2021 Omaha mayoral election

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2021 Omaha mayoral election
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Candidate Jean Stothert RJ Neary
Popular vote62,64633,822
Percentage64.37%34.75%
2021 Omaha mayoral election results map by city council district.svg
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Mayor before election

Jean Stothert
Republican

Elected mayor

Jean Stothert
Republican

The 2021 Omaha mayoral election was held in 2021. Incumbent Republican mayor Jean Stothert was re-elected to a third term in office. [1] Stothert is the first person elected to a third consecutive term as mayor of Omaha in the modern era. [2]

Contents

The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position. A blanket primary was held on April 6, 2021. [3] The top two finishers in the primary moved on to the general election which was held on May 11, 2021.

Alongside the mayor, the Omaha City Council was up for re-election. It is also officially non-partisan. However, it remained controlled by a Democratic majority, as only district 7 has a general election between a Democrat and a Republican. Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 remained Democratic whereas districts 5 and 6 remained Republican. The incumbent Republican in district 7 was re-elected as well.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Failed to qualify

Declined

Debates and forums

2021 Omaha mayoral primary debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Stothert NearyHarrisSnipesGudgelHayes
1March 31, 2021Big Mama's
Black Men United		N/A Facebook PPPPAA

Endorsements

Kimara Snipes (D)

Federal officials

Local officials

Individuals

Jean Stothert (R)

Individuals

RJ Neary (D) [12]

Federal officials

State officials

Local officials

Organizations

  • Omaha Federation of Labor [19]
  • Omaha Labor Council [20]
Jasmine Harris (D)

Local officials

  • Dawaune Hayes [7]
Mark Gudgel (D)

Individuals

Results

Primary results by precinct Stothert 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Harris 30-40% 40-50% Snipes 30-40% No votes Omaha Mayor Primary 2021.svg
Primary results by precinct
  Stothert
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Snipes
  •   30–40%
  No votes
  •   
Omaha mayoral primary results, April 6, 2021 [22]
CandidateVotes %
Jean Stothert (incumbent)47,96656.58
RJ Neary13,16215.52
Jasmine Harris11,99314.15
Kimara Snipes7,4698.81
Mark Gudgel4,0874.82
Write-in 1060.13
Total votes84,783 100.00

General election

Candidates

Debate and forums

2021 Omaha mayoral general debates and forums
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee W  Withdrawn
Stothert Neary
1April 22, 2021 WOWT Brian Mastre Facebook [23] PP
2April 26, 2021 KMTV Jon Kipper Facebook [24] PP
3May 2, 2021 KETV Rob McCartney KETV [25] PP
4May 4, 2021Omaha by DesignN/A Facebook PP
5May 6, 2021 KFAB N/A Facebook PP

Endorsements

Jean Stothert (R)

U.S. Governors

Local officials

  • Donald Kleine, Douglas County Attorney, and former sheriff [27]

Organization

Individual

RJ Neary (D) [12]

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

State Senator

County commission

Country Treasurer

  • John Ewing, Douglas County Treasurer [33]

Local officials

Organizations

Individuals

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand
Jean Stothert (R)$1,129,681$1,535,900$406,219
RJ Neary (D)$675,381$728,668$53,287
Source: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission [37] [38]

Results

Omaha mayoral election results, May 11, 2021 [39]
CandidateVotes %
Jean Stothert (incumbent)62,64664.37
RJ Neary33,82234.75
Write-in 8590.88
Total votes97,327 100.00

Results by city council district

DistrictJean Stothert
Republican		RJ Neary
Democratic		Write-insTotal
# %# %# %
18,53856.36%6,42442.41%1861.23%15,148
23,10140.51%4,43357.92%1201.57%7,654
36,34548.72%6,42549.34%2531.94%13,023
44,56364.13%2,48534.93%670.94%7,115
512,19575.23%3,95924.42%560.35%16,210
615,38974.96%5,05824.64%830.40%20,530
712,51570.92%5,03828.55%940.53%17,647

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