Jim Pillen

Pillen has a $10M+ war chest and no serious opposition after Charles Herbster declined to file on the March 2 deadline, citing an inability to find enough donors willing to publicly oppose the incumbent. Nebraska is solidly red with a 2:1 GOP registration advantage, and Democrats haven't won this office since Ben Nelson in 1998. Lynne Walz is a credible state legislator but would need a perfect storm to compete. Cook rates this Solid R. Pillen's vulnerability was always within his own party — and that threat just evaporated.