Results: 2025 City of Omaha general election for mayor and city council

Voters have cast their ballots for the candidates in Omaha’s mayor and City Council races in Tuesday’s general election. An automatic recount is triggered when the difference between two candidates is less than 1% of the total votes received by the front-runner. A recount is held after the election results are certified as official.
What time do Omaha voters vote in a general election?

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha residents are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the city’s General Election. The mayor’s race is on the ballot, with Incumbent Jean Stothert and challenger John Ewing, as well as seven city council seats. Polls are set to be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday for in-person voting.

Will Omaha reelect its first black mayor?

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Voters in Omaha will make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor.

Will Omaha’s 2025 mayor race be a tight race?

The race has certainly remained in the spotlight, but in the final weeks of the 2025 race for Omaha mayor, there’s been a national politics and culture war twist. University of Nebraska Omaha political science professor Randall Adkins says the mailers, ads, and strong efforts on the campaign trail show the campaigns believe it will be a tight race.

Which precinct voted the most in Omaha primary?

Precinct 01-27, voting at Omaha Community Playhouse The precinct voting at the Omaha Community Playhouse cast the most votes in the primary. It also finished in a tie between Stothert and Ewing. In private, one voter said they voted for Stothert, but wasn’t thrilled about the options.

Do Democrats have a chance of winning Nebraska elections?

Omaha is among the few spots in conservative Nebraska where Democrats have a reasonable chance of winning elected offices. Despite a focus on bread-and-butter issues like city services, the candidates have issued more partisan messages as the election neared.

Is Omaha a city on a hot streak?

In campaigning for a fourth term, Stothert has portrayed Omaha as a city on a hot streak with a revitalized riverfront, plans moving ahead on a streetcar line and progress repairing city streets. “I have plans and can talk about them, and they are working,” Stothert told the Omaha World-Herald.