Madison County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 5 of 17 races on this page; Nebraska certifies on November 30. Who is running for County Assessor, County Attorney and County Clerk and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Nebraska certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 23. Official results: electionresults.nebraska.gov.
Who won in Madison County? The official answers come November 30.
Nebraska makes results final in three steps.What local news is reporting
Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026One line per race on this page, each cited to the outlet that reported it. We do not call races. Official running count: Nebraska official results.
Reports are checked daily until Nebraska certifies on November 30; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.
County offices
AssessorJeff Hackerott (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Jeff Hackerott
Jeff Hackerott serves as Madison County Assessor, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Jeff Hackerott, the sitting County Assessor, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageAttorneyNathan Eckstrom (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Nathan Eckstrom
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Offer legal training seminars for law enforcement on search warrants, Miranda rights and probable cause
- Work to bring cases to a timely conclusion for victims and defendants
- Use Nebraska's habitual criminal statutes to address repeat offenders
About Nathan Eckstrom
Nathan Eckstrom appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Madison County Attorney, per the county election commissioner's official candidate list.
Nathan Eckstrom is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election. The sitting County Attorney, Joseph M. Smith, is a different person and does not appear on the 2026 general ballot for this office, per the county's website.
Full race pageClerkAnne M. Pruss (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Anne M. Pruss
Anne Pruss serves as Madison County Clerk, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Anne M. Pruss, the sitting County Clerk (who also serves as the county's Election Commissioner), is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageClerk of the District CourtMonica J. Rotherham (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Monica J. Rotherham
Monica Rotherham serves as Clerk of the District Court for Madison County, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Monica J. Rotherham, the sitting Clerk of the District Court, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageTreasurerDonna J. Primrose (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Donna J. Primrose
Donna Primrose serves as Madison County Treasurer, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Donna J. Primrose, the sitting County Treasurer, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageRegister of DeedsEllen Sothan (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Ellen Sothan
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.
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.
Full race pageSheriffTodd Volk (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Todd Volk
Todd Volk serves as Madison County Sheriff, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Todd Volk, the sitting County Sheriff, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageCommissioner, District 1Tim Reeves (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Tim Reeves
Tim Reeves has spent 26 years with the Madison Fire Department, including 11 years as fire chief and service as an EMT, per the Norfolk Daily News. He is a lifelong Madison County resident seeking the District 1 commissioner seat being vacated by Ron Schmidt. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Tim Reeves is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election. The sitting District 1 commissioner, Ronald Schmidt, is a different person and does not appear on the 2026 general ballot for this seat, per the county's website.
Full race pageCommissioner, District 3Troy Uhlir (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Troy Uhlir
Troy Uhlir serves as the District 3 member of the Madison County Board of Commissioners, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Troy Uhlir, the sitting District 3 commissioner, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageSurveyorLaVern F. Schroeder (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
LaVern F. Schroeder
LaVern Schroeder serves as Madison County Surveyor, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
LaVern F. Schroeder, the sitting County Surveyor, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pagePublic DefenderMatthew Headley (R)
Unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Matthew Headley
Matthew Headley serves as Madison County Public Defender, per the Madison County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Matthew Headley, the sitting Public Defender, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's certified Notice of General Election.
Full race pageVoting info and more
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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 was on the ballot in Madison County, Nebraska on November 3, 2026?
Madison County sample ballot 2026: who ran for county assessor and county attorney, with bios and priorities. Reported results as of Nov 4; certified Nov 30. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When was the 2026 general election in Nebraska?
Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as Nebraska election offices certify them; voting information for Nebraska is on the Nebraska election hub. Nebraska certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 23. Official results: https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/. Nebraska election hub →
Who won in Madison County?
As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported: Pete Ricketts won U.S. Senate (Lincoln Journal Star, Nov 4); Jim Pillen won Governor (KETV, Nov 4); Mike Hilgers led the race for Attorney General (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 4); Scott Petersen won Secretary of State (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 4); Joey Spellerberg won Treasurer (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 3). Results are unofficial until Nebraska certifies them on November 30. We do not call races.
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