Candidates run unopposed in upcoming municipal elections

Candidates run unopposed in upcoming municipal elections

By Diana Haecker and Ariana Crockett O’Harra The candidate list for the 2026 Nome Municipal elections is slim. The filing deadline to declare candidacy ended on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. and no late filers were seen rushing to City Hall to file their paperwork. The official candidate list revealed no contested races in elections for two Nome Common Council seats, two NJUS board seats and two School Board seats. Shortly before 5 p.m. the clerk’…

Just one name files in each Nome election race

With candidate filing closed for Nome’s 2026 municipal election, just one name has been entered for each of this year’s six open seats.  It’s the second year in a row that the Nome Common Council has had just one name apply for each of its two open seats. Last year, Adam Lust was the only […]