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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Lynne Walz
- Office
- Governor of Nebraska
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Ben Steffen (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Jim Pillen
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Campaign website: lynnewalz.com
- Candidate list
- Nebraska Secretary of State — Final Statewide General Candidate List (Sept. 11, 2026)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ballot measures | Says leaders should respect voter-approved measures such as medical marijuana, paid sick leave, and minimum wage. | Campaign website — lynnewalz.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Government | Says they will fight for an honest, transparent government. | Campaign website — lynnewalz.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Cost of living | Says they will work to address the cost of housing, child care, health care, and groceries. | Campaign website — lynnewalz.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Taxes | Says they will look at ways to cut property and other taxes, targeted to working families, while balancing the budget. | Campaign website — lynnewalz.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Nebraska’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Nebraska campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Nebraska Secretary of State — Final Statewide General Candidate List (Sept. 11, 2026) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — lynnewalz.com/priorities — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Website: Listed for the candidate in: Nebraska Secretary of State — Final Statewide General Candidate List (Sept. 11, 2026)
- Nebraska campaign-finance search (official)