Your Nemaha County ballot

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Source: Ballotpedia, Nemaha 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).

Also on every Nemaha 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

• Nemaha County Assessor: Mallory A. Lempka (R)
• Nemaha County Attorney: Seth W. Hawkins (R)
• Nemaha County Clerk: Diane L. Johnson (R)
• Nemaha County Commissioner District 1: Michael K. Hall (R)
• Nemaha County Commissioner District 3: Kim Buchmeier (R)
• Nemaha County Sheriff: Brent Lottman (R)
• Nemaha County Surveyor: Jeff Boden (R)
• Nemaha County Treasurer: Jana J. Gerdes (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

• Nemaha County Clerk of the District Court: Mary Mellage (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

• Falls City Public Schools, At-large: Cassondra A. Goff, Anthony S. Johansen, Teresa Olberding
• Johnson-Brock Public Schools, At-large: Chester Bohling, Mitch Neddenriep
• Educational Service Unit 4 District 1: June Bowers
• Educational Service Unit 4 District 3: Jeff Bacon
• Educational Service Unit 4 District 5: Mary L. Stewart Lyon
• Educational Service Unit 4 District 7: Susan LeGrand
• Educational Service Unit 4 District 9: Faye Allison Hayes
• Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors At-large: Tracy Ensor
• Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 6: J. Duane Sugden
• Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 7: Eric Wilke
• Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 9: Alan Romine
• Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 2: Brandon Gunther

City & town offices

• Auburn Airport Authority: Cody Bradley, Kendall Neiman
• Auburn City Council Ward 2: Brian Lavigne
• Brock Village Trustee Board At-large: Bonnie Haith, Kristal Jeanneret
• Brownville Village Trustee Board At-large: Adam Hunt, Jill Lokke, Kelly S. Selko
• Johnson Village Trustee Board At-large: Richard L. Meyer, Lonnie R. Swanson
• Julian Village Trustee Board At-large: Bryan DeVorss, Ralph Krause
• Nemaha Village Trustee Board At-large: Susan Koso, Kim Tanner

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

Nebraska 1st Judicial District County Court

David J. A. Bargen

Nebraska 1st Judicial District County Court

Julie D. Smith

Nebraska 1st Judicial District County Court

Richard R. Smith

Nebraska 1st Judicial District County Court

Ricky A. Schreiner

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