2013 Omaha mayoral election

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2013 Omaha mayoral election
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  2009 May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14) 2017  
  Jean Stothert Nov 2013 (1).JPG Jim Suttle Crop (1).jpg
Nominee Jean Stothert Jim Suttle
Party Republican Democratic
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jean Stothert 18,870 32.20
Democratic Jim Suttle (incumbent) 14,309 24.41
Republican Dave Nabity10,20417.41
Nonpartisan Brad Ashford7,74513.21
Republican Dan Welch7,08312.08
Socialist Workers Maura DeLuca 1950.33
Nonpartisan Mort Sullivan1530.26
Write-in520.09
Total votes58,611 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Omaha mayoral election results, May 14, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jean Stothert 47,953 57.32
Democratic Jim Suttle (incumbent)35,34642.25
Total votes87,347 100
Republican gain from Democratic

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