Polls · Nebraska governor
National Public Affairs , 5 October 2026
National Public Affairs has Jim Pillen ahead of Lynne Walz by 4 points in Nebraska governor, 44% to 40%. It is this pollster's first poll of this race in our data.
| Race | Nebraska governor |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 2 October 2026 – 5 October 2026 |
| Stage | General election |
| Sample | 800 (likely voters) |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | Yes |
Main
 Jim Pillen R |
44 | |
| Lynne Walz D | 40 | |
| Other | 12 | |
| Undecided | 4 |
Margin on the decided vote: R+4.2; after our adjustments R+4.3, which includes a move of 0.5 points to the Democrats with the national trend since the poll (↻).
Against the other polls
Its figures are within a point and a half of the median of the 2 other polls of this race taken within a week of it.
Photo credits
- Jim Pillen: Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jim_Pillen_SelectUSA_(55251574792).jpg)