Election Name: | 2017 Omaha mayoral election |
Country: | Nebraska |
Flag Image: | Flag of Omaha, Nebraska.svg |
Type: | Mayor |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2013 Omaha mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2013 |
Next Election: | 2021 Omaha mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Image1: | File:Jean Stothert Nov 2013 (1).JPG |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 51,413 |
Percentage1: | 53.23% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 44,977 |
Percentage2: | 46.56% |
Map Size: | 330px |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Jean Stothert |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jean Stothert |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Candidate1: | Jean Stothert |
Candidate2: | Heath Mello |
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.
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 |