2019 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election

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2019 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election
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  2015 May 7, 2019 [1] 2023  
Turnout36.84% [1]
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Candidate Leirion Gaylor Baird Cyndi Lamm
Popular vote33,69227,994
Percentage54.46%45.25%

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Results by Precinct
Baird:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Lamm:      50–60%     60–70%
     Tie
     No data

Mayor before election

Chris Beutler
Democratic

Elected mayor

Leirion Gaylor Baird
Democratic

Lincoln, Nebraska held an election for mayor on May 7, 2019, being preceded by an April 9 general primary. It saw the election of Leirion Gaylor Baird.

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Background

Incumbent Democratic mayor Chris Beutler was prevented from running by a term-limits amendment to the city charter that was approved by voters on November 6, 2018. In the summer of 2018, several prominent Republican politicians successfully led a petition drive for an amendment to the city charter that would limit the Lincoln mayor to serving three consecutive terms. The amendment would apply retroactively, thereby prohibiting Beutler from running for a fourth term in the 2019 municipal election. [2]

Primary

The primary was held on April 9. [3]

Lincoln mayoral primary results, April 9, 2019 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Leirion Gaylor Baird 21,660 41.87%
Nonpartisan Cyndi Lamm 18,527 35.81%
Nonpartisan Jeff Kirkpatrick8,66516.75%
Nonpartisan Krystal Gabel 2,3014.45%
Nonpartisan Rene Solc4510.87%
Write-in 1290.25%
Total votes51,733 32.7%

General election

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Leirion Gaylor Baird 33,692 54.46%
Nonpartisan Cyndi Lamm27,99445.25%
Write-in 1760.28%
Turnout 61,86236.84%

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lincoln City General Election Results May 7, 2019". Lancaster County Election Commissioner. May 2019. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. "Term-limit issue is Republican strategy to defeat Beutler" . Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Lincoln City Primary Results April 9, 2019". Lancaster County Election Commissioner. April 2019. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.