Candidate Filing Period Opens March 2

The 2026 election season begins in earnest next week as candidate filing for nonjudicial offices opens Monday, March 2, and runs through Friday, March 13.

In Churchill County, voters will see a full slate of county offices on the ballot. Positions up for election include County Commission, District 2; assessor; clerk/treasurer; district attorney; public administrator; recorder; and sheriff.

Four nonpartisan seats will also be open on the Churchill County School Board. Current trustees include Joe McFadden, Julie Guerrero-Goetsch, Amber Casey Getto, and Celestia Blakey.

Republican Myles Getto is the lone county commissioner up for re-election this cycle.

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

The Mosquito, Vector & Noxious Weed Abatement Board will have one seat on the ballot, currently held by Richard Grondin.

At the state level, all constitutional offices will be up for election, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, controller, and treasurer, along with five seats on the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents. Gov. Joe Lombardo has announced he will seek a second term.

Churchill County’s representatives in the Nevada Legislature — Assemblyman Greg Koenig (District 38) and State Sen. Robin Titus (District 17) — have both announced their intention to run this cycle.

In Nevada’s Second Congressional District, Rep. Mark Amodei recently announced he will not seek re-election after 15 years in office, creating an open seat at the federal level.

Within the City of Fallon, two City Council wards will be on the ballot. Ward 1 Councilwoman Kelly Frost is term-limited and cannot run again. Paul Harmon currently represents Ward 3. Ryan Swirczek has announced his candidacy for the Fallon City Council to represent Ward 1.

On the judicial side, Tenth Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Stockard will not face an opponent this year after the filing period closed earlier this month. Stockard has served on the bench since 2012 and previously ran unopposed in 2020 and 2024.

Statewide, voters will weigh in on roughly one-third of Nevada’s District Court judges this cycle, with the remaining seats uncontested.

Early voting is scheduled to begin May 23.