2021 Omaha mayoral election

2021 Omaha mayoral election

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Candidate Jean Stothert RJ Neary
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 62,646 33,822
Percentage 64.37% 34.75%


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]

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.

  1. ^ "Harris announces mayoral bid to challenge Stothert in 2021". KMTV. October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Bandur, Michelle (May 13, 2021). "'It definitely was historic,' Mayor Jean Stothert celebrates unprecedented third consecutive term in office". KETV. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Local teacher running for Omaha mayor". KETV. September 29, 2020.