2009 Omaha mayoral election

2009 Omaha mayoral election

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Nominee Jim Suttle Hal Daub Popular vote 38,620 37,087 Percentage 50.47% 48.45%

Results by city council district: Suttle:   50–60%   70–80% Daub:   50–60%

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.

Primary election

Candidates

• Jim Suttle, member of the Omaha City Council from the 1st district
• Hal Daub, former Mayor of Omaha, former member of Congress from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
• Jim Vokal, member of the Omaha City Council from the 3rd district
• Randy William Brown
• Mort Sullivan

Results

2009 Omaha mayoral primary election results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Hal Daub	16,269	33.09%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Suttle	15,842	32.21%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Vokal	12,749	25.92%
	Nonpartisan	Randy William Brown	530	1.08%
	Nonpartisan	Mort Sullivan	251	0.51%
	Write-in		103	0.21%
Total votes			49,744	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Suttle (D)	Daub (R)	Undecided
Wiese Research Associates [2]	April 28-30, 2009	384	4.9%	39%	42%	20%

Key

• A – all adults
• RV – registered voters
• LV – likely voters
• V – unclear

Results

2009 Omaha mayoral general election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Suttle	38,620	50.47%
	Nonpartisan	Hal Daub	37,087	48.45%
	Write-in		415	0.54%
Total votes			76,122	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.