Bottom, Brueggeman file for reelection; filing deadlines approach in February

BY BECKY UEHLING

GRANT TRIBUNE 

As the filing deadline for incumbents approaches in February for the 2026 Primary Election, a few more people have filed for local offices, according to Perkins County Clerk James Brueggeman. This year’s primary election is on May 12

For the primary election, incumbents have until Tuesday, Feb. 17 to file for re-election, while the filing for non-incumbents is Monday, March 2. This does not include the villages in the county, which are only on the general election ballot based on state statute. 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.

New Filings in Perkins County

Those new filings as of Monday, Jan. 26, are as follows: Perkins County Commissioner District 2--Mark Bottom; City of Grant Council Member--Andrea Brueggeman.

Other Filings

Others who have filed, and the office they have filed for, are as follows: Perkins County Attorney, Richard Roberts; Perkins County Assessor, Regina Berry; Perkins County Clerk, James Brueggeman; Perkins County Sheriff, Jeffrey Miller; Perkins County Treasurer, Julie Sestak; Perkins County Commissioner District 3, Steve Tucker; City of Grant’s Mayor position is Sam Sims.

All Local/County Offices up for Reelection

The local and county offices up for reelection this year in Perkins County, and their current office-holders, include the following: Attorney-Rick Roberts, Assessor-Peggy Burton, Clerk-James Brueggeman, Sheriff-Scott Miller, Treasurer-Julie Sestak, Commissioners in District 2-Mark Bottom, and District 3-Steve Tucker, City of Grant Mayor-Lisa Schmitt, two City of Grant Council Members-Andrea Brueggeman and Tierney Petersen, three Perkins County Public Schools Board- Chris Fryzek, Cameron Sis, and Tori Gengenbach, and three Perkins County Hospital Board Members- Jeffrey Skeels, Melissa Wilson, and Marcia Shalla.

The General Election in November will see positions up for all three village boards including the following: Venango-Christina Farnsworth, Cody Miller, and Dennis Ekdahl; Madrid-Kamryn Loy and Jennifer Baumgartner; and Elsie-Doug Curtis and Vic Perez.

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 call402-471-2554. Watch the Tribune for continual election coverage throughout the year.