Nine candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for governor of Nebraska on May 10. Incumbent Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) is term-limited.
Candidates Charles Herbster, Brett Lindstrom, and Jim Pillen lead in endorsements, funding, or media attention.
Herbster, who served as the chairman of former President Donald Trump’s (R) Agriculture and Rural Advisory Committee, has described himself as a “political outsider, businessman, and fifth-generation farmer and rancher.” He says, “It is time for a Nebraska farmer and rancher to lead our great state toward successful solutions.” Trump endorsed Herbster in October 2021.