OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - President Trump is backing Jim Pillen for Nebraska governor. The president posted his announcement on Truth Social, saying current Gov. Jim Pillen has his “complete and total endorsement” for re-election. Trump went on to state that Pillen will “not let you down.”

The 2026 race for the Governor's mansion in Nebraska is already starting and technically only one person is officially in it.That's because President Donald Tru

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen for re-election. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Pillen is doing an incredible job for the Cornhusker State.

Nebraska independent Dan Osborn is again challenging a Republican senator in the deep-red state. He may be in for a different race this time.

If Herbster gets in, 2026 would be a rematch between the two candidates who received the most votes in the 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary. That race included former State Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha, who is now running for the open seat in Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. Lindstrom finished third in that 2022 GOP primary.

The Respect Nebraska Voters Coalition is advocating for a change in the state constitution to require a four-fifths majority in the legislature to alter voter-approved initiatives.

Hilgers pointed to efforts by foreign billionaires to funnel money into statewide ballot initiatives illegally, which he has challenged in court.

Until 2021…We thought that the law actually prohibited foreign funding in state elections…Actually, no, federal law doesn’t prohibit it the way that you think that it does.” Attorney General Mike Hilgers shares how Nebraska is protecting their state elections from foreign influence.