2013 Omaha mayoral election

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Nominee	Jean Stothert	Jim Suttle
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	47,953	35,346
Percentage	57.32%	42.25%

Results by city council district:

Stothert:

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

Suttle:

50–60%

70–80%

Mayor before election

Jim Suttle
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Jean Stothert
Republican

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The 2013 Omaha mayoral election took place on May 14, 2013. Incumbent Mayor Jim Suttle sought a second term in office.^[1]

The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position. A blanket primary was held on April 2, 2013. The top two finishers in the primary, Suttle and City Councilwoman Jean Stothert, moved on to the general election. In the general election, Stothert defeated Suttle and became Omaha's first female mayor.

Primary election

Candidates

Brad Ashford, State Senator^[2] (Voter registration: Independent)
Maura DeLuca, factory worker and 2012 vice presidential nominee of the Socialist Workers Party^[3]^[4] (Voter registration: Socialist Workers)
Dave Nabity, businessman^[5] (Voter registration: Republican)
Jean Stothert, City Councilwoman^[6] (Voter registration: Republican)
Mort Sullivan, perennial candidate^[4]
Jim Suttle, incumbent Mayor^[1] (Voter registration: Democratic)
Dan Welch, former City Councilman^[6] (Voter registration: Republican)

Results

Omaha mayoral primary results, April 2, 2013^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Stothert	18,870	32.20
	Democratic	Jim Suttle (incumbent)	14,309	24.41
	Republican	Dave Nabity	10,204	17.41
	Nonpartisan	Brad Ashford	7,745	13.21
	Republican	Dan Welch	7,083	12.08
	Socialist Workers	Maura DeLuca	195	0.33
	Nonpartisan	Mort Sullivan	153	0.26
	Write-in		52	0.09
Total votes			58,611	100

General election

Candidates

Jean Stothert, City Councilwoman
Jim Suttle, incumbent Mayor

Results

Omaha mayoral election results, May 14, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Stothert	47,953	57.32
	Democratic	Jim Suttle (incumbent)	35,346	42.25
Total votes			87,347	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ ^a ^b Perez, Jr., Juan (June 13, 2012). "Suttle tenacious about another win". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ Hammel, Paul; Perez, Jr., Juan (June 6, 2012). "Ashford to run for Omaha mayor". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ Tysver, Robynn (April 1, 2013). "Mayoral candidate Maura DeLuca rises in Socialist Party". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Pazera, Justin (March 31, 2013). "Two Mayoral Candidates You May Not Know". KMTV-TV. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ Tysver, Robynn (June 23, 2012). "Nabity will join mayor's race". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Perez, Jr., Juan (June 28, 2012). "Stothert, Welch join Omaha mayor's race". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ "2013 Primary Election Unofficial Results". Douglas County Election Commission. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.

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