BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Clerk’s Office has released the official election results from the 2022 midterm election. Custer County’s voter turnout was 58.14%, with 4,524 total ballots cast.
Winners are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Board of Education Anselmo-Merna District #15 (Vote for THREE)
*Tom Griffith – 246
Kristy Bartak – 160
*Jacob Parsons – 268
Craig Safranek – 245
*Rodney Lamb – 296
Mindie Druery – 165
Write-In Totals – 10
Board of Education Broken Bow District #25 (Vote for THREE)
*Pam Holcomb – 1,161
*Tom Osmond – 1,329
*Tim Chancellor – 1,157
Amy Tharp – 771
Write-In Totals – 23
Board of Education Ansley District #44 (Vote for THREE)
*Danielle Ostrand – 311
*Derek Clay – 292
*Christopher J. Varney – 312
Write-In Totals – 6
Board of Education Sargent District #84 (Vote for THREE)
*Martin J. Riddle – 269
*Loyd L. Pointer – 244
*Rolland W. Stefka – 239
Write-In Totals – 47
Board of Education Arnold District #89 (Vote for THREE)
*Merle Bierman – 294
*Joseph Cool – 320
*Jennifer Dalrymple – 294
Write-In Totals – 14
Board of Education Callaway District #180 (Vote for THREE)
*T. R. Anderson – 431
*Vincent Guthrie – 315
*Liana Hrupek – 316
Write-In: Kay Fahnholz – 215
Board of Education Sandhills District #71 (Blaine Co) (Vote for THREE)
*Jeff Martindale – 1
*Reed Larsen – 2
*Rory Zutavern – 1
Board of Education Litchfield District #15 (Sherman Co) (Vote for THREE)
*April Gross – 48
*Marle Sweley – 53
*Alyssa Reynolds – 52
Write-In: Ethan Zoerb: 19
Board of Education Loup County District #25 (Vote for THREE)
*Patrick Morgan – 2
*Sarah Sortum – 3
*Loren Sandoz – 3
Board of Education Ord District #5 (Valley Co) (Vote for THREE)
William D. Ziegler – 20
*Dawn Skibinski – 25
Jake Sikyta – 21
*Donna Streeter – 24
*Jay Knapp – 38
*Dan Beran – 24
Board of Education Arcadia District #21 (Valley Co) (Vote for THREE)
*Tyler Bose – 14
*Erin Dorsey – 13
Justin W. Hurlburt – 8
*Amber Veskerna – 12
Board of Education Cozad District #11 (Dawson Co) (Vote for THREE)
*Kiley Goff – 1
*John A. Peden – 0
*Judy Eggleston – 1
Write-In Totals – 2
Board of Education Gothenburg #20 (Dawson Co) (Vote for THREE)
Nate Wyatt – 17
Lisa N. Brass – 13
Matt Dalrymple – 17
*Bruce Lee Clark – 40
*Dawn Urman – 30
*Kristi Kreuscher – 38
Board of Education SEM District #10 (Dawson Co) (Vote for THREE)
*Matt Hothem – 10
*Kirby D. Burden – 10
*Laura Robbins – 13
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Broken Bow City Mayor (Vote for ONE)
*Rodney W. Sonnichsen – 892
Write-In Totals – 43
Broken Bow City Council-East Ward (Vote for ONE)
*David Schmidt – 330
Lawrence Stump – 187
Broken Bow City Council-West Ward (Vote for ONE)
*Write-In: Paul Holland – 84
Write-In: Jay Gormley – 55
Write-In Totals: Not Assigned – 25
Broken Bow Airport Authority (Vote for ONE)
Write-In Totals – 72
Sargent City Mayor (Vote for ONE)
Michael L. Kozeal – 93
*Melanie Myers – 110
Sargent City Council (Vote for TWO)
*Micky Schneider – 170
*Ricky C. Hightower – 149
Greg Brass – 37
Write-In Totals – 5
Sargent Airport Authority (Vote for ONE)
Tom Kleeb – 146
Write-In Totals – 9
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Anselmo Village Board of Trustees (Vote for TWO)
*David P. Haskell – 47
*Tanyor Joe Gilligan – 45
Ansley Village Board of Trustees (Vote for TWO)
*Cathie Jo Mills – 112
Andy Gibbons – 47
*Christopher Hogg – 108
Arnold Village Board of Trustees (Vote for THREE)
*Jason Jenkins – 198
*Zach Hagler – 211
*Donnell DeLosh – 209
Write-In Totals – 7
Berwyn Village Board of Trustees (Vote for THREE)
*William Drake – 36
*Lorissa Anderson – 30
*Carolyn M. Brunken – 27
Write-In Totals – 7
Callaway Village Board of Trustees (Vote for THREE)
*Lawrence Paulsen – 215
*Mark A. Kimball – 194
*Abe Hinman – 200
Write-In Totals – 15
Comstock Village Board of Trustees (Vote for TWO)
*Matthew Dockhorn – 43
Cory Huskey – 11
*Kim Post – 33
Write-In Totals – 1
Mason City Village Board of Trustees (Vote for TWO)
*Michael Shoemaker – 40
*Kevin Racicky – 42
Merna Village Board of Trustees (Vote for TWO)
*James Markham – 71
*Brian Morse – 79
Write-In Totals – 7
Oconto Village Board of Trustees (Vote for THREE)
*Blake Feddersen – 26
*Jared Eggleston – 31
*Tim Pflaster – 31
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Algernon Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 56
Ansley Township (Vote for THREE)
*Lynn Ryan – 195
*Justin B. Hallman – 175
*James D. Focken – 193
Write-In Totals – 2
Arnold Township (Vote for THREE)
*Tony Eggleston – 249
*Daniel L. Blowers – 266
