Nebraska’s GOP race for governor was rounding into a three-way statistical tie likely to be decided by voters still making up their minds.
The Republican race lacks a favorite between Conklin Co. CEO Charles Herbster, University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen and State Sen. Brett Lindstrom, according to a new campaign poll obtained by the Nebraska Examiner.
The Lindstrom campaign’s latest poll lists Lindstrom and Pillen tied at 27%. Lindstrom polled 7 points above his March numbers, despite facing six figures’ worth of anti-Lindstrom TV ads purchased with dark money.
Pillen’s polling numbers climbed 4 points since March, even though the Herbster campaign spent six figures’ worth of attack ads, including a recent ad questioning the environmental record of Pillen’s hog operation.
Herbster, long the frontrunner in the race, polled at 23%, down 7 points since March. He has also faced six figures in dark money ads, including some funded by Gov. Pete Ricketts, who backs Pillen.
The winner of the May 10 Republican primary race will likely face State Sen. Carol Blood in November, a Democrat.
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