Harold Sieck

In 1978, when State Senator Doug Bereuter ran for Congress to succeed Charles Thone, Sieck ran to succeed Bereuter in the 24th district.^[2] In the nonpartisan primary, he faced former Polk County Supervisor Burdette Flodman, journalist John Gleason, and York Board of Education member Raymond Ratliff.^[3] Sieck placed first in the primary by a wide margin, winning 41 percent of the vote to Ratliff's 23 percent,^[4] and they both advanced to the general election.^[5] Sieck only narrowly defeated Ratliff in the general election, winning his first term with 50.6 percent of the vote and by a margin of 98 votes.^[4][6]

Sieck ran for a second term in 1982,^[7] and he was challenged by Dorris Marxhausen, a member of the Seward Planning Commission and civic activist.^[8] In the primary, he placed first over Marxhausen in a landslide, receiving 64 percent of the vote to her 36 percent.^[9] In the general election, he defeated Marxhausen by a wide margin, winning his second term, 57–43 percent.^[9]

In 1985, Sieck announced that he would not run for a third term in 1986.^[10]

Sieck died on March 24, 1988.^[11]