2017 Omaha mayoral election

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

2017 Omaha mayoral election

May 9, 2017

Candidate Jean Stothert Heath Mello Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 51,413 44,977 Percentage 53.23% 46.56%

Mayor before election Jean Stothert Republican Elected Mayor Jean Stothert Republican

Stothert celebrating her victory

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	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

• Heath Mello, former State Legislator
• Jean Stothert, incumbent Mayor

Omaha mayoral election results, May 9, 2017[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Stothert	51,413	53.23%
	Democratic	Heath Mello	44,977	46.56%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	203	0.21%
Total votes			96,593	100.00%

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.