*Roger Bierman – 295
Write-In Totals – 11
Berwyn Township (Vote for THREE)
*Gary W. Cook – 86
*Michael Clarke – 89
*Lynn J. French – 91V
Write-In Totals – 10
Broken Bow Township (Vote for THREE)
*Jim Varney – 1, 129
*Robert Harrold – 825
*Chuck Kleeb – 1,115
Write-In Totals – 16
Cliff Township (Vote for THREE)
*Brain Bartak – 46
*Larry Leibhart – 50
*Mark Schmidt – 47
Comstock Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 17
Corner Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 6
Custer Township (Vote for THREE)
*Richard Maxwell – 36
*John H. Wiese – 40
Write-In Totals – 6
Delight Township (Vote for THREE)
*Rich Rundlett – 258
*Bill Schaad – 241
Write-In Totals – 17
Douglas Grove Township (Vote for THREE)
*Clyde Thompson – 38
*Jeff Gibbens – 35
*Perry Erikson – 34
East Custer Township (Vote for THREE)
*Gary Lawrence – 13
*David Myers – 15
*Tom Hoff – 15
Elim Township (Vote for THREE)
*Eric Ostendorf – 41
*Joel Morgan – 31
*Charles M. Blowers – 44
Write-In Totals – 8
Elk Creek Township (Vote for THREE)
*Dennis W. Fread – 43
*Tyrel Entz – 44
Write-In Totals – 10
Garfield Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 26
Grant Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 7
Hayes Township (Vote for THREE)
*Charles F. McGinn – 9
*M. Sue Seda – 9
*Adam J. Marsh – 9
Kilfoil Township (Vote for THREE)
*Evan Bartak – 211
*Mickey D. Solomon – 120
Clifford D. Burnett – 108
*Adam D. Koinzan – 157
Write-In Totals – 2
Lillian Township (Vote for THREE)
*Ronnie W. Coleman – 39
*Virgil Ottun – 39
Write-In Totals – 11
Loup Township (Vote for THREE)
*Lonnie McCullough – 63
*Darrel Entz – 47
*Rick Bristol – 52
Write-In Totals – 2
Milburn Township (Vote for THREE)
*Neil Davidson – 17
*Kristin Slagle – 16
*Greg Smith – 15
Myrtle Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 17
Ryno Township (Vote for THREE)
*Cary Sommer – 28
*Craig DeGroff – 31
*Frank Anderson – 26
Write-In Totals – 2
Sargent Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 39
Spring Creek Township (Vote for THREE)
*Julie Gabriel – 7
*Kevin Gabriel – 7
*Rolland Stefka – 7
Triumph Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 34
Victoria Township (Vote for THREE)
*Waylon Christen – 146
*Mark Finney – 151
*Write-In: Tim Mason – 16
Wayne Township (Vote for THREE)
*Joshua J. Cool – 52
*Keith A. Maline – 50
*Brock Anderson – 45
Write-In Totals – 4
West Union Township (Vote for THREE)
Write-In Totals – 26
Westerville Township (Vote for THREE)
*Ronald Carda – 40
*Karl Baller – 47
*Scott Kaelin – 48
Write-In Totals – 1
Woodriver Township (Vote for THREE)
*Curtis W. Stallbaumer – 74
*Scott Sleicher – 92
*Kyle Berg – 83
Write-In Totals – 2
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Village of Arnold Proposed Ordinance
*YES – 151
NO – 99
Village of Callaway Proposed Bond Initiative
*FOR – 154
AGAINST – 108
Village of Callaway LB 840 Plan
*FOR – 183
AGAINST – 75
Village of Callaway Sales Tax
*FOR – 172
AGAINST – 89
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Custer County Supervisor District 1 (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Anne M. Gibbons – 544
Write-In Totals – 10
Custer County Supervisor District 3 (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Barry J. Fox – 471
Write-In Totals – 3
Custer County Supervisor District 5 (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Chip Blowers – 587
Write-In Totals – 3
Custer County Supervisor District 7 (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Sara Parliament – 409
(D) Donna Hoblyn-Bittner – 248
Write-In Totals – 2
Custer County Assessor (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Elise Taylor – 3,807
Write-In Totals – 17
Custer County Attorney (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Steven R. Bowers – 3,543
Write-In Totals – 49
Custer County Clerk (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Constance Gracey – 3,981
Write-In Totals – 6
County Clerk for the District Court (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Amy J. Oxford – 3,999
Write-In Totals – 3
Custer County Sheriff (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Dan Osmond – 3,995
Write-In Totals – 31
County Surveyor (Vote for ONE)
Write-In Totals – 162
County Treasurer (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Sheri Bryant – 3,918
Write-In Totals – 17
Register of Deeds (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Christie Trumbull – 3,850
Write-In Totals – 7
Judge of the District Court District 8 (Vote for ONE)
Karen Noakes retained.
