← All Nebraska counties
Contested races
Source: Ballotpedia, Howard County, Nebraska, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Nebraska VoterView (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|
| Schools, colleges & special districts |
|---|
| Central Valley Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Ross Butcher, D. W. Holley, Mandy McClure, Shelly Pokorny, Michael Rosander, Nicholas Shoemaker |
| Loup City Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Roger Gallaway, Eric L. Kowalski, Jamie Lewandowski, Jeff Rademacher |
| Northwest Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Michael Glandt, Brady Kayl, Dan Leiser, Todd Mader |
| St. Paul Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Curt Dubas, Chad Griebel, Tina Headrick, Tyler Petersen, Mary B. Trentman, Dylan Woodgate |
| Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 6 | Andy Daniels vs. Robert Ita |
| Nebraska Public Power District Subdivision 2 | Dennis Sperling vs. Bill Tielke |
| City & town offices |
|---|
| Mayor of St. Paul | Chuck Schmid vs. Jerry Woodgate |
| St. Paul City Council Vote for 2 | Dustin E. Anderson, Jordan Bottolfson, Bill Peters |
Also on every Howard County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, the other statewide offices, your U.S. House district, your nonpartisan Legislature district, the University Board of Regents and State Board of Education districts, judicial retention and any statewide measures.
Party labels are as listed by Ballotpedia (R = Republican, D = Democrat). Nebraska county offices are partisan; school, city, village, natural resources district and judicial retention races are nonpartisan. Party nominees were chosen in the May 12 primary; only races on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.
This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Nebraska VoterView (Secretary of State).
Unopposed
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
County offices
- Howard County Assessor: Neal Dethlefs (R)
- Howard County Clerk: Brenda Klanecky (R)
- Howard County Commissioner District 1: Jessie Urbanski (R)
- Howard County Commissioner District 3: Kathy Hirschman (R)
- Howard County Sheriff: Michael Hoff (R)
- Howard County Surveyor: Timothy John Aitken (D)
- Howard County Treasurer: Sara L. Roy (R)
- Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District Subdivision 1: Rocky Ondracek
- Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District Subdivision 4: Loren L. Studley
- Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District Subdivision 6: Scottie L. Reynolds
- Loup Basin Reclamation District Subdivision 1: Scott Klinginsmith
- Loup Basin Reclamation District Subdivision 2: Larry Gorecki
- Loup Basin Reclamation District Subdivision 3: Randy Treptow
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Centura Public Schools school board At-large: Mark Johnson, Todd M. Nitsch
- Elba Public Schools, At-large: Brittany A. Christensen, Ryan J. Rasmussen, Terry A. Spilinek
- Palmer Public Schools, At-large: Reed G. Johnston, Heather Shotkoski, Justin Valasek
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors At-large: Keith A. Ostermeier
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 1: Brian D. Keiser
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 2: Thomas R. Downey
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 3: Luke Ourada
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 4: Lon Bohn
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 5: Deborah VanMatre
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 6: Jerry Milner
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 7: Ed Stoltenberg
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 8: Kevin Werner
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 9: Amy Kyes
- Central Platte Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 10: Charles R. Maser
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors At-large: Jeremy J. Eschliman
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 1: Tim Bartak
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 2: Henry Thoene
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 4: Rick D. Vlach
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 5: Tom Knutson
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 7: Gary A. Kruse
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 8: Brad S. Luchsinger
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 9: Justin King
- Lower Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 10: Colton R. DeBower
- Educational Service Unit 10 District 3: Kay Grimminger
- Educational Service Unit 10 District 5: Marilyn Bohn
- Educational Service Unit 10 District 7: Ronald H. Tuttle
- Educational Service Unit 10 District 9: Karen K. Harmoney
- Educational Service Unit 7 District 3: Amy Blaser
- Educational Service Unit 7 District 5: Steven P. Heinisch
- Educational Service Unit 7 District 7: April Emeigh
- Educational Service Unit 7 District 9: John Sayer
- Educational Service Unit 7 District 11: Donald Graff
City & town offices
- Village of Dannebrog Board of Trustees: Robert Carroll, Albert Clark, Carol A. Schroeder
- Village of Elba Board of Trustees: Dakota Wolinski
- Village of Farwell Board of Trustees: Bob McGuan, Tony Papst, Tony Swanson
- Boelus Village Board of Trustees At-large: Paul E. Janulewicz, Joan Kapustka
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Nebraska 8th Judicial District County Court
Kale B. Burdick
Candidate bios and positions for these local races are not on Vote Book yet. Spot an error? Tell us · All Nebraska counties