Judge Stockard Files for District Court Seat, Will Run Unopposed

Judge Thomas Stockard has filed for re-election to the Tenth Judicial District Court and will not face an opponent in the 2026 election.

“It’s an honor to continue to serve the people of Churchill County,” Stockard said.

Stockard has served as Tenth District Court judge since 2012, when he was appointed to the bench by former Gov. Brian Sandoval following the death of Judge David Huff. He has since run unopposed in 2020, 2024, and again this year. Stockard received his law degree from Brigham Young University in 1993. He served as chief deputy district attorney for Churchill County from 1999 to 2012 and was previously in private practice.

He grew up in Southern California and, after two years of college, served a two-year church mission in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil.

Statewide, 155 candidates filed for Nevada’s judicial offices, including two seats on the Nevada Supreme Court. About 31 percent of the state’s District Court judges were up for election this cycle, with many races also drawing no challengers.

On the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Douglas Herndon and Justice Kristina Pickering were both re-elected to six-year terms after no opponents filed against them. They were the only Supreme Court justices up for election this year.

For judicial offices, the filing window opened Jan. 5 and closed Jan. 16, ahead of the March filing period for nonjudicial offices. Nonjudicial filing for the 2026 election cycle opens March 2 and runs through March 13.

Several county offices will be on the ballot, including County Commission District 2, assessor, clerk/treasurer, district attorney, public administrator, recorder, and sheriff. Republican Myles Getto is the lone county commissioner up for re-election.

Current county officeholders include Denise Mondhink-Felton, assessor; Linda Rothery, clerk/treasurer; Art Mallory, district attorney; Robert Getto, public administrator; and Tasha Hessey, recorder. Sheriff Richard Hickox is completing his second four-year term.

The Churchill County School Board will have four nonpartisan trustee seats on the ballot. Incumbents include Joe McFadden, Julie Guerrero-Goetsch, Amber Casey Getto, and Celestia Blakey.

Voters will also weigh in on the Mosquito, Vector & Noxious Weed Abatement Board seat currently held by Richard Grondin.

At the state level, Assemblyman Greg Koenig and State Senator Robin Titus have both indicated they plan to seek re-election. U.S. Representative Mark Amodei has also announced he will run again, as well as Governor Joe Lombardo.

The city of Fallon will hold elections for two city council wards. Kelly Frost, who represents Ward 1, is termed out, while Paul Harmon currently represents Ward 3.