2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election

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2023 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election
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  2019 May 2, 20232027 
Turnout46.22%
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Nominee Leirion Gaylor Baird Suzanne Geist
Party Democratic Republican
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)
Suzanne Geist (R)
Federal officials
Statewide politicians
Organizations
Stan Parker (R)
U.S. Representatives

Results

Lincoln mayoral primary results, April 4, 2023 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leirion Gaylor Baird (incumbent) 29,216 49.80%
Republican Suzanne Geist 19,377 33.03%
Republican Stan Parker10,07117.17%
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
Leirion Gaylor Baird (D) Suzanne Geist (R)
KLKN April 23, 2023 [13] PresentPresent

Endorsements

Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)
Organizations
Suzanne Geist (R)
Federal officials
Statewide politicians
Organizations
Individual

Results

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

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

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