Two more file for 2026 Primary Election in Perkins County as incumbent deadline passes
Two more have thrown their hats into the ring for the primary election in Perkins County, with Tuesday, Feb. 17 being the last day for incumbents to file. Non-incumbents have until March 2 to file for the primary.
New filers as of Tuesday, Feb. 17, according to Perkins County Clerk James Brueggeman, are Melissa K. Wilson and Jeffrey D. Skeels, both for Perkins County Hospital Board.
All Filings So Far
All filers, both incumbents and non-incumbents, who have filed for offices for community and county elections in Perkins County as of Tuesday, Feb. 17, and the offices they have filed for, are as follows:
Attorney: (1) four-year-term
• Rick Roberts.
Assessor: (1) four-year term
• Regina Berry
Clerk: (1) Four-year term
• James Brueggeman
Sheriff: (1) Four-year term
• Jeffrey Scott Miller
Treasurer: (1) Four-year term
• Julie Sestak
Commissioner District 3: (1) Four-year term
• Steve Tucker
Commissioner District 2: (1) Four-year term
• Mark Bottom
City of Grant Mayor: (1) Four-year term
• Sam Sims
Grant City Council Members: (2) Four-year term
• Andrea Brueggeman
• Tierney Petersen
Perkins County Schools Board: (3) Four-year term
• Cameron J. Sis
• Christian G. Fryzek
• Victoria A. Gengenbach
• Mitchell Bottom
Perkins County Hospital Board: (3) Four-year term
• Marcia Shalla
• Jeffrey D. Skeels
• Melissa K. Wilson
The general election in November will see positions up for all three village boards including the following: Venango-Christina Farnsworth, Troy Grotham, and Dennis Ekdahl; Madrid-Kamryn Loy and Jennifer Baumgartner; and Elsie-Doug Curtis and Vic Perez. Those wanting to run for a village office have until July 15 to file for incumbents, and Aug. 3 for non-incumbents.
Filing for local elections is completed at the county clerk’s office at the courthouse, while statewide candidates can find paperwork to file on the Secretary of State’s website or in-person in Lincoln.
Voter Registration
Voter deadlines for the final day for in-person voter registration and absentee ballot applications for the primary election is May 1. For the general election, the final day for in-person registration and mail-in ballot applications is October 23. For more information in Perkins County contact Brueggeman at 308-352-7560. To contact the Secretary of State’s office logon to https://sos.nebraska.gov/ or call 402-471-2554. Watch the Tribune for continual election coverage throughout the year.