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.
Mayor | Jean Stothert | RJ Neary |
District 1 | Pete Festersen | Sarah Johnson |
District 2 | Ben Gray | Juanita Johnson |
District 3 | Denny Begley | Cammy Watkins |
District 4 | Vinny Palmero | Becky Barrientos-Patlan |
District 5 | Don Rowe | Patrick Leahy |
District 6 | Brinker Harding | Naomi Hattaway |
District 7 | Aimee Melton | Sara 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
(PDF) Here is a map of the Omaha City Council Districts
District 1
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
Interviews:
District 2
Steven Abraham
Interviews:
Ben Gray, incumbent
https://vote4bengray.com (Facebook)
Interviews:
Endorsements:
Juanita Johnson
https://www.votejuanita.com (Facebook)
Jonathan Lathan
David Mitchell
https://votedavidmitchell.com (Facebook)
Cornelius Williams
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
Interviews:
Danny Begley
https://www.dannybegley.com (Facebook)
Endorsements
Cammy Watkins
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
Kathleen Kauth
https://www.kauthforcouncil.com (Twitter)
Interviews:
Jeff Moore
https://www.mooreforomaha.com (Twitter)
Don Rowe
https://www.donroweomaha.com (Twitter)
Destiny Stark
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