Stothert (R), Ewing (D) advance in Omaha mayor's primary race
OMAHA — Incumbent Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing easily advanced Tuesday to next month’s general election for mayor.
Despite outspending Ewing by hundreds of thousands of dollars, former State Sen. Mike McDonnell (R) finished a distant third after angering key parts of both major political parties.
The Nebraska Democratic Party censured the then-Democrat last year for casting the critical vote to pass new restrictions on abortion and transgender health care. He also angered the right by withholding his vote for shifting Nebraska to winner-take-all in presidential elections after joining the Nebraska Republican Party.
McDonnell, who ran for mayor as a Republican, has been highly critical of the incumbent GOP mayor, attempting as a longtime union leader to outflank her on the right.
Community activist Jasmine Harris finished fourth after pledging to focus on public safety through investing more in community-based programs. Terry Brewer, the founding pastor of New Covenant Church of God in Christ in North Omaha, finished fifth in the primary election.
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/01/stothert-ewing-advance-in-omaha-mayors-primary-race/