behind-cost-of-living-want-one-national-ai-standard/Jim Pillen: 47% · National Public Affairs · Oct 18, 2026 · 598 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/NE_Tracker_R2_Trend_Memo_102226.7.pdfJim Pillen: 44% · National Public Affairs · Oct 5, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/Nebraska_General_Election_Memo_100926.pdfLynne Walz: 40% · Echelon Insights · Oct 23, 2026 · 407 people surveyed · https://netchoice.org/netchoice-echelon-insights-poll-voters-rank-ai-regulation-far-behind-cost-of-living-want-one-national-ai-standard/Lynne Walz: 41% · National Public Affairs · Oct 18, 2026 · 598 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/NE_Tracker_R2_Trend_Memo_102226.7.pdfLynne Walz: 40% · National Public Affairs · Oct 5, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/Nebraska_General_Election_Memo_100926.pdfRick Beard: 7% · Echelon Insights · Oct 23, 2026 · 407 people surveyed · https://netchoice.org/netchoice-echelon-insights-poll-voters-rank-ai-regulation-far-behind-cost-of-living-want-one-national-ai-standard/Rick Beard: 3% · National Public Affairs · Oct 18, 2026 · 598 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/NE_Tracker_R2_Trend_Memo_102226.7.pdfRick Beard: 5% · National Public Affairs · Oct 5, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/Nebraska_General_Election_Memo_100926.pdfOct 5, 2026Oct 23, 2026
Brett LindstromJim PillenLynne WalzRick Beard

Dots show reported support; connecting lines are not an average or forecast.

How to read this chart

Party colors: Republican red, Democratic blue, Independent purple. Other or unmatched affiliations are gray. Dash patterns distinguish candidates sharing a color.

Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.

No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.

Individual survey reports (3)

Latest surveys · selected matchup

Individual reports. Original sources and methodology below.

2026 Nebraska

Echelon Insights

Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Brett Lindstrom4%
  • Jim PillenRepublican47%
  • Lynne WalzDemocratic40%
  • Rick Beard7%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
407 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Method
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Sponsors
NetChoice
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Internal poll
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Brett Lindstrom5%
  • Jim PillenRepublican47%
  • Lynne WalzDemocratic41%
  • Rick Beard3%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
598 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Method
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Brett Lindstrom7%
  • Jim PillenRepublican44%
  • Lynne WalzDemocratic40%
  • Rick Beard5%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
800 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
Not supplied in this feed
Method
Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors
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Provider ID
gov202nat5491ccc1

Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Polling compilation: VoteHub · CC BY 4.0. Election.org normalizes dates, matches races, and visualizes reported results; it does not estimate outcomes. Original survey links are attached to each report.

Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-30. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 548 survey records
  • House: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 184 survey records
  • Governor: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 428 survey records
  • National preference: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 545 survey records

An update time is when we checked the feed, not when a survey was conducted. Coverage is not exhaustive.

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Governor campaigns file with their state’s campaign-finance authorities. Federal candidate totals do not describe this race.

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No verified prediction-market match is connected for this race yet. See national House and Senate market prices →

Election inventory: National Governors Association ↗ · checked 2026-10-11. Ballot status comes from the separate state certification when present.