Ellen Sothan
Republican
Biography
Ellen Sothan filed as a Republican candidate for Madison County Register of Deeds, per the Norfolk Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Madison County, Nebraska
Madison County Register of Deeds
Madison County, Nebraska
Madison County Register of Deeds
One candidate is tracked for Madison County Register of Deeds on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ellen Sothan. Candidate information follows official Madison County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Ellen Sothan is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election. The sitting Register of Deeds, Diane Nykodym, is a different person and does not appear on the 2026 general ballot for this office, per the county's website.
What this office does
Register of deeds or recorder. The register of deeds records and preserves land records: deeds, mortgages, liens, plats and, in some counties, vital records. Anyone buying, selling or borrowing against property depends on those records being accurate and searchable. The office is administrative; it does not set fees or property values.
This race. Every voter in Madison County votes on this seat. One name is on the ballot for this seat.