Theresa Thibodeau is an American politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from 2017 to 2018. In November 2021, Thibodeau entered the Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska.

The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. In the general election, Republican Jim Pillen went on to win the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.