Democrat John Ewing has unseated Republican incumbent Jean Stothert in Omaha’s 2025 mayoral election, marking a significant political shift in Nebraska’s largest city.
Ewing secured 55.5% of the vote (45,336 votes) compared to Stothert’s 44.5% (36,307 votes), according to official results.
Ewing’s victory ends Stothert’s 12-year tenure and makes him the first Black mayor in Omaha’s history.
Outgoing Mayor Jean Stothert announced that she had called John Ewing to concede the race, according to KETV.
“I called John Ewing and I congratulated him,” Stothert said. “John Ewing is inheriting tonight a great city, and we leave a strong foundation for the city that we love. We are grateful and we are hopeful.”
Governor Jim Pillen attributed Stothert’s loss to insufficient Republican voter turnout.
Speaking at Stothert’s campaign event, he remarked that her re-election should have been a “slam-dunk” and emphasized that GOP voters, particularly in West Omaha, “just didn’t get the vote out”.
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The recent defeat of Republican incumbent Jean Stothert by Democrat John Ewing in Omaha’s mayoral race is part of a broader pattern of Republican electoral setbacks.
The 2025 election cycle has seen a notable series of Republican losses in key local and state races. These defeats were often in traditionally Republican strongholds. Stolen or not, one thing is clear: Republicans must turn out in overwhelming numbers. Make it too big to rig.
Here are the Republican losses to date:
- Beaumont, Texas: Longtime Republican City Councilman Mike Getz lost his seat to newcomer Joey Hilliard.
- Suburban Illinois: Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, both Republicans, lost their re-election bids.
- Norman, Oklahoma: Republican Mayor Larry Heikkila lost re-election to Democrat Stephen Tyler Holman, resulting in a Democratic gain in a traditionally conservative area.
- Rock Island, Illinois: Republican Mayor Mike Thoms lost re-election to Democrat Ashley Harris.
- Iowa Senate District 35: Katie Whittington (R) lost to Mike Zimmer (D) in the Iowa special election, flipping a Republican-held seat.
- Pennsylvania Senate District 36: Josh Parsons (R) lost to James Andrew Malone (D) in the Pennsylvania State Senate special election, an upset in a historically Republican district.
- Minnesota House District 40B: Republican Paul Wikstrom was defeated by Democrat David Gottfried in a special election, with Gottfried securing over 70% of the vote. This result reversed a temporary Republican majority in the Minnesota House.
- North Carolina Supreme Court: Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded to Democrat Allison Riggs after a prolonged legal battle over ballot eligibility. Riggs secured victory by 734 votes.
- Wisconsin Supreme Court: Conservative candidate Brad Schimel lost by 10 points in the 2025 state Supreme Court race. The state GOP is conducting a review ahead of the 2026 election.
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