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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Kimball Mayor & City Council Election 2026

2 of 4 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Every Kimball voter chooses one candidate for mayor and up to two of the four City Council candidates; all are four-year terms.

Last day for in-person voter registration · Oct 23

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Already on the council, not on the ballot

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What the next council decides

01City budget and property taxes4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council adopted the 2026-27 budget and property tax request 4-0 on September 15, 2026, with a lower mill levy than the year before.

What's on the tableThe council sets the city budget, property tax request and levy each September.

02Utility debt and rates3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn April 2026 the council adopted Ordinance 850 to restructure the city's 2018 bonds on a 10-year schedule.

What's on the tableThe council approves utility borrowing, rate changes and payments on major projects such as the wastewater treatment plant.

03LB840 economic development program3 sourced facts

Where it standsVoters will decide on November 3 whether to reestablish the city's LB840 economic development program and the half-cent sales tax that funds it.

What's on the tableThe council oversees the economic development plan and how its money is used if voters approve it.

04Fireworks and traffic fines3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council banned fireworks discharge while keeping the fire department's display, and in September it created a violations bureau for nonmoving traffic tickets.

What's on the tableThe council can change fireworks rules and fine schedules by ordinance or resolution.

2 notes on these statements

Gabriel Miller and Gregory J. Robinson are the two candidates for Kimball mayor on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Kimball County

James Shields was appointed in October 2025 to finish the council term of Creg Pike. City of Kimball · Oct 21, 2025

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  1. 1. What should happen to Kimball's city property tax rate?

  2. 2. How should Kimball handle rising payments on its utility bonds?

  3. 3. Should Kimball ban setting off fireworks in town when fire danger is high?

  4. 4. Should Kimball collect nonmoving traffic fines through a city violations bureau?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted12 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Austin Garner, Jamie Murdoch2 on this ballot

4 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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