{"id":73428,"date":"2026-05-12T20:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/nebraskas-pillen-wins-republican-renomination-in-bid-for-second-term-as-governor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:54:58","slug":"nebraskas-pillen-wins-republican-renomination-in-bid-for-second-term-as-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/nebraskas-pillen-wins-republican-renomination-in-bid-for-second-term-as-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska&#8217;s Pillen wins Republican renomination in bid for second term as governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/p\/jim-pillen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jim Pillen<\/a> of Nebraska is a big step closer to winning re-election as governor of the red-leaning Great Plains state.<\/p>\n<p>Pillen easily topped five challengers in Nebraska&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP gubernatorial primary<\/a> to win his party&#8217;s 2026 nomination, the Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DEMOCRACY \u201926: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/governors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The governor<\/a>, a practicing veterinarian and chair of Pillen Family Farms who also played defensive back for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team five decades ago, was first elected in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The backing of the outgoing Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts helped Pillen top a crowded field of GOP rivals in the primary before going on to easily win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/six-months-midterms-senate-seats-could-tip-balance-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>SIX MONTHS TILL MIDTERMS: THE TEN RACES THAT WILL DETERMINE THE SENATE&#8217;S MAJORITY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One week after being sworn in as governor, Pillen appointed Ricketts to fill the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Senate<\/a> seat left vacant when Republican Sen. Ben Sasse stepped down to become University of Florida president.<\/p>\n<p>Pillen will be considered the clear favorite in the general election in a state President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> carried by 20 points as he won back the White House in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The governor will face off against former state Sen. Lynne Walz, who won the Democratic nomination, the Associated Press reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Walz crushed perennial candidate Larry Marvin in the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Gov. Jim Pillen of Nebraska is a big step closer to winning re-election as governor of the red-leaning Great Plains state. Pillen easily topped five challengers in Nebraska&#8217;s GOP gubernatorial primary to win his party&#8217;s 2026 nomination, the Associated Press reports. 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