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Nebraska Governor

From the 2022 General Election Voter's Guide for Nebraska series
  • Oct 18, 2022
  • Oct 18, 2022 Updated Nov 14, 2022
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Three candidates hope to succeed Gov. Pete Ricketts when he completes his second term in office in January 2023: Republican Jim Pillen of Columbus, Democrat Carol Blood of Bellevue and Libertarian Scott Zimmerman of Omaha.

Governor

Three candidates hope to succeed Gov. Pete Ricketts when he completes his second term in office in January 2023: Republican Jim Pillen of Columbus, Democrat Carol Blood of Bellevue and Libertarian Scott Zimmerman of Omaha.

The governor is the chief executive officer in state government. It is the governor's duty to present the Legislature with a complete budget for all expenditures used in running the state's regular business.

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Jim Pillen

Age: 66

Address: 6275 Country Club Drive, Columbus

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Carol Blood

Age: 61

Address: 2812 Jack Pine St., Bellevue

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Scott Zimmerman

Scott Zimmerman, Libertarian running for governor, meets with the Journal Star editorial board.

Age: 48

Address: 11623 Spaulding St., Omaha

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