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Douglas County officials updated vote totals from Tuesday’s city election on Friday, widening John Ewing’s historic win in the mayor’s race.
The race for the mayor's seat surrounded local Omaha issues like street repairs and affordable housing, which Ewing said ...
Omaha Mayor-elect John Ewing grew his lead over incumbent Mayor Jean Stothert in the latest round of unofficial results released by the Douglas County Election Commission on Friday.
Omaha's next mayor in the state's largest city could signal Republicans need a new path to earn votes in urban Nebraska.
John Ewing Jr., a former police officer and treasurer of Nebraska's most populous county, was elected Omaha’s first Black ...
How Democrats Crushed a Despicable Anti-Trans Campaign and Won a Major Election The supposedly unbeatable Republican mayor of ...
It was the former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson who famously said that “a week is a long time in politics.” Hakeem ...
Nebraska politicians are still reeling from Omaha's mayoral election Tuesday night, where three-term GOP incumbent Jean Stothert was ousted by Democratic challenger John Ewing.
Democrats are melting down in spectacular fashion on the national stage. But a recent victory in a Nebraska mayoral race has their leaders perking up. Democrat John Ewing Jr. is Omaha’s new ...
Nine mayorships in the 50 largest U.S. cities have shifted blue over the past decade, compared to only five that have adopted ...
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.
John Ewing Jr. becomes the first Black mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, by defeating three-term incumbent Republican Mayor Jean Stothert.