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Voters Reject Republican Who Embraced Anti-Trans Attacks In Nebraska Mayoral Race
Voters in Omaha, Nebraska, have ousted three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert after she blanketed airwaves with anti-trans ...
Election 2025: What Ewing’s mayoral win in Omaha could mean for Nebraska
John Ewing is making history as Omaha’s first elected Black mayor. Experts believe that outcome was influenced a lot by Nebraska’s “blue dot.” ...
Day after election loss, Omaha mayor Jean Stothert talks legacy and 'no regrets'
Jean Stothert reiterated during a meeting with media that she is leaving her successor, John Ewing, a city with a strong ...
Looking back at Jean Stothert's three-term tenure as Omaha's mayor
During her tenure, Jean Stothert, Omaha's first female mayor, emphasized development in the urban core, including a move that ...
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GOP mayor in deep red state loses re-election after closing campaign with unhinged anti-trans attacks
While deep red Nebraska has its own trans sports ban moving through the legislature, the Omaha mayor’s race was about city ...
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert talks to the media the day after losing election
May 14, 2025 Updated 4 mins ago 0 Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert talks to the media the day after losing election Get ...
How did low voter turnout impact Omaha's mayoral race?
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said at the Republican watch party that Mayor Jean Stothert should've won in a "slam dunk," but not ...
Democrat Ousts Republican in Election Upset
The three-term Republican mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, was ousted by a Democrat in an election upset on Tuesday night. Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing Jr., a Democrat and former deputy chief of ...