According to unofficial election results, Mark Harkendorff defeated his opponent from four years ago, Shawna Bindle, in a Falls City Mayor’s race that had a lot of people talking. The only race that garnered more attention was the District #56 School Board race. Voters preferred Cassondra Goff, Teresa Olberding and Anthony Johansen over Justin Courtney and incumbents Richard Malcolm and John Martin. In 2018 Malcolm and Martin each took 18 percent of the vote and two of the top three positions.
In 2018 there was a ten percent drop in voter turnout, with 5,566 reregistered voters in the County, 3,139 ballots cast and 56.40 percent voter turnout. This midterm cycle Richardson County saw another decline, with under 3,000 votes cast.
Unofficial 2022 Midterm Election results below. The Journal will print all the official results in the November 16, 2022, issue.
Falls City Mayor
Mark Harkendorff 745, Shawna Bindle 590, Write-In Totals 3, Total Votes Cast 1,338.
Humboldt Mayor
Dyann L. Herr 55, Ron Rathbone 200, Write-In Totals 3, Total Votes Cast 258, Overvotes 0, Undervotes 3, Contest Totals 261.
District 56 School Board
Cassondra A. Goff 1,290, Teresa L. Olberding 1,285, Anthony S. Johansen 944, Richard Malcolm 855, John E. Martin 829, Justin L. Courtney 667, Write-In Totals 4, Total Votes Cast 5,874.
District 70 School Board
David A. Mezger 614, Scott Ogle 596, Neal A. Kanel 561, Write-In Totals 11, Total Votes Cast 1,782.
Falls City Council Ward 1
Don Ferguson 288, Write-In Totals 11, Total Votes Cast 299.
Falls City Council Ward 2
Joe Buckminster 331, Write-In Totals 2, Total Votes Cast 333.
Falls City Council Ward 3
Jeromie Brown 113, Shawn Fouraker 207, Write-In Totals 1, Total Votes Cast 321, Overvotes 0, Undervotes 32, Contest Totals 353.
Falls City Council Ward 4
Derrick Leyden 223, Write-In Totals 2, Total Votes Cast 225.
Falls City Airport Authority
Lauren Bierman 868, Nicholas C. Aitken 809, Write-In Totals 8, Total Votes Cast 1,685.
Humboldt City Council Ward 1
Jan Wilhelm 93, Write-In Totals 10, Total Votes Cast 103.
Humboldt City Council Ward 2
Vicky E. Lynch 108, Write-In Totals 4, Total Votes Cast 112.
County Sheriff
Rick Hardesty 2,497, Write-In Totals 50, Total Votes Cast 2,547.
County Commissioner District 1
Rep John J. Caverzagie 561, Dem John R. Coonce 272, Write-In Totals 1, Total Votes Cast 834.
County Treasurer
Rep Amanda Bartek-Ramsey 2,524, Write-In Totals 30, Total Votes Cast 2,554.
County Assessor
Rep Kimberly L. Riggs 2,574, Write-In Totals 21, Total Votes Cast 2,595.
District Court
Rep Pamela Scott 2,688, Write-In Totals 13, Total Votes Cast 2,701.
County Clerk Register of Deeds
Rep Mary L. Eickhoff 2,604, Write-In Totals 44, Total Votes Cast 2,648.
County Attorney
Rep Samantha Scheitel 2,524, Write-In Totals 31, Total Votes Cast 2,555.
County Surveyor
Rep Robert Tichy 2,536, Write-In Totals 12, Total Votes Cast 2,548.
State Board of Education Dist 5
Kirk Penner 1,219, Helen Raikes 1,206, Write-In Totals 5, Total Votes Cast 2,430.
Governor/Lt. Governor
Rep Pillen/Kelly 1,928, Dem Blood/Davis 755, Lib Zimmerman/Blumenthal 164, Write-In Totals 50, Total Votes Cast 2,897.
Barada Village BD
Carolyn Meckstroth 9, Branson Darveau 2, Jody Strecker 9, Write-In Totals 2, Total Votes Cast 22.