Judge for the County Court District 8 (Vote for ONE)
Tami Schendt retained.
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Public Service Commission District 5 (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Kevin Stocker – 3,578
Write-In Totals – 10
Mid Plains Community College Board of Governors District 3 (Vote for ONE)
*Cynthia L. Duncan – 3,258
Write-In Totals – 33
Director for Central Platte NRD
*Keith A. Ostermeier – 123
Lower Loup Natural Resource District Board of Directors (Vote for ONE)
Subdistrict 1
*Tim Bartak – 2,191
Write-In Totals – 12
Subdistrict 2
*Henry Thoene – 880
Write-In Totals – 1
Subdistrict 3
*Rollie Amsberry – 274
Write-In Totals – 1
Custer Public Power District Board of Directors (Vote for TWO)
*Sadye Taylor – 1,241
*Greg J. Smith – 1,442
Write-In Totals – 9
Dawson Public Power District Board of Directors (Vote for ONE)
*Tyler Kugler – 26
Melissa Keller Thompson – 25
Loup Valley Rural Public Power District Board of Directors (Vote for ONE)
2 Year Term
*Al Kowalski – 48
Write-In Totals – 1
6 Year Term (Vote for THREE)
*Mike Cruikshank – 43
*Randy Wadas – 34
*Larry White – 33
Middle Loup Public Power and Irrigation District Board of Directors Subdivision 2 (Vote for ONE)
*Rolland Stefka – 75
Write-In Totals – 2
Loup Basin Reclamation District Subdivision 3 (Vote for ONE)
*Neil A. Davidson – 272
Educational Service Unit #10 (Vote for ONE)
District 1
*Dale Naprestek – 495
Write-In Totals – 3
District 5
*Marilyn P. Bohn – 364
Write-In Totals – 1
District 9
*Karen Harmoney – 1,684
Write-In Totals – 7
Local Results for State Races:
Governor/Lt. Governor (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Pillen/Kelly – 3,562
(D) Blood/Davis – 561
(L) Zimmerman/Blumenthal – 203
Write-In Totals – 84
Congress District 3 (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Adrian Smith – 3,698
(D) David J. Else – 413
(LMN) Mark Elworth Jr. – 191
Write-In Totals – 4
Secretary of State (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Bob Evnen – 3,773
Write-In Totals – 16
State Treasurer (Vote for ONE)
*(R) John Murante – 3,549
(L) Katrina Tomsen – 521
Write-In Totals – 2
Attorney General (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Mike Hilgers – 3,718
(LMN) Larry Bollinger – 406
Write-In Totals – 1
Auditor of Public Accounts (Vote for ONE)
*(R) Mike Foley – 3,753
(L) Gene Sladek – 255
(LMN) L. Leroy Lopez – 220
State Board of Education District 7 (Vote for ONE)
Robin Stevens – 984
*Elizabeth Tegtmeier – 2,726
Write-In Totals – 14
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7 (Vote for ONE)
*Matt Williams – 2,238
Kathy Wilmot – 1,661
Proposed Amendment #1
*FOR – 2,978
AGAINST – 859
Initiative Measure 432
*FOR – 3,565
AGAINST – 725
Initiative Measure 433
FOR – 1,707
*AGAINST – 2,607
