Omaha poised to have first Black leader after mayor concedes race
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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.
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. Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor. The winner will lead Nebraska’s largest city, which makes up nearly a quarter of the state’s population. The race between Mayor Jean Stothert and challenger John Ewing primarily revolved around local issues like street repairs and garbage service, but in the final stretch, the campaign touched on more national, hot-button issues such as President Donald Trump’s administration and transgender rights. Stothert was trailing by nearly 11,000 votes in unofficial results late Tuesday night. At her election night event, Stothert said she called Ewing and conceded in the race, according to CNN-affiliate 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.” In campaigning for a fourth term, Stothert has portrayed Omaha as a city on a hot streak with a revitalized riverfront, plans moving ahead on a streetcar line and progress repairing city streets.
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