Norton elected new mayor of West Point

Published 11:12 am Wednesday, November 4, 2026

By Staff Report

Following Tuesday’s election, voters gave the nod to Alex Norton who will serve as the new mayor for the City of West Point. Norton defeated Keith Hugo, 377-328, to win the race.

For Wisner, Terry Soden will retain his position as mayor. In that race, Soden defeated Jay Meyer, 313-121.

Below are unofficial results for the 2026 General Election in Cuming County. Voter turnout for the county was 58.77%.

US Senator: Pete Ricketts 2,421, Dan Osborn 726

Congress Dist. 1: Mike Flood 2,634, Chris Backemeyer 612

Governor/Lt. Governor: Jim Pillen/Joe Kelly 2,395, Lynne Walz/Ben Steffen 692

Sec. of State: Scott Petersen 2,476, Sarah J. Slattery 582

State Treasurer: Joey Spellerberg 2,641, Daniel Ebers 578

Attorney General: Mike Hilgers 2,527, Jocelyn Brasher 653

State Auditor: Mike Foley 2,778, John Knight 366

County BOS Dist. 1: Tracy Kaup 465

County BOS Dist. 3: Judy Mutzenberger 210, Loren W. Siebrandt Jr. 12

County BOS Dist. 5: Glen A. Wiechman 527

County BOS Dist. 7: Bradley E. Boyum 519

County Assessor: Cherie J. Kreikemeier 3,047

County Attorney: Daniel P. Bracht 2,853

County Clerk: Addisen Johnson 2,923

Clerk of the District Court: Jeanette L. Norton 2,937

County Sheriff: Timothy D. Schultz 3,027

County Surveyor: Nicholas N. Seery 2,802

County Treasurer: Ashley Marks 2,879

Legislature Dist. 16: Ted Japp 2,019, Cindy Chatt 946

State BOE Dist. 6: Sherry Jones 48, Grady Erickson 23

Retain Judge Block: Yes 1,943, No 584

Retain Judge Stine: Yes 1,931, No 591

Northeast CC Dist. 4: Terry F. Nelson 2,742

LENRD SubDist. 6: Mark Burenheide 2,280

LENRD SubDist. 7: Roger Gustafson 204, Graham Christensen 130

LENRD At Large: James G. Aschoff 1,639, Layne Roth 875

CCPPD SubDiv 1: Leroy Mostek 810

CCPPD SubDiv 2: Keith A. Kreikemeier 63

Stanton County PPD: Darin J. Petersen 3, Gary E. Koehlmoos 1 (voted for 2)

ESU No. 1 Dist. 5: Susan Strahm 49

ESU No. 2 Dist. 1: Matt Connealy 210

West Point BOE Dist. 1: Holly Hunke 1,644, Eric Brockmann 1,490, Eunice Ramirez 1,318 (voted for 3)

Wisner-Pilger BOE Dist. 30: David Raabe 492, Cooper Von Seggern 490, Andrew Scholting 488, Carol Frerichs 316 (voted for 3)

Bancroft-Rosalie BOE Dist. 20: Michael E. Nottlemann 190, Pat Browning 188, Casey Novak 179 (voted for 3)

Lyons-Decatur BOE Dist. 20 West: Evan Myers 2, Andrew L. Tuttle 1, Chad Brehmer 1, Corey McCullock 1 (voted for 3)

Lyons-Decatur BOE Dist. 20 East: Jaime M. Bacon 2, Alex Kwikkel 2 (voted for 2)

Pender BOE Dist. 1: Matt Peters 45, J.J. Maise 44, Mandy Johnson 39 (voted for 3)

Logan View BOE Dist. 594: Kevin Uhing 3, Kurtis Clausen 3, Dale Edward Mundil 3, Brandon T. Wobken 3, Chad R. Rebbe 3, Kris Kemke 1 (voted for 5)

Scribner-Snyder BOE Dist. 62: Thorin Meyer 4, Curtis Beck 4, Ryan Ferguson 4 (voted for 3)

Oakland-Craig BOE Dist. 14: Chris Johnson 14, Scott Selken 12, Nathan Collier 10, Clinton Peterson 10, Nicole Parcel 9 (voted for 4)

Howells-Dodge BOE Dist. 70 W1: Paul G. Dvorak 46, Jason P. Kreikemeier 36, Sara Swackhamer 4 (voted for 2)

Howells-Dodge BOE Dist. 70 W2: Steven Schmidt 60

West Point Mayor: Alexander J. Norton 377, Keith Hugo 328

West Point City Council W1: Shea Stokely 400

West Point City Council W2: Jerry Hugo 386

West Point City Council W3: Rusty Smith 177

Sales and Use Tax Election: For 480, Against 618

Economic Development Program: For 631, Against 445

Wisner Mayor: Terry L. Soden 313, Jay Meyer 121

Wisner City Council W1: LJ Parker 180

Wisner City Council W2: Rick Jacobs 232

Beemer Village Board: Scott Haber 172, Scott A. Ortmeier 162, Brent Heinemann 152 (voted for 3)

Bancroft Village Board: Zachary Soll 138, Cory Sebade 135, Jon Toft 120 (voted for 3)

Lincoln Township Board: Paul Coufal 79, Loren W. Wiese 74, Robert Evert 72 (voted for 3)

Bismark Township Board: Andrew A. Borgelt 50, Eric D. Leisy 47, David Hatterman 45 (voted for 3)

Beemer Township Board: Roy L. Liermann 227, David D. Steffensmeier 208, Douglas R. Steffensmeier 198 (voted for 3)

Grant Township Board: Travis R. Arduser 51, Daniel Schweers 50, Steven Butts 41 (voted for 3)

St. Charles Township Board: Mark A. Harstick 76, David L. Schmuecker 71, Kenneth Ortmeier 47, William Guenther 31 (voted for 3)

Sherman Township Board: Bart Steffen 163, Allan Franzluebbers 153, Matthew M. Meier 138 (voted for 3)

Logan Township Board: Jeff English 47, Connor J. Buss 36, Gene R. Wieneke 36, Gregg Simonsen 34, Tim Maas 33 (voted for 3)

Cleveland Township Board: Rylan L. Roeber 47, Roger Peters 42, Spencer Wessels 39 (voted for 3)

Cuming Township Board: Craig E. Wooldrik 71, Nick Luebbert 68, Andrew Wiechman 65 (voted for 3)

Garfield Township Board: Dudley Persson 63, Walter Luebbert 63, Larry L. Nitzsche 55 (voted for 3)

Wisner Township Board: Nick Schrad 40, Dean J. Thompson 26 (voted for 3)

Blaine Township Board: Alan Borgelt 50, Byron L. Keller 45 (voted for 3)

Monterey Township Board: Jeff Meister 67, John Timmerman 66, Duane Throener 64 (voted for 3)

Elkhorn Township Board: Kenneth R. Wordekemper 100, Don Brockmann 99, Roy Ritter 90 (voted for 3)

Neligh Township Board: Matthew Kai 36, Matthew Tomka 31, Ryan Petersen (voted for 3)

Bancroft Township Board: Andrew Soll 181, Rick Beutler 166, Byron Osten 165 (voted for 3)

Constitutional Amendment No. 1: For 672, Against 2,423

Initiative Measure 440: For 1,512, Against 1,756

Initiative Measure 441: For 1,509, Against 1,748

Initiative Measure 442: For 2,632, Against 598