Rick Beard
Legal Marijuana NOW
Rick Beard is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: private chef, winemaker, and former farmer.
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- 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Nebraska Governor
4 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected together on one ticket. Tickets: Rick Beard / Keenya Barnes; Jim Pillen / Joe Kelly; Brett Lindstrom / Michael Picard; Lynne Walz / Ben Steffen.
Candidates
Brett Lindstrom
America First
Brett Lindstrom is an American politician and former member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 18th district. In 2012, he unsuccessfully ran for a Nebraska seat in the U.S. Congress, losing to incumbent Lee Terry in the Republican primary election.
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- Brett Lindstrom (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jim Pillen
RepublicanIncumbent
Current office: incumbent governor
Jim Pillen is an American politician, veterinarian, and livestock producer serving as the 41st and current governor of Nebraska since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Pillen served on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents from 2013 to 2023.
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- Jim Pillen (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lynne Walz
Democratic
Lynne Walz is an American politician, former teacher, and realtor, who served as a Nebraska state senator in the Nebraska Legislature from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented District 15, which includes Fremont and surrounding areas.
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- Lynne Walz (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources
Candidate list and race details
- Final Statewide General Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (Nebraska Secretary of State, Public record)
- 2026 United States gubernatorial elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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