Preparation is underway at the Office of the Richardson County Clerk for the Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Primary Election.
Approaching deadlines for candidates and voters to remember are detailed below.
MONDAY, 5:00 p.m., March 2, 2026, is the non-incumbent filing deadline.
A complete list of candidate filings on record at the Richardson County Clerk’s Office who will be considered for nomination at the Primary Election are listed below with the incumbents denoted with an * and if a partisan office will be denoted with a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and LMN for Legal Marijuana Now.
County Commissioner District 1 seat is up for a four-year term—Shawn Fouraker Republican. District 1 serves that portion of Falls City Ward 2 lying south of 22nd Street and all of Falls City Wards 3 and 4.
County Assessor—Kimberly L. Riggs* R; County Attorney—Samantha Scheitel* R; County Clerk-Register of Deeds—Mary L. Eickhoff* R; County Clerk of District Court—Kerry K. Fritz R; County Sheriff—Rick Hardesty* R and Nicholas C. Aitken R; County Surveyor—Robert Tichy* R; County Treasurer—Amanda Bartek-Ramsey* R.
School Districts 56 and 70 all have three positions up for election this year with up to six candidates being considered for nomination at the May 12 Primary Election to be voted upon at the November General Election. Persons who have filed for these positions are: School District 56 4-year term—Cassondra A. Goff*; Teresa Olberding*, Anthony S. Johnansen*. School District 70 4-year term—Neal A. Kanel*, Heath Finke, David A. Mezger* and Ashley Shupp.
The City of Falls City and the City of Humboldt have Council Member seats up for election for a four-year term. Those persons filing for these positions are as follows: City of Falls City: Mayor—Mark Harkendorff* and Kenny Killingsworth; Ward I—Don Ferguson* and Mark Lowe; Ward II—Sean Nolte and Terry Kermoade; Ward III—no filings; Ward IV—no filings. City of Humboldt: Mayor—Jan Wilhelm*; Ward I—Jaymie Nolte*; Ward II—Richard Davis*.
The City of Falls City Airport Authority has wo members up for election for a six-year term. Those filings are: Dave Mullins* and Brandon J. Keithley*.
Pursuant to Nebraska Revised State Statutes 32-707 political parties may conduct county conventions at an hour and place to be designated by a political party. The political party shall cause to be published, at least seven days prior to the date of the county convention, an official notice of the date, time, and place of the convention. If there is not a full quota of delegates for the county convention as established by the political party, the delegates at the county convention may select delegates to fill the quota from the registered voters affiliated with the political party in the county.
Other offices to be nominated at the Primary Election are: United States Senator, Representative in Congress-District.3, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, Member of the State Board of Education District 5, Board of Governors Southeast Community College District 2; Nemaha Natural Resource District 8 for a four-year term and two-year term, District 9, District 10, At Large and Nebraska Public Power District Subdivision 1. Filing forms for these offices can be obtained at the Office of the County Clerk, but the candidate filing must be made with the Secretary of State. Local candidates who have filed for the Nemaha Natural Resources District Board are: District 8—four-year term: Dick James* and two year term Klark Knipe*; District 9—four-year term: Alan Romine; District 10—four-year term: Timothy Schaardt*; At Large—Tracy Ensor*.
The candidate filing deadline for Village Board of Trustees and Educational Service Unit #4 is July 15 for incumbents and August 3 for non-incumbents.
