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2026 Douglas County, Nebraska, elections

A general election will be held in Douglas County, Nebraska, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level positions. Primary elections will be held on May 12.

County Attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Don Kleine, incumbent attorney

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Makayla Danner, City of Omaha prosecutor
  • Amy Jacobsen, former deputy county attorney

Results

County Assessor-Register of Deeds

Republican assessor-register Walt Peffer was elected unopposed in 2022, but died in office in January 2025. Michael Goodwillie was appointed to replace him.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dakotah Smith, real estate broker

Endorsements

Results

Clerk of the district court

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Tom Barrett
  • Justin Wayne, former state legislator from the 13th district (2017–2025)
Declined

Results

County Engineer

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Todd Pfitzer, incumbent engineer

Results

Sheriff

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Aaron Hanson, incumbent sheriff

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

County Treasurer

Democratic primary

Candidate

Declared
  • Christian Espinosa Torres, assistant director of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department
  • Tony Vargas, former state legislator from the 7th district (2017–2025), and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 2022 and 2024

Results

County Commission

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • James Cavanaugh, incumbent commissioner
  • Whitney Hansen
Results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Chris Chappelear
  • P.J. Morgan, incumbent commissioner
Results

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Tim Donahue
  • Colleen Brennan
Declined
  • Mary Ann Borgeson, incumbent commissioner
Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • John McCann
Results

References