Dawson Village BD
Tom R. Burns 44, Larry A. Koch 42, Stephanie Ingraham 34, Write-In Totals 13, Total Votes Cast 133.
Rulo Village BD
Mandy Morehead 51, Kraig Coonce 25, Christine Nycum (Kelley) 30, Dan Lyons 24, Regina Barber 49, Write-In Totals 1, Total Votes Cast 180.
Salem Village BD
Casey Strauch 35, Jon Kean 39, Write-In Totals 1, Total Votes Cast 75.
Shubert Village BD
Linda Patchen 34, Hailey Buchner 22, Kimberly Dunn 20, Gary Hays 48, Write-In Totals 6, Total Votes Cast 130.
Stella Village BD
Rick Ramer 56, Write-In Totals 6, Total Votes Cast 62.
Verdon Village BD
Denise Koso 35, Cody M. Bahr 58, Terry A. Cummins 29, Phil Hitchcock 11, Write-In Totals 1, Total Votes Cast 134.
Village of Rulo City Sales Tax
FOR said Sales and Use Tax. 31. AGAINST said Sales and Use Tax. 33. Total Votes Cast 64.
Congress Dist. 3
Rep Adrian Smith 2,048, Dem David J. Else 498, Lmn Mark Elworth Jr. 228, Write-In Totals 3, Total Votes Cast 2,777.
Sec. of State
Rep Bob Evnen 2,431, Write-In Totals 28, Total Votes Cast 2,459.
State Treasurer
Rep John Murante 2,110, Lib Katrina Tomsen 559, Write-In Totals 5.
Attorney General
Rep Mike Hilgers 2,138, Lmn Larry Bolinger 577, Write-In Totals 6, Total Votes Cast 2,721.
State Auditor
Rep Mike Foley 2,149, Lib Gene Siadek 268, Lmn L. Leroy Lopez 330, Write-In Totals 4, Total Votes Cast 2,751.
Retain Judge Heavican
Yes 1,473, No 953, Total Votes Cast 2,426.
Retain Judge Welch Jr.
Yes 1,437, No 951, Total Votes Cast 2,388.
Retain Judge Fridrich
Yes 1,444, No 921, Total Votes Cast 2,365.
Retain Judge Coe
Yes 1,416, No 944, Total Votes Cast 2,360.
Retain Judge Hoffert
Yes 1,424, No 929, Total Votes Cast 2,353.
SCC Dist 2
Keith Hammons 947, Brandon Gunther 1,150, Write-In Totals 11, Total Votes Cast 2,108.
Nemaha NRD Subdst 8
William Niedfeldt 388, Write-In Totals 0, Total Votes Cast 388.
Nemaha NRD Subdst 9
Alan Romine 1,409, Write-In Totals 14, Total Votes Cast 1,423.
Nemaha NRD Subdst 10
Matthew Bloss 582, Write-In Totals 13, Total Votes Cast 595.
Nemaha NRD At Large
Ken Malone 1,116, Jake Armknecht 1,115, Write-In Totals 7, Total Votes Cast 2,238.
OPPD Subdiv 4
Matt Core 1,057, Jim Grotrian 1,253, Write-In Totals 2, Total Votes Cast 2,312.
ESU 4 1
Terry L. Clark 1,009, Write-In Totals 5, Total Votes Cast 1,014.
District 23 Sch BD
Chester Bohling 0, Mitchell Neddenriep 0, Write-In Totals 0, Total Votes Cast 0.
District 1 Sch BD
Lisa Hunzeker 1, Hope Koester 0, Heather Nicholas 0, Write-In Totals 0, Total Votes Cast 1.
Proposed Amendment No. 1
For 1,972, Against 681, Total Votes Cast 2,653.
Initiative Measure 432
For 2,136, Against 719, Total Votes Cast 2,855.
Initiative Measure 433
For 1,641, Against 1,212, Total Votes Cast 2,853.
