Howard County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Howard County races, led by the State Board of Education District 6 contest.
School 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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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 Howard County, Nebraska on November 3, 2026?
Howard County sample ballot 2026: see where the state board of education and nebraska legislature 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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