Neal McIntyre will face four challengers in his bid for re-election to a second term, while incumbent Ryan Hanan has two opponents for his Ward 1 council seat. Four people filed to run for the Ward 3 seat previously held by Stan Lau, who was term-limited even before he was expelled from the council on March 4.
A flurry of late filings before the deadline last Friday helped fill out the ballot that voters will see this year, beginning with the primary election on June 9.
Dozens of candidates filed for local offices across Lyon County and the city of Fernley before the close of the 2026 filing period Friday, setting up competitive races for county commission and school board seats and a wide range of special districts, as well as for mayor and the city council.
In Fernley, McIntyre will seek his second term against challengers John Kenneth Barchie, Tim Bickerton, Alexis Colosi and Lawrence Ruiz. Hanan is being opposed in Ward 1 by Gregory Barrett and Debbie Skinner. The Ward 3 race will feature Ryan Cross, Roy Edgington, Danaya Izarraraz and Alisa Rhyno.
The city council and mayor’s seats are nonpartisan offices. The two candidates with the most votes in the primary election will advance to the general election, unless one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote to win the seat outright in the primary.
There were also two seats open in both the North Lyon Fire Protection District Board of Directors and the Fernley Swimming Pool GID Board of Trustees. For the fire board, the candidates are incumbent Christine Sullivan, who was appointed to the board to fill a vacancy last fall, along with Erik Wallitner and Aaron Wilson. For the Pool Board, incumbent Suzanne Prouty was the only person to file.
At the county level, two county commission seats, three seats on the school board and the offices of sheriff and district attorney are up for grabs this year. Brad Pope filed to run for re-election, and he will be opposed by Timothy Shaffer. Steve Rye did not seek re-election and instead filed to run for District Court judge, where he is unopposed. Mark Krueger and Mario Walther will compete to replace Rye.
On the school board, District 2 incumbent Darin Farr is being challenged by Pete Chapin and Michael Moore. District 4 incumbent Tom Hendrix is running unopposed, while District 6 incumbent Kallie Day, who was appointed to fill a vacancy last year, will face Vince Spoon.
In County Commission District 2, incumbent Scott Keller will face challenger Davy Stix Jr. District 5 drew four candidates, with Mark Jones, Cole Mortensen, Mark Phillips and Micah Thomas Triplett all entering the race.
County Assessor Troy Villines, Clerk-Treasurer Staci Lindberg and Recorder Anita Talbot are all unopposed in their re-election bids. District Court judge candidates John Schlegelmilch in Department 1 and Stephen Rye in Department 2 are also unopposed.
In other races in the county, Charles W. Shirley and Jennifer Williamson filed to run for the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District 5, but no candidate filed to run for District 3.
Yerington’s at-large City Council race, which has three council terms to fill, includes Nathan Bake, Nick Beaton, Shane Martin and Frank Pizzo. Frank Hunewill filed for the Smith Valley Fire Protection District Board, which had three positions up for election.
Mason Valley Swimming Pool GID drew filings from Toni Britschgi, Stephani Johnston, Leah Miller, Lacey Parrott, Lea Sencion and Alissa Villalobos to compete for five seats.
The Silver Springs/Stagecoach Hospital District trustee race for three positions includes Elinor Jackson, Vida Keller, Brent Lovett and Diane Schramke.
For the South Lyon County Hospital District, Julie Utzman-Bolt, Verona Weir-Cooley and Joanne Lawson filed for the board that has three spots up for grabs.
Lesa Diane Bielman was the only candidate to file for the Stagecoach General Improvement District Board, which had two seats available.
No candidates filed to run for the Mason Fire Protection District Board, which has three four-year terms.
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