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Tag: Omaha Mayor’s Race

What Went Wrong with the Stothert Campaign?
Jean Stothert speaks with campaign staff before a debate in April 2025.
Omaha

What Went Wrong with the Stothert Campaign?

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

It was a beautiful, cool evening when I attended an Inauguration Reception for the newly-reelected Republican members of the Omaha City Council, Aimee Melton, Brinker

Brinker Harding: Democrats target city council seats in voter turnout ploy
Brinker Harding, Omaha city council member for District 6.
Elections

Brinker Harding: Democrats target city council seats in voter turnout ploy

May 15, 2025June 16, 2025

Omaha Republicans are still reeling after losing the mayor’s race on Tuesday. Many of them, including Gov. Pillen, blamed low voter turnout as a factor.

Jean Stothert and the Problems of a Fractured Party
Mayor Jean Stothert delivers an election-night concession speech on stage with Gov. Jim Pillen, city council members Brinker Harding, Don Rowe, and Aimee Melton, former Gov. Dave Heineman, and others.
Elections

Jean Stothert and the Problems of a Fractured Party

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Tuesday night was bad for Omaha Republicans. Jean Stothert, who made history as both the first woman elected mayor of Omaha and the first mayor

Stothert and Ewing debate at Omaha by Design Mayoral Forum
Jean Stothert and John Ewing speak at the Omaha by Design Mayoral Forum as David Levy, Omaha by Design board of directors president, moderates.
Elections

Stothert and Ewing debate at Omaha by Design Mayoral Forum

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Omaha’s mayoral candidates have been busy as the general election approaches. They appeared on KETV for a debate on Sunday evening followed by two debates

Unity in a Fractured Party: Lessons from the Omaha’s Mayoral Race
Mayor Jean Stothert speaks to guests at the Douglas County Republican Party meeting on Tuesday.
Elections

Unity in a Fractured Party: Lessons from the Omaha’s Mayoral Race

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

On Tuesday evening, Mayor Jean Stothert made a rare appearance at the monthly meeting of the Douglas County Republican Party (DCRP), where she asked for

Jean Stothert and John Ewing Face Off at Debate with Free Speech Society
John Ewing and Jean Stothert met for a debate on Saturday morning, their second since the primary election on April 1.
Elections

Jean Stothert and John Ewing Face Off at Debate with Free Speech Society

April 19, 2025April 21, 2025

Omaha mayoral candidates Jean Stothert and John Ewing met at the Free Speech Society in Omaha on Saturday morning for a debate, the second since

Where do McDonnell’s supporters go from here?
Mike McDonnell after his election night concession speech on Tuesday.
Elections

Where do McDonnell’s supporters go from here?

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

When Mike McDonnell kicked off his mayoral campaign back in November, I asked him whether he would support Jean Stothert if it were a choice

The Strange Bedfellows of the Omaha Mayor’s Race
Mike McDonnell speaks to guests at the Douglas County Republican Party meeting in March.
Elections

The Strange Bedfellows of the Omaha Mayor’s Race

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

There is a political realignment going on in the Republican Party, one that has two very different Republicans running against each other in Omaha’s mayor’s

Mayor Stothert and a Hidden Microphone
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert speaks to guests with the River City Republicans.
Elections

Mayor Stothert and a Hidden Microphone

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Jean Stothert has a long track record as the Mayor of Omaha. After defeating Jim Suttle in 2013, she has served an unprecedented three terms

Mike McDonnell runs for Mayor
Mike McDonnell announces his campaign for Mayor on stage with family members at the Omaha Firefighters Union Hall.
Elections

Mike McDonnell runs for Mayor

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Acknowledging the worst-kept secret in Omaha, former fire chief and state senator Mike McDonnell finally made it official on Thursday night — he’s running for

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