Sarpy County, Nebraska ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Sarpy County Election Commission, Notice of General Election, Nov 3, 2026 (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
County offices
County Engineer	Zach Hergenrader (R) vs. Robert J. Shindel III (D)
County Commissioner, District 2	David Klug (R) vs. Nick Seliga (D)
Schools, colleges & special districts
Learning Community of Douglas & Sarpy Counties, Subcouncil 5	Sarah Dragon vs. Mayra Piedrahita vs. Tonya Ward vs. Linda Vermooten
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, Subdistrict 10	Anthony J. Strawn vs. Jason Taylor
Omaha Public Power District, Subdivision 3	Jim Smith vs. Carol Blood
Metropolitan Community College Board, At Large	Kristen DuPree vs. Paul Anderson
Educational Service Unit No. 3, District 5	Dale William Brandsberg vs. Brett Kuhn
Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools Board Vote for 3	Adam M. Novotny, Kylie Heflin, Donnie Laughlin Jr, Karen M. Stille, Alexis Fudge
Bellevue Public Schools Board Vote for 3	Phil Davidson, Michele Bang, Kristy Hansen Kiviniemi, Dickee Jost
Gretna Public Schools Board Vote for 3	Mark R. Hauptman, Blake Turpen, Greg Beach, Christopher S. Conroy
Millard Public Schools Board Vote for 3	Stacy Jolley, Mike Kennedy, Lisa Schoenberger, Brandon Michael Diederich
Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Board Vote for 3	Carla Kloeckner, Brian M. Lodes, Lisa Wood, Loan Eby
City & town offices
Bellevue Mayor	Rusty Hike vs. Kevin Pflager
Papillion Mayor	Joe Hunter vs. Bob Stubbe
Bellevue City Council, Ward 2	Richard Casey vs. Scott Welch
Bellevue City Council, Ward 4	Julie V. Collins vs. John C. Splitter
Gretna City Council, Ward 3	Jennifer Taylor vs. Bill Proctor
La Vista City Council, Ward 1	Kim Thomas vs. Josephine Pohl
La Vista City Council, Ward 2	Ashley Erickson vs. Kelly R. Sell
Papillion City Council, Ward 2	Rachel Dunham vs. Steve Engberg

Also on every Sarpy 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.

Legislature (Districts 14 and 36, nonpartisan), Board of Regents and statewide races are also on Sarpy County ballots; see the notice.

Party labels as printed by the county (R = Republican, D = Democrat). School, city, village, utility and natural resources district races and judicial retention are nonpartisan.

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Unopposed

One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).

County offices

County Assessor: Dan Wilder (R)
County Attorney: John W. Reisz (R)
County Clerk / Register of Deeds: Amber K. Houghtaling (R)
Clerk of the District Court: Amber Matthai (R)
County Treasurer: Jeff Mikesell (R)
County Sheriff: Greg London (R)
County Commissioner, District 5: Jim Warren (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, Subdistrict 8: Tim N. Fowler
Metropolitan Utilities District, Subdivision 4: Tim Cavanaugh
Metropolitan Community College Board, District 1: Phillip Klein
Metropolitan Community College Board, District 5: Mary Trecek
Educational Service Unit No. 3, District 7: Brenda Sherman
Louisville Public Schools Board: Jaclyn Heard, Daniel Witte, Andy Mixan
Omaha Public Schools Board, Subdistrict 8: Viridiana Almanza Zavala
Springfield Platteview Community Schools Board: Lee P. Smith, Kyle R. Fisher, Adam Larson

City & town offices

Springfield Mayor: Robert Roseland
Bellevue City Council, Ward 6: Conner Brown
Gretna City Council, Ward 4: Jeremy Westengaard
La Vista City Council, Ward 3: Alan W. Ronan
La Vista City Council, Ward 4: Kevin Wetuski
Papillion City Council, Ward 1: David K. Fanslau
Papillion City Council, Ward 3: Steve Sunde
Papillion City Council, Ward 4: Tom Mumgaard
Springfield City Council, At-Large: Kacie Murtha

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

Judge of the District Court, District 2

Stefanie A. Martinez, Michael A. Smith, George A. Thompson

Judge of the Separate Juvenile Court, District 2

Sarah M. Moore

Judge of the County Court, District 2

Todd J. Hutton, S. Colin Palm

Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court

Thomas E. Stine, Dirk V. Block

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