Walz campaign says new poll shows Pillen’s vulnerability

By: Aaron Sanderford

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 723

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen could face something foreign to modern Nebraska Republicans running for governor in the ruby-red state: a consequential general election race, if a new poll done on behalf of his likely opponent proves true.

The poll, done by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling for former Democratic State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont, Pillen’s presumptive general election opponent, found him below the 50% support level for incumbents that pollsters typically consider vital.

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