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Source: Ballotpedia, Thomas 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 |
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| Schools, colleges & special districts |
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| Mullen Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Barb McIntosh, Casey Phillips, Jessica Polt, Liza Simonson, Patrick Wright |
Also on every Thomas 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
- Thomas County Attorney: Kurt Dam Arganbright (R)
- Thomas County Clerk: Lorissa Hartman (R)
- Thomas County Commissioner At-large: Charles E. Daly (R), Lewis L. Herbaugh (R)
- Thomas County Sheriff: William Joseph Smith (R)
- Thomas County Treasurer: Andrea Thomas (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Thomas County Airport Authority: Jack Johnston
- Sandhills Public Schools, At-large: Reed C. Larsen, Rory Zutavern
- Thedford Public Schools, At-large: Spencer Burk, Alison Werner
- 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 16 District 1: Julie Boettcher
- Educational Service Unit 16 District 3: William Mackley Jr.
- Educational Service Unit 16 District 5: Cheryl Bales
- Educational Service Unit 16 District 7: Sherry Polk
- Educational Service Unit 16 District 9: Judy Seger
- Educational Service Unit 16 District 11: Vicki Spahn
- Upper Loup Natural Resource District Board At-large: Patrick Wright
- Upper Loup Natural Resource District Board Subdistrict 4: Max Fay
- Upper Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 1: David Vinton
- Upper Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 2: John Kraye
- Upper Loup Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 3: Christopher M. Higgins
City & town offices
- Halsey Village Trustee Board At-large: Loren Eaton, Wilma Heinowski
- Thedford Village Trustee Board At-large: Dan DeNaeyer, Kyle Hinton, Darren Rinestine
Judges on the retention ballot
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
Nebraska 11th Judicial District County Court
Cindy Volkmer
Nebraska 11th Judicial District County Court
Patrick M. Heng
Nebraska 11th Judicial District County Court
Tanya Roberts-Connick
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