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Omaha Elections 2021

Omaha, NE
Omaha, NE

Primaries are April 6th, 2021. The top two candidates will head to the general election on May 11th, 2021.

General Election Ballot

The results of the 2021 primary elections have narrowed each district and the mayoral choices down to two, who will move onto the general election on May 11th.

MayorJean StothertRJ Neary
District 1Pete FestersenSarah Johnson
District 2Ben GrayJuanita Johnson
District 3Denny BegleyCammy Watkins
District 4Vinny PalmeroBecky Barrientos-Patlan
District 5Don RowePatrick Leahy
District 6Brinker HardingNaomi Hattaway
District 7Aimee MeltonSara Kohen

Mayor of Omaha

The Mayor of Omaha is elected every 4 years, the year after national presidential elections. This is officially a non-partisan position, but as always there are clearly party nominees.

Watch a two hour forum with all the candidates hosted by Culxr House on 01-23-2021 (except Mayor Stothert).

In 2021, the candidates are:

Mark Gudgel

https://gudgelformayor.com (Twitter, Facebook)

Interviews:

Jasmine Harris

https://www.voteforjasmine.com (Twitter, Facebook)

RJ Neary

https://www.nearyforomaha.com (Twitter)

Kimara Snipes

https://www.kimarasnipes.com (Twitter, Facebook)

Jean Stothert

Incumbent – seeking third term

https://jeanstothert.com (Twitter)

Omaha City Council

The Omaha City Council

(PDF) Here is a map of the Omaha City Council Districts

District 1

Candidates for Omaha City Council District 1, 2021

Paul Anderson

Unknown website. Mr. Anderson has previously run for City Council in District 1 but bowed out before the general election due to pressure stemming from some of his statements.

Pete Festersen, incumbent

http://www.petefestersen.com (Twitter, Facebook)

Mr. Festersen has held the seat since 2009 and is seeking his fourth term.

Interviews:

Endorsements

Sarah Johnson

https://www.sj4oma.com (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)

Interviews:

Tyeisha Kosmicki

https://kosmicki4council.com

Interviews:

District 2

Steven Abraham

Facebook

Interviews:

Ben Gray, incumbent

https://vote4bengray.com (Facebook)

Interviews:

Endorsements:

Juanita Johnson

https://www.votejuanita.com (Facebook)

Jonathan Lathan

https://www.lathanfor2021.com

David Mitchell

https://votedavidmitchell.com (Facebook)

Cornelius Williams

Facebook

Interviews:

District 3 – open seat

Chris Jerram, the incumbent council person for district 3 is not seeking reelection

Gilbert Ayala

unknown website. Mr. Ayala has run for several seats representing the Omaha metro including State Legislature. He is again asking for support in 2021 for City Council District 3. This earlier video from KETV gives you an introduction to his stance.

Jen Bauer

https://votejenbauer.com

Interviews:

Danny Begley

https://www.dannybegley.com (Facebook)

Endorsements

Cammy Watkins

https://www.cammy4council.com

Interviews:

District 4

Becky Barrientos-Patlan

unknown website

Ben Cass

https://bencassforomaha.com (Facebook)

Interviews:

Sarah Smolen

https://www.smolen4omaha.com (Twitter, Facebook)

Vinny Palermo, incumbent

https://vinnypalermo.com (Twitter protected tweets)

District 5

Colleen Brennan

https://www.colleenbrennanforomaha.com (Twitter)

Incumbent

Kate Gotsdiner

https://kategotsdinerforomaha.com (Twitter, Facebook)

Patrick Leahy

https://leahy4citycouncil.com

Kathleen Kauth

https://www.kauthforcouncil.com (Twitter)

Interviews:

Jeff Moore

https://www.mooreforomaha.com (Twitter)

Don Rowe

https://www.donroweomaha.com (Twitter)

Destiny Stark

Twitter

District 6

Brinker Harding

https://brinkerharding.com (Twitter, Facebook)

Incumbent

Naomi Hattaway

https://www.naomiforcitycouncil.com (Twitter)

Interviews:

District 7

Aimee Melton

https://meltonforomaha.com (Twitter)

Incumbent

Sara Kohen

https://saraforomaha.com (Twitter)

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