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2021 Omaha mayoral election

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2021 Omaha mayoral election

The 2021 Omaha mayoral election was held in 2021. Incumbent Republican mayor Jean Stothert was re-elected to a third term in office. Stothert is the first person elected to a third consecutive term as mayor of Omaha in the modern era. The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position. A blanket primary was held on April 6, 2021. 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.

Infobox

Turnout
32.7%
Candidate
Jean Stothert
Popular vote
62,646
Percentage
64.76%

Tables

2021 Omaha mayoral primary debate · Primary election › Debates and forums
Key: P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Key: P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
No.
Key: P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Stothert
Stothert
No.
Stothert
Date
Neary
Host
Harris
Moderator
Snipes
Link
Gudgel
Republican
Hayes
1
1
No.
1
Date
March 31, 2021
Host
Big Mama'sBlack Men United
Moderator
N/A
Link
Facebook
Republican
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
A
Democratic
A
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Republican
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Stothert
Neary
Harris
Snipes
Gudgel
Hayes
1
March 31, 2021
Big Mama'sBlack Men United
N/A
Facebook
P
P
P
P
A
A
2021 Omaha mayoral primary election results[22] · Primary election › Results
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
Candidate
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
Candidate
47,976
Votes
56.86%
RJ Neary
RJ Neary
Candidate
RJ Neary
Candidate
13,166
Votes
15.36%
Jasmine Harris
Jasmine Harris
Candidate
Jasmine Harris
Candidate
12,002
Votes
14.06%
Kimara Snipes
Kimara Snipes
Candidate
Kimara Snipes
Candidate
7,472
Votes
8.76%
Mark Gudgel
Mark Gudgel
Candidate
Mark Gudgel
Candidate
4,087
Votes
4.80%
Write-in
Write-in
Candidate
Write-in
Candidate
106
Votes
0.12%
Total votes
Total votes
Candidate
Total votes
Candidate
84,809
Votes
100.00%
Candidate
Votes
%
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
47,976
56.86%
RJ Neary
13,166
15.36%
Jasmine Harris
12,002
14.06%
Kimara Snipes
7,472
8.76%
Mark Gudgel
4,087
4.80%
Write-in
106
0.12%
Total votes
84,809
100.00%
2021 Omaha mayoral general debates and forums · General election › Debate and forums
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
No.
P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Stothert
Stothert
No.
Stothert
Date
Neary
1
1
No.
1
Date
April 22, 2021
Host
WOWT
Moderator
Brian Mastre
Link
Facebook
Participants
P
Participants
P
2
2
No.
2
Date
April 26, 2021
Host
KMTV
Moderator
Jon Kipper
Link
Facebook
Participants
P
Participants
P
3
3
No.
3
Date
May 2, 2021
Host
KETV
Moderator
Rob McCartney
Link
KETV
Participants
P
Participants
P
4
4
No.
4
Date
May 4, 2021
Host
Omaha by Design
Moderator
N/A
Link
Facebook
Participants
P
Participants
P
5
5
No.
5
Date
May 6, 2021
Host
KFAB
Moderator
N/A
Link
Facebook
Participants
P
Participants
P
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Participants
P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn
Stothert
Neary
1
April 22, 2021
WOWT
Brian Mastre
Facebook
P
P
2
April 26, 2021
KMTV
Jon Kipper
Facebook
P
P
3
May 2, 2021
KETV
Rob McCartney
KETV
P
P
4
May 4, 2021
Omaha by Design
N/A
Facebook
P
P
5
May 6, 2021
KFAB
N/A
Facebook
P
P
· General election › Endorsements › Fundraising
Candidate (party)
Candidate (party)
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Candidate (party)
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Total receipts
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Total disbursements
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Cash on hand
Jean Stothert (R)
Jean Stothert (R)
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Jean Stothert (R)
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
$1,129,681
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
$1,535,900
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
$406,219
RJ Neary (D)
RJ Neary (D)
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
RJ Neary (D)
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
$675,381
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
$728,668
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
$53,287
Source: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Source: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Source: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021
Candidate (party)
Total receipts
Total disbursements
Cash on hand
Jean Stothert (R)
$1,129,681
$1,535,900
$406,219
RJ Neary (D)
$675,381
$728,668
$53,287
Source: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
2021 Omaha mayoral general election results[39] · General election › Results
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
Candidate
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
Candidate
62,646
Votes
64.76%
RJ Neary
RJ Neary
Candidate
RJ Neary
Candidate
33,822
Votes
34.14%
Write-in
Write-in
Candidate
Write-in
Candidate
859
Votes
0.90%
Total votes
Total votes
Candidate
Total votes
Candidate
97,327
Votes
100.00%
Candidate
Votes
%
Jean Stothert (incumbent)
62,646
64.76%
RJ Neary
33,822
34.14%
Write-in
859
0.90%
Total votes
97,327
100.00%
Results by City Council district[40] · General election › Results
#
#
District
#
Jean StothertRepublican
%
Jean StothertRepublican
#
RJ NearyDemocratic
%
RJ NearyDemocratic
#
Write-ins
%
1
1
District
1
Jean StothertRepublican
8,538
Jean StothertRepublican
56.36%
RJ NearyDemocratic
6,424
RJ NearyDemocratic
42.41%
Write-ins
186
Write-ins
1.23%
Total
15,148
2
2
District
2
Jean StothertRepublican
3,101
Jean StothertRepublican
40.51%
RJ NearyDemocratic
4,433
RJ NearyDemocratic
57.92%
Write-ins
120
Write-ins
1.57%
Total
7,654
3
3
District
3
Jean StothertRepublican
6,345
Jean StothertRepublican
48.72%
RJ NearyDemocratic
6,425
RJ NearyDemocratic
49.34%
Write-ins
253
Write-ins
1.94%
Total
13,023
4
4
District
4
Jean StothertRepublican
4,563
Jean StothertRepublican
64.13%
RJ NearyDemocratic
2,485
RJ NearyDemocratic
34.93%
Write-ins
67
Write-ins
0.94%
Total
7,115
5
5
District
5
Jean StothertRepublican
12,195
Jean StothertRepublican
75.23%
RJ NearyDemocratic
3,959
RJ NearyDemocratic
24.42%
Write-ins
56
Write-ins
0.35%
Total
16,210
6
6
District
6
Jean StothertRepublican
15,389
Jean StothertRepublican
74.96%
RJ NearyDemocratic
5,058
RJ NearyDemocratic
24.64%
Write-ins
83
Write-ins
0.40%
Total
20,530
7
7
District
7
Jean StothertRepublican
12,515
Jean StothertRepublican
70.92%
RJ NearyDemocratic
5,038
RJ NearyDemocratic
28.55%
Write-ins
94
Write-ins
0.53%
Total
17,647
District
Jean StothertRepublican
RJ NearyDemocratic
Write-ins
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
1
8,538
56.36%
6,424
42.41%
186
1.23%
15,148
2
3,101
40.51%
4,433
57.92%
120
1.57%
7,654
3
6,345
48.72%
6,425
49.34%
253
1.94%
13,023
4
4,563
64.13%
2,485
34.93%
67
0.94%
7,115
5
12,195
75.23%
3,959
24.42%
56
0.35%
16,210
6
15,389
74.96%
5,058
24.64%
83
0.40%
20,530
7
12,515
70.92%
5,038
28.55%
94
0.53%
17,647

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