2009 Omaha mayoral election

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2009 Omaha mayoral election
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  2005 May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12) 2011 (recall)  
  Jim Suttle Crop (1).jpg Hal Daub (2008) (1).jpg
Nominee Jim Suttle Hal Daub
Popular vote38,62037,087
Percentage50.47%48.45%

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Results by city council district:

Mayor before election

Mike Fahey
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jim Suttle
Democratic

The 2009 Omaha mayoral election was held on May 12, 2009. Incumbent mayor Mike Fahey declined to seek a third term. City Councilman Jim Suttle narrowly defeated former Mayor Hal Daub.

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

Results

2009 Omaha mayoral primary election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Hal Daub 16,269 33.09%
Nonpartisan Jim Suttle15,84232.21%
Nonpartisan Jim Vokal12,74925.92%
Nonpartisan Randy William Brown5301.08%
Nonpartisan Mort Sullivan2510.51%
Write-in 1030.21%
Total votes49,744 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Suttle
(D)
Daub
(R)
Undecided
Wiese Research Associates [2] April 28-30, 20093844.9%39%42%20%

Key

Results

2009 Omaha mayoral general election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jim Suttle 38,620 50.47%
Nonpartisan Hal Daub37,08748.45%
Write-in 4150.54%
Total votes76,122 100.00%

References

  1. Douglas County Election Commission (April 17, 2009). "Official Results, Douglas County, Nebraska, April 7, 2009" . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. Tysver, Robynn (May 3, 2009). "Undecided voters, mayor's race up to you". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 1A, 2A. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  3. Douglas County Election Commission (May 21, 2009). "Official Results, Douglas County, Nebraska, May 12, 2009" . Retrieved February 17, 2025.