OSMOND - The first filing dead -
line for political office is coming: for incumbent filings for the 2026 Ne - braska Primary Election, whether for the same office or a different one, the date is Feb. 17; for non-incumbents, the deadline is March 2.
The last day for incumbents to file for the 2026 General Election is July 15; for new filers, the date is Aug. 3.
Locally, the terms of City Council members Dan Timmerman and Neil Wattier expire this year. District 42R School Board members whose terms expire are Tyler Gansebom, Justin Koehler and Tiffany Rice. Last week, Koehler filed for reelection to the school board.
There have been other filings in the past week, including several more for county offices as well as a few for offices in Foster and McLean. Filings so far are: Pierce County
Brad Albers of Randolph (In cumbent), County Commissioner, District 2 Michael Mayfield of Norfolk, County Commissioner, District 2 Carl Martinson of Pierce (In cumbent), County Commissioner, District 3 Jean M. Lubke of Osmond (Incum bent), County Assessor Ted M. Lohrberg of Pierce (Incum bent), County Attorney Shannon Wragge of Pierce (Incum bent), County Clerk Vickie Prince of Pierce (Incum -
bent), Clerk of District Court Daniel G. Hallock of Plainview, County Sheriff Rick J. Eberhardt of Pierce (Incum - bent), County Sheriff Josh Bauermeister of Pierce, County Sheriff Christine Bahr of Osmond (Incum bent), County Treasurer Pierce
Tom Meyer of Pierce (Incumbent), Pierce City Mayor
Roy E. Mittelstaedt of Pierce, Pierce City Mayor
Tom Gubbels of Pierce, Pierce City Mayor Kyle Gerard Stuchlik (Incumbent), City Council Jared Bauman (Incumbent), City Council Plainview
Corrine L. Janovec (Incumbent), City Council Foster
Sherril Robinson (Incumbent), Village Board Jeremy Robinson (Incumbent), Village Board McLean
Nykole Gray (Incumbent), Village Board Osmond
Justin A. Koehler of Osmond (In cumbent), School Board More information about the 2026 election, including candidate filings, applications for early voters, and in - formation about one's current registra tion and how to change an address or name on the registration, is available on the Pierce County website, www. co.pierce.ne.us.
