2025 Omaha City Council election

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.

Incumbent status

After speculation that he may run for mayor, council president Pete Festersen declared running for re-election for his district on Cotber 15, 2024.

Race by district

• 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:

District 1

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.

Candidates

Declared

• Pete Festersen, incumbent, president of the Omaha City Council and candidate for in 2014 (Party preference: Democratic)
• Mark Brannen, local advocate (Party preference: Independent)

Results

District 2

The incumbent was Democratic Juanita Johnson, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

• LaVonya Goodwin, community organizer (Party preference: Democratic)
• Juanita Johnson, incumbent (Party preference: Democratic)
• Maurice Jones, (Party preference: Democratic)
• Mike Lee Jr., community organizer (Party preference: Democratic)
• Ben Gray, former City Councilmember of this district (Party preference: Democratic)
• 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)

Withdrawn

• Peyton Zyla, community organizer (Party preference: Democratic)

Results

District 3

The incumbent was Democratic Danny Begley, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat Danny Begley, who was elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

• Danny Begley, incumbent (Party preference: Democratic)
• Michael Pilypaitis, business analyst (Party preference: Democratic)

Results

District 4

The incumbent was Democratic Ron Hug, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat Vinny Palermo, who was elected with 60.9% of the vote in 2021. August 1, 2023, Omaha City Council votes to kick jailed Vinny Palermo off the council, 6-0, and appoint Ron Hug.

Candidates

Declared

• Andrew Adams, Union Pacific employee (Party preference: Democratic)
• Ron Hug, incumbent, appointed by city council (Party preference: Democratic)
• Jonathan Renteria, community organizer (Party preference: Democratic)
• Gilbert Ayala, retail worker (Party preference: Republican)

Results

District 5

The incumbent was Republican Don Rowe, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Don Rowe, who was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

• Don Rowe, incumbent (Party preference: Republican)

Results

District 6

The incumbent was Republican Brinker Harding, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Brinker Harding, who was elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

• Brinker Harding, incumbent (Party preference: Republican)

Results

District 7

The incumbent was Republican Aimee Melton, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Aimee Melton, who was elected with 51.2% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

• Aimee Melton, incumbent, vice president of the Omaha City Council (Party preference: Republican)
• Tim Carter, consultant (Party preference: Democratic)

Results

See also

• 2025 United States local elections

References