2025 Omaha mayoral election

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2025 Omaha mayoral election
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  2021 May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)2029 
 
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Mayor before election

Jean Stothert
Republican

Elected mayor

TBD

The 2025 Omaha mayoral election will take place on May 15, 2025. The Republican incumbent mayor is Jean Stothert. [1] The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position and a blanket primary will be held on April 1, 2025. The top two finishers in the primary will move on to the general election which will be held on May 13, 2025. Stothert will be running for a record fourth term as Omaha mayor. [2]

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Background

Incumbent Republican mayor Jean Stothert, was re-elected Mayor of Omaha after defeating RJ Neary by a margin of 29.62% in 2021. The last time a Democrat was elected mayor was Jim Suttle in 2009.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Declined

Endorsements

Jean Stothert (R)
U.S. Governors

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References

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  2. Brown, John (26 March 2024). "Mayor Jean Stothert announces she's running for a fourth term". KMTV-TV . Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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