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HARTINGTON — Two people have filed to replace Dave Mc-Gregor as Cedar County commissioner.
McGregor, who represents the central district, announced earlier this year that this will be his final year on the board.
“Five terms is enough,” he said at the time. “It’s time to let someone else do it.”
Current Cedar County Road Department employee Kelly Hammer and former Hartington City Council member Tim Burbach have both filed for the seat.
Hammer, of Coleridge, has worked for the Cedar County Road Department since 2019. Burbach joined the Hartington City Council in 2000 and served on that board until resigning in July 2013.
Both men have previously challenged McGregor for the job.
Hammer ran against McGregor in the 2022 primary, losing 582-265.
Burbach and Scott Keiter ran against McGregor in the 2018 primary. McGregor earned 365 votes in that contest, while Keiter had 132 and Burbach finished with 52 votes.
Incumbents have until 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, to file for office. Non-incumbents have until 5 p.m. Monday, March 2, to file in order to appear on the May 12 primary election ballot. Cedar County Clerk Jessica Schmit said an incumbent is anyone serving in an elective office, even if it is not the office for which they are filing.
With just over two weeks remaining to file for the election, only a handful of incumbents on area school boards and city councils have chosen to put their name on the ballot.
Hartington-Newcastle School Board members Candice Climer and Jason Dendinger have both filed for another four-year term. Ian Lange, who is also up for election, has not yet filed. No challengers have filed against the incumbents.
In Wynot, Laurie Schulte, Todd Pinkelman and Sue Lenzen are all up for election. None of them have indicated plans to seek another term.
Hartington City Council members Colin Kathol and Cody Christensen are up for election this year, as is Mayor Mark Becker. None of the incumbents have filed.
The city of Randolph also has three seats up for election. Mayor Dwayne Schutt and council members Aaron Nielsen and Daniel Korth are completing their fouryear terms. None have filed for re-election.
In Laurel, council members June Koester and Jeff Erwin are both up for election. Neither has filed for another term.
McGregor is the only one of the county’s elected officials whose seats are on the ballot this year to not file for another term.
Sheriff Larry Koranda, Treasurer Jean Wiebelhaus, Clerk Jessica Schmit, Auditor Janelle Heikes, Clerk of District Court Janet Wiechelman, Surveyor Tim Gobel, County Attorney Ron Temple and Commissioner Dick Donner have all filed to seek another four-year term.
A list of offices up for election this year can be found inside this week's issue of the Cedar County News.
