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HARTINGTON — Voters in the Wynot School District will have some decisions to make when it comes to determining who will guide the Wynot School Board next year.
As of Tuesday afternoon, five people have filed for three open school board seats. Incumbents Todd Pinkleman, Laurie Schulte and Susan Lenzen have also decided to seek another term on the board. They are being challenged by Shasta Hans and Michael Klug.
Other still could join the race. The incumbent filing deadline was 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17. Non-incumbents have until 5 p.m., Monday, March 2, to file in order to make it onto this year’s ballot.
The 2026 general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The Randolph City Council is also drawing a lot of interest.
Incumbent Daniel Korth filed for re-election Friday, joining fellow councilman Aaron Nielsen, who filed in January. They are being challenged by Alicia VanDeWalle and Janelle Biernbaum.
Mayor Dwayne Schutte has also filed for another four-year term. No one has yet filed to run against him.
All three incumbents on the Hartington- Newcastle School Board — Jason Dendinger, Candace Climer and Ian Lange — have filed to seek another term on the board.
Neb. District 40 Senator Barry DeKay is also up for re-election this year. DeKay, of Niobrara, was first elected to office in 2022.
District 40 represents Cedar, Knox, Holt and Antelope counties. The district also encompasses most of Dixon County and the northern part of Pierce County.
Two people with Cedar County ties have thrown their hats in the ring to seek the governor’s office.
Randolph native Sheila J. Korth-Focken is running for office. She has filed as a Republican to face Gov. Jim Pillen in the May primary election.
Former state senator Lynne Walz is seeking the Governor’s seat on the Democratic ticket. Walz is married to Hartington native Chris Walz.
Anyone wishing to vote in the May 12 primary election has until April 26 to register to vote if they do so by mail, online, or at a State DMV office. Anyone wishing to register in person at the County Clerk’s office, can do so until the end of the work day on May 1.
