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HARTINGTON — The deadline is drawing near for incumbents to file for re-election.
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.
The Hartington City Council, Hartington-Newcastle School Board and Wynot School Board all have three open seats this year, however, not all of the incumbents on those boards have indicated they plan to seek re-election.
As of Tuesday morning, only two of the three Hartington City Council members up for election have decided to seek another term in office.
Hartington Mayor Mark Becker will be seeking his third term in office, while Council President Cody Christensen is seeking his fifth term in office. Colin Kathol has not yet filed for another term on the board.
Hartington-Newcastle School Board President Jason Dendinger is seeking another term on the board, as is Candice Climer. Ian Lange has not indicated if he will seek another term or not.
None of the incumbnets on the Wynot Board — Laurie Schulte, Todd Pinkelman or Sue Lenzen — has yet to file. Two challengers, Shasta Hans, and Michael Klug have thrown their hats into the ring, though.
Two people have filed to replace Dave McGregor as Cedar County commissioner.
McGregor, who represents the central district, announced earlier this year that this will be his final year on the board.
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.
Burbach and Scott Keiter ran against McGregor in the 2018 primary.
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.
