Election in Omaha, Nebraska
2025 Omaha City Council election
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Pete Festersen
Aimee
None
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Leader's seat
District 1
District 7
None
Last election
4
3
0
Seats won
4
3
0
Seat change
Popular vote
30,038
25,165
4,170
Percentage
49.57%
41.53%
6.88%
The 2025 Omaha City Council election will occur in the city of Omaha , Nebraska , United States on May 13, 2025. The Omaha City Council is made up of 7 members representing different parts of the city. Members elected in 2025 will serve four-year terms. Council members will be elected alongside the mayor and other municipal offices. Primary elections were held on April 1. Municipal elections in Omaha are officially non-partisan .[ 1]
After speculation that he may run for mayor, council president Pete Festersen declared running for re-election for his district on Cotber 15, 2024.[ 2]
District
Name
Entered office
Running
1
Pete Festersen
June 2009 Yes
2
Juanita Johnson
June 2021 Yes
3
Danny Begley
June 2021 Yes
4
Ron Hug
September 2023[ 3] Yes
5
Don Rowe
June 2021 Yes
6
Brinker Harding
June 2013 Yes
7
Aimee Melton
June 2013 Yes
Note: All elections are technically non-partisan in the State Legislature; therefore, parties listed here are from candidates' websites and official party endorsement lists. Candidates all appear on the ballot as nonpartisan.
Candidates endorsed by the Republican Party:
Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Party:[ 4] The incumbent was Democratic Pete Festersen, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat and council president Pete Festersen, who was elected with 61.0% of the vote in 2021.[ 5]
2025 Omaha City Council District 1 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Pete Festersen (incumbent)
7,176
65.94%
Mark Brannen
3,637
33.42%
Write-in 69
0.64%
Total votes
10,882
100.00%
General election
Pete Festersen (incumbent)
10,615
70.15%
Mark Brannen
4,517
29.85%
Total votes
15,132
100.00%
The incumbent was Democratic Juanita Johnson, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2021.[ 5]
LaVonya Goodwin, community organizer (Party preference: Democratic )[ 9]
Juanita Johnson, incumbent (Party preference: Democratic )[ 10]
Maurice Jones, (Party preference: Democratic )[ 11]
Mike Lee Jr., community organizer (Party preference: Democratic )[ 12]
Ben Gray, former City Councilmember of this district (Party preference: Democratic )[ 13]
William King, community advocate (Party preference: Democratic )
Cheryl Weston, community organizer (Party preference: Independent )
Anthony Rogers-Wright, climate change activist (Party preference: Independent )
Tyrone Eure, former security supervisor and counselor (Party preference: Democratic )
2025 Omaha City Council District 2 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Ben Gray
1,720
27.45%
LaVonya Goodwin
1,001
15.97%
Juanita Johnson (incumbent)
974
15.54%
Maurice Jones
937
14.95%
Mike Lee Jr.
539
8.60%
William King
457
7.29%
Cheryl Weston
336
5.36%
Anthony Rogers-Wright
197
3.14%
Tyrone Eure
106
1.69%
Total votes
6,267
100.00%
General election
LaVonya Goodwin
5,207
59.41%
Ben Gray
3,557
40.59%
Total votes
8,764
100.00%
The incumbent was Democratic Danny Begley, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat Danny Begley, who was elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2021.[ 5]
2025 Omaha City Council District 3 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Danny Begley (incumbent)
5,977
70.19%
Michael Pilypaitis
2,462
28.91%
Write-in 77
0.90%
Total votes
8,516
100.00%
General election
Danny Begley (incumbent)
7,729
64.31%
Michael Pilypaitis
4,290
35.69%
Total votes
12,019
100.00%
The incumbent was Democratic Ron Hug, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat Vinny Palermo, who was elected with 60.9% of the vote in 2021.[ 5] [ 16]
2025 Omaha City Council District 4 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Ron Hug (incumbent)
2,697
46.63%
Andrew Adams
1,223
21.14%
Gilbert Ayala
1,162
20.09%
Jonathan Renteria
702
12.14%
Total votes
5,784
100.00%
General election
Ron Hug (incumbent)
4,148
61.04%
Andrew Adams
2,647
38.96%
Total votes
6,795
100.00%
The incumbent was Republican Don Rowe, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Don Rowe, who was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2021.[ 5]
2025 Omaha City Council District 5 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Don Rowe (incumbent)
7,484
95.67%
Write-in 339
4.33%
Total votes
7,823
100.00%
General election
Don Rowe (incumbent)
10,889
100.00%
Total votes
10,889
100.00%
The incumbent was Republican Brinker Harding, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Brinker Harding, who was elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2021.[ 5]
2025 Omaha City Council District 6 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Brinker Harding (incumbent)
9,752
93.39%
Write-in 690
6.61%
Total votes
10,442
100.00%
General election
Brinker Harding (incumbent)
13,545
100.00%
Total votes
13,545
100.00%
The incumbent was Republican Aimee Melton, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Aimee Melton, who was elected with 51.2% of the vote in 2021.[ 5]
2025 Omaha City Council District 7 election[ 8]
Primary election
Candidate
Votes
%
Aimee Melton (incumbent)
6,767
62.20%
Tim Carter
4,067
37.38%
Write-in 46
0.52%
Total votes
10,880
100.00%
General election
Aimee Melton (incumbent)
8,488
54.21%
Tim Carter
7,169
45.79%
Total votes
15,657
100.00%
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