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: Libertarian)
Declined Jim Cavanaugh, Douglas County commissioner (Party preference: Democratic)
Debates and forums + 2021 Omaha mayoral primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Stothert Neary Harris Snipes Gudgel Hayes1 March 31, 2021 Big Mama'sBlack Men United N/A Facebook
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Results
General election Candidates Jean Stothert, incumbent mayor (Republican) RJ Neary, real estate broker (Democratic)
Debate and forums +2021 Omaha mayoral general debates and forumsDateHostModeratorLinkParticipants Participant Absent Non-invitee Invitee WithdrawnStothertNeary1April 22, 2021WOWTBrian MastreFacebookFacebook 2April 26, 2021KMTVJon KipperFacebookFacebook 3May 2, 2021KETVRob McCartneyKETVKETV 4May 4, 2021Omaha by DesignN/A Facebook 5May 6, 2021KFABN/A Facebook
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of April 26, 2021Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on handJean Stothert (R)$1,129,681$1,535,900$406,219RJ Neary (D)$675,381$728,668$53,287Source: Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Results
+ Results by City Council districtDistrictJean StothertRepublicanRJ NearyDemocraticWrite-insTotal # % # % # %18,53856.36%6,42442.41%1861.23%15,14823,10140.51%4,43357.92%1201.57%7,65436,34548.72%6,42549.34%2531.94%13,02344,56364.13%2,48534.93%670.94%7,115512,19575.23%3,95924.42%560.35%16,210615,38974.96%5,05824.64%830.40%20,530712,51570.92%5,03828.55%940.53%17,647
References
External links Official websites for mayoral candidates RJ Neary (D) for Mayor Jean Stothert (R) for Mayor