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Omaha poised to have 1st Black leader

Omaha elects first Black mayor, ousting Republican leadership of Nebraska's largest city

The Democrat's win over the city's three-term Republican mayor touched on national hot-button issues, a possible bellweather for the 2026 midterms.

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Omaha poised to have first Black leader after mayor concedes race

Omaha’s first female mayor has conceded the city’s mayoral race to a man who is poised to become the community’s first Black mayor.

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John Ewing Jr. wins Omaha election; becomes city's first Black mayor

For the first time in city history, a Black man has been elected of Omaha, Neb. as Democrat Treasurer John Ewing Jr. defeated incumbent Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert Wednesday night.

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GOP Fears Omaha’s First Black Mayor Is Start of a Democratic Wave

An Omaha, Nebraska mayoral candidate made history on Tuesday as he clinched victory over a longtime Republican incumbent in a ...

Two years in, Mayor Brandon Johnson admits he's made some missteps, gaffes

As Brandon Johnson approaches the midpoint of his term as Chicago mayor, he confronts a reality that he readily acknowledges.

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Democrats pull off an upset in Nebraska, electing Omaha’s first Black mayor

John Ewing Jr. was elected Omaha’s first Black mayor on Tuesday, defeating the city’s three-term Republican mayor, Jean Stothert, in a race where Democrats sought to tie her to President ...

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Omaha decides between electing its first Black mayor or reelecting its first female one

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Voters in Omaha will make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor.

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