Nikkila, Barth and Clouse win races

Early unofficial results from Buffalo County show incumbent Jonathan Nikkila winning the race for Kearney City Council.

Nikkila came in first with 3,264 votes, Alex Straatmann (3,184 votes) second and Shawna Meyer (1,732) third. Six candidates qualify for the November 5 general election.

Ranking fourth through sixth were Kurt Schmidt (1,556 votes), Bryce Nelson (643) and Jamie Bernu (629).

Kearney school board election: Barth wins, followed by Smallcomb and Deeds

For the Kearney school board, according to unofficial results from the Buffalo County Election Commission, board member Amy Barth, who was appointed to her position in February, came in first with 3,402 votes.

Second place went to Amanda Smallcomb with 2,729, while Nikki Deeds was third with 2,689. Chad Gillespie finished fourth with 2,425 votes. Steve Gaasch, the only incumbent in the race, placed fifth with 1,706 votes. Casey Schilke finished sixth with 1,202 votes.

Will Kirkland completed the election with 789 votes, Charles Kreis with 647 and Jason Peck with 583.

And in District 37 of the Nebraska Legislature, Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse won with 3,754 votes, compared to 2,119 for Lana Peister and 625 for Nathan Leach, according to the Secretary of State’s website. Nebraska. Clouse and Peister advance to the general election.

In District 41, Daniel McKeon won with 3,378 votes, followed by Ethan Clark (2,931) and Nadine Bane (1,166), with 80 of the 87 precincts fully declared, according to the SOS website. McKeon and Clark advance.

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Grace Fellowship Church

Grace Fellowship Church served as the polling location for Precinct #1.

Filling out the ballots

Two Kearney residents fill out their ballots.

Kearney Voting Precinct

A map of Kearney neighborhoods.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd served as the polling location for Precinct #4.

Owen Wroblewski

Owen Wroblewski poses for a portrait after voting for the first time. “It was surprisingly easy and everyone was helpful,” Wroblewski said.

Exhibition building

The Kearney Fairgrounds Exhibit Building served as the voting location for Precincts #5 and #10.

Sector Team #23

Marsha Brown, LeAnn Klein, Kirby Penny (back, left to right), Amber Brown, Linda Harr and Ann Marie Park (front, left to right) helped voters…

Sector Team #14

The American Legion Precinct #14 team: Byron Hansen, Robert and Kathy Fitzgerald, Larry Hardesty (back, left to right) Sandra Broz and…

Vote here

A “Vote Here” sign in Kearney.

John Walz

Republican candidate John Walz answers questions about his platform.

Kim Geiser

Kim Geiser answers questions about the results she wants from the election.

Dan McKeon

Republican candidate Dan McKeon laughs while answering questions about his platform.

Loading election results

Lucas Crittendon (left) and Jeffrey Bullock (right) load election results from Precinct 23.

Carry ballots

Jeffrey Bullock (left) and Clay Rasmussen carry the ballots so they can be counted.

Jeffrey Bullock

Jeffrey Bullock carries ballots to the Kearney courthouse.

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