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.

Longtime Mayor Jean Stothert has conceded and congratulated John Ewing on his historic election as Omaha’s next mayor.

Voters in Omaha, Nebraska, have ousted three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert after she blanketed airwaves with anti-trans attacks during her recent bid for reelection.

Century-old state laws require Lincoln and Omaha to hold off-cycle elections. An unlikely coalition wants to change that — reigniting a decades-old debate.

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.

Douglas County, Neb., Treasurer John Ewing Jr. (D) has ousted incumbent Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert in the latest victory for Democrats during President Trump’s second term, Decision Desk

Lawmakers rejected a last-minute amendment Thursday to keep Lincoln city elections in off years, rather than allowing city officials to tie them to statewide elections.

John Ewing, the treasurer of Douglas County, Nebraska, is set to become Omaha’s first Black mayor after his opponent conceded in Tuesday’s mayoral election.

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 police for Omaha, defeated Republican Mayor Jean Stothert, who was vying for a fourth term. Ewing will become Omaha's first black mayor.

Speaking from the podium at Mayor Jean Stothert’s campaign party on Tuesday night, Gov. Jim Pillen told Republicans that they “just didn’t get the vote out.”

Omaha's first female mayor has conceded the race for mayor to a man who will likely become its first Black mayor.