2013 Omaha mayoral election

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2013 Omaha mayoral election
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Nominee Jean Stothert Jim Suttle
Popular vote47,95335,346
Percentage57.32%42.25%

2013 Omaha mayoral election results map by city council district.svg
Results by city council district:

Mayor before election

Jim Suttle
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jean Stothert
Republican

The 2013 Omaha mayoral election took place on May 14, 2013. Incumbent Mayor Jim Suttle sought a second term in office. [1]

Contents

The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position. A blanket primary was held on April 2, 2013. The top two finishers in the primary, Suttle and City Councilwoman Jean Stothert, moved on to the general election. In the general election, Stothert defeated Suttle and became Omaha's first female mayor.

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Omaha mayoral primary results, April 2, 2013 [7]
CandidateVotes %
Jean Stothert 18,87032.20
Jim Suttle (incumbent)14,30924.41
Dave Nabity10,20417.41
Brad Ashford 7,74513.21
Dan Welch7,08312.08
Maura DeLuca 1950.33
Mort Sullivan1530.26
520.09
Total votes58,611 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Omaha mayoral election results, May 14, 2013
CandidateVotes %
Jean Stothert 47,95357.32
Jim Suttle (incumbent)35,34642.25
Total votes87,347 100

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