Buffalo County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
18 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 15 Buffalo County races, led by the Buffalo County Commissioner - District 1 contest.
County offices
Commissioner - District 1Ivan H. Klein (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ivan H. Klein (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Commissioner - District 1.
Ivan H. Klein Republican Incumbent
Ivan H. Klein is the sitting Buffalo County Commissioner for District 1, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Klein, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageCommissioner - District 3Timothy John Higgins (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Timothy John Higgins (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Commissioner - District 3.
Timothy John Higgins Republican Incumbent
Timothy John Higgins is the sitting Buffalo County Commissioner for District 3, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Higgins, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageCommissioner - District 5Mike Morgan (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mike Morgan (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Commissioner - District 5.
Mike Morgan Republican
Mike Morgan served as Kearney's city manager from 2005 to 2024, per the Kearney Hub, and brings nearly four decades of public service experience, per Central Nebraska Today. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Morgan is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list, which marks him a non-incumbent (open seat).
Full race pageCommissioner - District 7Myron Kouba (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Myron Kouba (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Commissioner - District 7.
Myron Kouba Republican Incumbent
Myron Kouba is the sitting Buffalo County Commissioner for District 7, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Kouba, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageAssessorRoy Meusch (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Roy Meusch (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Assessor.
Roy Meusch Republican Incumbent
Roy Meusch is the sitting Buffalo County Assessor, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Meusch, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageAttorneyShawn R. Eatherton (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Shawn R. Eatherton (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Attorney.
Shawn R. Eatherton Republican Incumbent
Shawn R. Eatherton is the sitting Buffalo County Attorney, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Eatherton, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageClerkHeather A. Christensen (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Heather A. Christensen (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Clerk.
Heather A. Christensen Republican Incumbent
Heather A. Christensen is the sitting Buffalo County Clerk, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Christensen, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageClerk of the District CourtCheryl S. Stabenow (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cheryl S. Stabenow (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Clerk of the District Court.
Cheryl S. Stabenow Republican Incumbent
Cheryl S. Stabenow is the sitting Buffalo County Clerk of the District Court, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Stabenow, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pagePublic DefenderD. Brandon Brinegar (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
D. Brandon Brinegar (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Public Defender.
D. Brandon Brinegar Republican
D. Brandon Brinegar serves as chief deputy in the Buffalo County Public Defender's Office, per KSNB Local4. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Brinegar is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list, which marks him a non-incumbent (open seat).
Full race pageRegister of DeedsJen Schleusener (R) · Brandy R. Sorensen (D)
Jen Schleusener (Republican) and Brandy R. Sorensen (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Register of Deeds.
Jen Schleusener Republican
Jen Schleusener was the deputy register of deeds and assumed the role of Buffalo County Register of Deeds under Nebraska law after the death of longtime Register of Deeds Kellie S. John on February 21, 2026, per KUVR (Nebraska Rural Radio Association). No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Brandy R. Sorensen Democratic
Brandy R. Sorensen appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Register of Deeds, per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Longtime Register of Deeds Kellie S. John, who had served since 1999, died on February 21, 2026; her deputy, Jen Schleusener, assumed the role under Nebraska law, per KUVR (Nebraska Rural Radio Association). Schleusener, a Republican, faces Sorensen, a Democrat, on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's candidate list, which lists both as non-incumbents for filing purposes.
Full race pageSheriffDaniel J. Schleusener (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Daniel J. Schleusener (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Sheriff.
Daniel J. Schleusener Republican
Daniel Schleusener serves as chief deputy of the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, with 24 years in public safety including 18 years serving Buffalo County, per the Kearney Hub. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Schleusener is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list, which marks him a non-incumbent (open seat).
Full race pageSurveyorTrenton D. Snow (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Trenton D. Snow (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Surveyor.
Trenton D. Snow Republican Incumbent
Trenton D. Snow is the sitting Buffalo County Surveyor, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Snow, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageTreasurerBrenda R. Rohrich (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Brenda R. Rohrich (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Treasurer.
Brenda R. Rohrich Republican Incumbent
Brenda R. Rohrich is the sitting Buffalo County Treasurer, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Rohrich, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Full race pageSchool board
State Board of Education District 6Nonpartisan race · Sherry Jones · Grady Erickson
Sherry Jones and Grady Erickson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for State Board of Education District 6.
Sherry Jones Nonpartisan Incumbent
- Supports parent involvement in education decisions
- Supports multiple forms of education, including public, parochial and home school
Per the campaign site.
About Sherry Jones
Sherry Jones is a retired educator who worked for Grand Island Public Schools for 35 years in special education, language arts and school counseling, per her campaign site. She is a charter member of the Association of American Educators and is seeking re-election to the Nebraska State Board of Education, District 6, per her campaign site.
Grady Erickson Nonpartisan
- Strengthening public education
- Supporting educators
Per the campaign site.
About Grady Erickson
Erickson is a Grand Island native and a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Vermont Law School who has worked as an attorney for 10 years, including as a Guardian ad Litem for juveniles across Adams, Hall, Merrick, Howard, Greeley, Boone and Buffalo Counties, per his campaign site. He has served on the boards of the Grace Cancer Foundation and the Third City Community Clinic, per his campaign site.
Incumbent Sherry Jones and challenger Grady Erickson are running for the nonpartisan Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 seat, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressNebraska Legislature District 41Nonpartisan race · Joe Johnson · Jeremy Heneger
Joe Johnson Nonpartisan
- Supports a fair, responsible tax policy that reduces the property tax burden
- Supports strengthening Nebraska's agricultural economy
Per the campaign site.
About Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson is vice president of business development at Olsson, a Nebraska-based engineering firm, and owns a small business in Kearney, per Central Nebraska Today. He is a former city administrator who lives in Buffalo County, per Central Nebraska Today.
Jeremy Heneger Nonpartisan
- Pursue solutions to high property taxes facing Nebraska families and farms
- Protect family farms and advocate for the right to repair
- Maintain public funding for public schools
Per the campaign site.
About Jeremy Heneger
Jeremy Heneger, of Cairo, is a policy analyst for ACT Education Corp with a doctorate in educational leadership from Doane University, per the Nebraska Examiner. His campaign site lists property taxes, agricultural protection and education among his priorities.
Joe Johnson, Jeremy Heneger are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska Legislature District 41, having advanced from the May 12, 2026 nonpartisan primary. The state's list marks no incumbent for this seat. Nebraska's Legislature is unicameral and officially nonpartisan; only 25 of the 49 districts are up in 2026.
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Nebraska's field is the Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. Party nominees for federal and statewide offices were chosen at the May 12 primary. The Legislature is a single nonpartisan chamber: the top two finishers in each district's May primary appear in November without party labels, and only about half of the 49 districts are up in a given year. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Buffalo County, Nebraska on November 3, 2026?
Buffalo County sample ballot 2026: see where the register of deeds, commissioner - and county assessor candidates stand on schools, taxes and agriculture. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 25, 2026 from official election sources.