2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election

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2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election
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Turnout46.22%
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Candidate Leirion Gaylor Baird Suzanne Geist
Popular vote43,98436,417
Percentage54.58%45.19%
2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election results map by city council district.png
Results by city council district
Mayor before election

Leirion Gaylor Baird
Democratic

Elected mayor

Leirion Gaylor Baird
Democratic

The 2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election was held on May 2, 2023, to determine the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. It was preceded by a primary election on April 4 where the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advanced to the general election. Incumbent Democratic mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird ran for reelection to a second term in office, and was re-elected. The election was officially nonpartisan. [1]

Contents

Primary election

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)

Organizations

Suzanne Geist (R)

Federal officials

Statewide politicians

Organizations

Stan Parker (R)

U.S. representatives

Results

Lincoln mayoral primary results, April 4, 2023 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Leirion Gaylor Baird (inc.) 29,216 49.80%
Nonpartisan Suzanne Geist 19,377 33.03%
Nonpartisan Stan Parker10,07117.17%
Write-in 540.09%
Total votes58,664 100.00%

An additional 670 mailed ballots were received by the Election Commission in the days following the primary election, too late to be counted. [12]

General election

Candidates

Debate

HostDate & timeLink(s)Participants
Baird (D) Geist (R)
KLKN April 23, 2023 [13] PresentPresent

Endorsements

Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)

Organizations

Suzanne Geist (R)

Federal officials

Statewide politicians

Organizations

Individuals

Results

Lincoln mayoral general results, May 2, 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Leirion Gaylor Baird (inc.) 44,496 54.65%
Nonpartisan Suzanne Geist 36,72745.11%
Write-in 1920.24%
Turnout 81,58746.22%

Following the second hourly results pull, Leirion Gaylor Baird was declared the winner and Suzanne Geist conceded. [17] [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayoral election in Lincoln, Nebraska (2023)".
  2. ↑ "Gaylor-Baird Announces Re-election Bid".
  3. ↑ "State Sen. Suzanne Geist announces GOP bid for Lincoln mayor".
  4. 1 2 "Christian broadcaster Stan Parker announces run for Lincoln mayor". October 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gaylor Baird prepares to seek reelection as Lincoln's mayoral race starts to take shape".
  6. 1 2 Allison, Emily (February 23, 2023). "EMILYs List Endorses Leirion Gaylor Baird for Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska". EMILYs List Mailing List. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Sanderford, Aaron (March 16, 2023). "Lincoln Mayor Gaylor Baird endorsed by fire union". Nebraska Examiner . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Little, Amber; Shawver, Bryan (March 14, 2023). "Lincoln mayor candidate profile: Suzanne Geist". KOLN . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Dorn, Nolan (January 31, 2023). "Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen endorses Suzanne Geist for mayor". KLKN . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Sanderford, Aaron (January 26, 2023). "Lincoln Police Union endorses Geist for mayor". Nebraska Examiner. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Summary Results Report - Updated April 7th: OFFICIAL Final Results". Lancaster County Election Commissioner.
  12. ↑ Porter, Chase (April 17, 2023). "Vote Early Now: Lincoln's May 2nd General Election". KLIN - News/Talk 1400. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ "WATCH: Geist and Gaylor Baird face off in Lincoln mayoral debate". KLKN.
  14. ↑ "2023 Lincoln City Elections: General Election May 2". Nebraska Democrats. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. ↑ Ozaki, Andrew (April 3, 2023). "Incumbent Leirion Gaylor Baird, Suzanne Geist race for Lincoln mayor". YouTube . KETV ABC 7. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Summary Results Report - Monday, May 8th: City of Lincoln General Election OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS". Lancaster County Election Commissioner. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  17. ↑ Reist, Margaret. "Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird beats former state Sen. Suzanne Geist in contentious Lincoln race". JournalStar.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  18. ↑ Little, Amber (May 2, 2023). "Leirion Gaylor Baird re-elected Lincoln mayor". 10/11 Now. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

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