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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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leirion Gaylor Baird (incumbent) | 29,216 | 49.80% | |
Republican | Suzanne Geist | 19,377 | 33.03% | |
Republican | Stan Parker | 10,071 | 17.17% | |
Total votes | 58,664 | 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]
Host | Date & time | Link(s) | Participants | |
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Leirion Gaylor Baird (D) | Suzanne Geist (R) | |||
KLKN | April 23, 2023 | [13] | Present | Present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leirion Gaylor Baird (incumbent) | 44,496 | 54.65% | |
Republican | Suzanne Geist | 36,727 | 45.11% | |
Write-in | 192 | 0.24% | ||
Turnout | 81,587 | 46.22% | ||
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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