Filings set for May primary election

The filing date has come and gone for candidates in the upcoming primary election.

According to the website for the Nebraska Secretary of State, for the primary election incumbents had between Dec. 1, 2015 and Feb. 16, 2016 to file, while non-incumbents had until March 1. For the general election, incumbents can file through July 15 and non-incumbents through Aug. 1.

For Cheyenne County, three Republican candidates have filed for county commissioner in district 1 and will be on the primary ballot. They are incumbent Steven L. Olson of Lodgepole, and challengers Randy Miller and Michael J. Palmer, both of Sidney.

Cheyenne County also has two locals running for the State Legislature among the four that have filed. The four candidates for District 47 are Wendall F. Gaston and Peggy Popps of Sidney, along with Karl Elmshaeuser of Ogallala and Steve Erdman of Bayard.

Several candidates for positions with the Sidney city council, the airport authority and the Sidney, Creek Valley, Leyton and Potter-Dix school boards also filed for nomination in the primary election. However, since the number of candidates do not exceed two for each position to be filled, they are instead declared nominated and their names will not appear on the primary election ballot.

For President of the United States, the Republican candidates in the primary election are Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, John R. Kasich, Marco Rubio and Donald J. Trump. Democratic candidates are Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, and Libertarian candidates are Marc Feldman, Gary Johnson, Steve Kerbel, John McAfee and Austin Petersen.

Republican Adrian Smith of Gering is the sole candidate for Congress in Nebraska's third district.

Two Republican candidates, Jerry Vap of McCook and Mary Ridder of Callaway, are on the primary ballot for public service commissioner in district 5.

Bob Phares of North Platte is the sole candidate on the primary ballot for member of the board of regents for the University of Nebraska in district 7.

According to the registered voters report published Feb. 29 and available online at the Nebraska Secretary of State website, Cheyenne County has 4,141 registered Republican voters, 1,234 registered Democrat voters, 1,346 nonpartisan voters and 42 registered Libertarian voters for a grand total of 6,763 registered voters.

The primary election will take place on May 10. Cheyenne County has nine voting precincts, with five for Sidney housed in the exhibit building at the county fairgrounds, and one each in Gurley, Dalton, Lodgepole and Potter.

The general election will be held Nov. 8.

Primary election filings

President of the United States

Ben Carson (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

John R. Kasich (R)

Marco Rubio (R)

Donald J. Trump (R)

Hillary Clinton (D)

Bernie Sanders (D)

Marc Feldman (L)

Gary Johnson (L)

Steve Kerbel (L)

John McAfee (L)

Austin Petersen (L)

Representative in Congress, District 3

Adrian Smith (R)

Public Service Commissioner, District 5

Jerry Vap, McCook (R)

Mary Ridder, Callaway (R)

State Legislature, District 47

Karl Elmshaeuser, Ogallala

Wendall F. Gaston, Sidney

Steve Erdman, Bayard

Peggy Popps, Sidney

Board of Regents for University of Nebraska, District 7

Bob Phares, North Platte

Cheyenne County Commissioner, District 1

Steven L. Olson, Lodgepole (R)

Randy Miller, Sidney (R)

Michael J. Palmer, Sidney (R)

Sidney City Council

Two openings, one filing; will not be on primary ballot

Airport Authority

One opening, one filing; will not be on primary ballot

Creek Valley School Board

Three openings; will not be on primary ballot

Leyton Public School Board

Three openings, two filings; will not be on primary ballot

Jed W. Benish

Colleen Cruise

Potter-Dix School Board

Three openings; two filings; will not be on primary ballot

Donna Juelfs

Bryan Herboldscheimer

Sidney School Board

Three openings, three filings; will not be on primary ballot

Steven F. Mattoon

Douglas R. Means

Brandon C. W. Brown