York County, Nebraska ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, York 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
Centennial Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3	Preston Hawley, Lana J. Hoffschneider, Jason Richters, Derek Tomes
Cross County Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3	Jason Fellows, Joel Linn, Kurt B. Moore, Marla Teegerstrom
Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3	Tyler J. Bartels, Taylor Kahlandt, Troy W. Kallhoff, Tiffany Shonerd
Heartland Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3	Erik Friesen, Curt Friesen, Ryan Goertzen, Brad Janzen, Tiffanee Ogorzolka, Lance Peters
Sutton Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3	Jarrod Aspegren, Jolene Griess, Jessica Moore, Jerry Overturf
Upper Big Blue Natural Resource District Board Subdistrict 4	Cody S. McGowan vs. Eugene R. Ulmer
City & town offices
Village of Benedict Board of Trustees Vote for 2	Raul Grimm, Bob Jensen, Aaron Reetz
Village of Bradshaw Board of Trustees Vote for 2	LJ McCormick Jr., Kent Meyers, Terrence Werth
Village of Gresham Board of Trustees Vote for 2	Ted Beck, Roger D. Hamilton, Conner Luettel, James R. O'Donnell, Dan Otto, Kim Sheehan
Henderson City Council Vote for 3	Jordan Hiebner, Teri Pollet, April Prusia, Tanner Steingard
York City Council Vote for 4	Amy Lehman, Doreen Lopez, Richard McDougall, Stephen R. Postier, Scott Van Esch

Also on every York 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

York County Assessor: Kurt Bulgrin (R)
York County Attorney: Gary D. Olson (R)
York County Clerk: Mary Melby (R)
York County Commissioner District 1: Daniel K. Grotz (R)
York County Commissioner District 3: Andrew Bowman (R)
York County Commissioner District 4: Randy Obermier (R)
York County Public Defender: Timothy P. Matas (R)
York County Sheriff: Joshua Gillespie (R)
York County Treasurer: Megan Williams (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

York County Clerk of the District Court: Sharilyn Steube (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Hampton Public School, At-large: Dylan Bamesberger, Andy Griess, Erin Olsen
High Plains Community Schools, At-large: Shane Van Pelt
McCool Junction Public Schools, At-large: Alysia Clark, Matthew J. Clark, Krystal Rasmussen
York Public Schools, At-large: Alex Hildebrand, Alison North, Pepper Papineau
Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board District 3: Nancy Meyer
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
Educational Service Unit 9 District 1: Debra J. Adams
Educational Service Unit 9 District 3: Scott B. Boyles
Educational Service Unit 9 District 5: Danna Wolford
Educational Service Unit 9 District 7: Rhonda Fleischer
Nebraska Public Power District Subdivision 7: Wayne Williams
Norris Public Power District West Subdivision: Mark Knobel
Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 1: Michael Schoop
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors At-large: Justin D. Elge
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 1: Kevin Peterson
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 2: Maxwell D. Nordmeyer
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 3: Dave Brauer
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 5: Micheal D. Nuss
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 6: William Kuehner
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 7: Anthony J. Bohaty
Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 8: Gale D. Holmes

City & town offices

Village of Lushton Board of Trustees: Caleb Weisheit, Darwin Weisheit
Village of McCool Junction Board of Trustees: Sandra L. Browitt, Tom Hoarty
Village of Thayer Board of Trustees: Dustin Drake
Village of Waco Board of Trustees: Don Copeland, Rick Pfeifer

Judges on the retention ballot

Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.

Nebraska 5th Judicial District County Court

Denise Kracl

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