Primary voters have several races to vote on at the state and national level, but just three at the county level for the May 12 ballot.
The Seward County Board of Commissioners District 3 Republican nomination race includes three candidates, Tyler Dickinson, Kaely Eberspacher and Jon Propst. One will advance to the general election, however no other parties’ candidates filed for the office.
The board of commissioners’ District 5 Republican nomination race includes incumbent Ken Schmieding and challenger Jonathan Curtis. In this case also, no other parties have nominees for the fall ballot.
Only registered Republicans will vote on those two primary races.
The Democratic primary ballot for partisan-based nominations does not include any races in Seward County, but there are state and national level races.
Voters registered as nonpartisan may request a Democratic or a Republican ballot if they wish to vote on the state and national races.
The Democratic and Republican parties designate how open their primary ballots will be each voting year.
All Seward County ballots will include the nonpartisan nomination race for the Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 seat, as well as other nonpartisan positions, including candidates for the Nebraska Unicameral, board of regents, utility districts, public power districts, natural resource districts, city councils, judges, villages, school boards and others.
Three candidates are seeking the nomination for the District 5 education board seat, Michaela Conway, Angie Eberspacher and Lana Daws. Two will advance to the general election ballot for the post that represents an 18-county area, including Seward County.
Other nonpartisan positions on the ballot this year have the designated maximum or fewer candidates to advance to the general election. For example in some school districts, there are three school board members to be elected or re-elected, so they can have up to six names on the general election ballot in November and the names on the primary ballot will advance to the general election unless more than six candidates file for those spots.
