With just days remaining before the candidate filing deadline, the 2016 election cycle for Douglas County elective offices looks much like that of four years ago.

The deadline to file or withdraw as a candidate for national, state, county, township or party precinct positions for the 2016 election cycle is noon Wednesday. As of noon Friday, no candidate has filed to run against an incumbent county office holder. Meanwhile, all incumbents have either filed or made their intentions known with the exception of Sheriff Ken McGovern.

Incumbents who have filed or have announced intentions to do so are Douglas County Attorney Charles Branson, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew, County Register of Deeds Kay Pesnell, County Treasurer Paula Gilchrist and 2nd District County Commissioner Nancy Thellman. Branson, Gilchrist, Pesnell, McGovern and Shew ran unopposed in 2012.

The only incumbent county office holder not seeking re-election is Douglas County Commission Chairman Jim Flory, who is stepping down from the 3rd District County Commission seat. His decision has sparked the most filing interest with Democrats Bassem Chahine and Jim Weaver and Republicans Michelle Derusseau and Jim Denney filing for the open seat that represents west Lawrence and western Douglas County.