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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.
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Mark Gudgel, high school English teacher (Party preference: Democratic)
- Jasmine Harris, public health official (Party preference: Democratic)
- RJ Neary, real estate broker (Party preference: Democratic)
- Kimara Snipes, member of the Omaha school board (Party preference: Democratic)
- Jean Stothert, incumbent mayor (Party preference: Republican)
Failed to qualify
- Dawaune Hayes, founder and director of North Omaha Information Support Everyone(endorsed Harris, then Neary)
- Bill Queen, comedian (Party preference: Democratic)
Declined
- Jim Cavanaugh, Douglas County commissioner (Party preference: Democratic)
Debates
Host network | Date | Link(s) | Participants | |||||
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Mark Gudgel (D) | Jasmine Harris (D) | RJ Neary (D) | Kimara Snipes (D) | Jean Stothert (R) | Dawaune Hayes (D) | |||
Hungry Club Mayoral Candidate Forum | March 31, 2021 | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Ben Nelson, former U.S. Senator and former Governor of Nebraska
- Local officials
- Don Preister, Bellevue city councilor, former president of the Bellevue city council, and former state senator
- Individuals
- Ann Ashford, attorney, wife of former U.S. Representative Brad Ashford, and candidate for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 2020
- Kara Eastman, nonprofit executive and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 2018 and 2020
- Omaha Police Union
- Individuals
- Warren Buffett, investor, business tycoon, philanthropist, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and world's seventh-wealthiest person. (Democrat)
- Federal officials
- Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Senator and former Governor of Nebraska
- John Joseph Cavanaugh III, former U.S. representative for NE-02 (1977-1981)
- State officials
- Burke Harr, former state senator
- Local officials
- Mike Fahey, former mayor
- Jim Suttle, former mayor
- Garry Gernandt, former Omaha City Councillor
- Vinny Palermo, Omaha City Council
- Organizations
- Omaha Federation of Labor
- Omaha Labor Council
- Local officials
- Dawaune Hayes
- Individuals
- Steven Bonnell II, popular Twitch streamer, political commentator, YouTube personality, and Omaha native
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Stothert (incumbent) | 47,966 | 56.58 | |
Democratic | RJ Neary | 13,162 | 15.52 | |
Democratic | Jasmine Harris | 11,993 | 14.15 | |
Democratic | Kimara Snipes | 7,469 | 8.81 | |
Democratic | Mark Gudgel | 4,087 | 4.82 | |
Write-in | 106 | 0.13 | ||
Total votes | 84,783 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
- Jean Stothert, incumbent mayor (Republican)
- RJ Neary, real estate broker (Democratic)
Debate
Host | Date & Time | Link(s) | Participants | |
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Jean Stothert (R) | RJ Neary (D) | |||
KFAB | May 6, 2021 | Present | Present | |
Omaha by Design | May 4, 2021 | Present | Present | |
KETV | May 2, 2021 | Present | Present | |
KMTV | April 26, 2021 | Present | Present | |
WOWT | April 22, 2021 | Present | Present |
Endorsements
- U.S. Governors
- Dave Heineman, former Governor and former Lieutenant Governor
- Local officials
- Donald Kleine, Douglas County Attorney, and former sheriff
- Organization
- Omaha Police Union
- Omaha World-Herald
- Individual
- Warren Buffett, investor and fifth-richest man in the world (Democrat)
- U.S. Senators
- Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Senator and former Governor of Nebraska
- U.S. Representatives
- John Joseph Cavanaugh III, former U.S. representative for NE-02 (1977-1981)
- State Senator
- Burke Harr, former state senator
- Steve Lathrop, state senator
- County commission
- Mike Boyle, Douglas County Commissioner, former mayor
- Country Treasurer
- John Ewing, Douglas County Treasurer
- Local officials
- Ben Gray, Omaha City Council
- Chris Jerram, Omaha City Council
- Dawaune Hayes, founder and director of North Omaha Information Support Everyone
- Garry Gernandt, former Omaha City Councillor
- Jasmine Harris, public health official
- Jim Suttle, former mayor
- Mark Gudgel, high school English teacher
- Mike Fahey, former mayor
- Vinny Palermo, Omaha City Council
- Organizations
- Omaha Federation of Labor
- Omaha Labor Council
- Nebraska Democratic Party
- Individuals
- Jane Kleeb, Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Stothert (incumbent) | 62,646 | 64.37 | |
Democratic | RJ Neary | 33,822 | 34.75 | |
Write-in | 859 | 0.88 | ||
Total votes | 97,327 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Results by city council district
District | Jean Stothert Republican | RJ Neary Democratic | Write-ins | Total | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |