Democrat John Ewing defeated incumbent Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert in a victory that the Democrat Party is describing as an indictment against the Trump administration and the GOP.
Ewing, who is currently the treasurer of Douglas County, will make history by becoming the first Black mayor of Nebraska’s largest city, while Stothert was unseated after a third term.
“I called John Ewing and I congratulated him. John Ewing is inheriting tonight a great city, and we leave a strong foundation for the city that we all love. We are proud, are grateful and we are hopeful,” Stothert said in her concession speech.
The race between Stothert and Ewing primarily revolved around local issues like street repairs and garbage service, but in the final stretch the campaign shifted to focus on more national, hot-button issues such as President Donald Trump’s administration and transgender rights.
Although the mayor’s office is nonpartisan, the candidates made it clear to voters that Stothert is a Republican and Ewing is a Democrat.
Fox News noted that one Stothert TV ad said, “Ewing stands with radicals who want to allow boys in girls’ sports,” according to the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, Ewing aired ads that connect Stothert to the Trump administration, showing the mayor on a split screen with Trump and saying “Let’s say no to the chaos and elect a mayor who will actually get things done.”
In the latest results from WOWT, Ewing led Stothert in the vote count, 48,693 to 37,758 — marking a significant 20-point swing toward Democrats in a city of 500,000 that has not elected a Democratic mayor since 2013.
The Democratic Party said with Ewing’s win, “Democrats further extend a significant streak of overperformances and victories in elections in 2025.
“After tonight, vulnerable House Republicans like Don Bacon are on notice,” added DNC Chair Ken Martin. “Voters are sick of cowardly Republicans willing to bend the knee to Trump at their expense. They want true leaders who will govern on behalf of working families and not billionaire donors, which is why Democrats like John Ewing Jr. are winning elections up and down the ballot.”
This upset is particularly notable given Omaha’s political history, where Republicans have traditionally dominated mayoral elections. The victory signals a shift in voter sentiment — possibly driven by controversial elements of the Trump administration’s agenda, perceived economic uncertainty, and energized Democratic opposition to President Trump.
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So the Omahans and the Nebraskans decided to wreck their state too just like Colorado in 2018.Congratulation s on becoming a Commie run entity
It was the same ig’nate Iowa farmers that helped Obama win the 2008 Democrat Primary. Not impressed with Iowa voters