2017 Omaha mayoral election
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
 
Candidate Jean Stothert Heath Mello
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 51,413 44,977
Percentage 53.23% 46.56%
Results by city council district:
Mayor before election

Jean Stothert
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Jean Stothert
Republican

Stothert celebrating her victory

The 2017 Omaha mayoral election was held on May 9, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Jean Stothert won re-election to a second term in office.

The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position. A blanket primary was held on April 4, 2017. The top two finishers in the primary, Jean Stothert and Heath Mello, moved on to the general election.

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

  • Christopher N. Geary (Voter registration: Independent)
  • Heath Mello, former State Senator (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Ean Mikale (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Taylor Royal (Voter registration: Republican)
  • Jean Stothert, incumbent Mayor (Voter registration: Republican)
Omaha mayoral primary results, April 4, 2017[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Stothert (incumbent) 25,501 43.71%
Democratic Heath Mello 24,155 41.40%
Republican Taylor Royal 6,289 10.78%
Democratic Ean Mikale 1,781 3.05%
Nonpartisan Christopher N. Geary 547 0.94%
Nonpartisan Write-in 67 0.11%
Total votes 58,784 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Omaha mayoral election results, May 9, 2017[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Stothert (incumbent) 51,413 53.23%
Democratic Heath Mello 44,977 46.56%
Write-in 203 0.21%
Total votes 96,593 100.00%
Republican hold

Results by city council district

District Jean Stothert
Republican		 Heath Mello
Democratic		 Total
#  % #  %
1 7,386 46.86% 8,375 53.13% 15,751
2 2,388 28.59% 4,433 71.40% 8,352
3 5,209 38.63% 8,275 61.36% 13,484
4 4,122 49.17% 4,261 50.82% 8,383
5 10,312 65.23% 5,495 34.76% 15,807
6 12,609 65.31% 6,696 34.68% 19,305
7 9,387 61.36% 5,911 38.63% 15,298

[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Primary Election Official Results". Douglas County Election Commission. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 General Election Unofficial Results". Douglas County Election Commission. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2017 mayoral voting results map". Omaha World-herald. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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