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City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2024)

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2024 Omaha elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2024 (incumbent) & March 1, 2024 (non-incumbent)
Primary election: May 14, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Public power district
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Omaha, Nebraska, held general elections for public power district on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 14, 2024. The filing deadline for incumbents in this election was February 15, 2024, and the filing deadline for non-incumbents in this election was March 1, 2024.

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Candidates and results

Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors

District 6

General election

General election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 6

Incumbent Eric Williams won election in the general election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Eric Williams (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
97.5
 
25,895
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
662

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Total votes: 26,557
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Williams advanced from the primary for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 6.

District 7

General election

General election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 7

John Hudson won election in the general election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 7 on November 5, 2024.

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%
Votes
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John Hudson (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
41,890

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Total votes: 41,890
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. John Hudson advanced from the primary for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 7.

District 8

General election

General election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8

Incumbent Michael Cavanaugh defeated Morgan Rye-Craft in the general election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8 on November 5, 2024.

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Michael Cavanaugh (Nonpartisan)
 
60.6
 
26,532
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39.4
 
17,255

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Total votes: 43,787
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8

Incumbent Michael Cavanaugh and Morgan Rye-Craft defeated Tyler Sondag in the primary for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8 on May 14, 2024.

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Michael Cavanaugh (Nonpartisan)
 
54.4
 
8,601
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26.4
 
4,181
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Tyler Sondag (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
18.8
 
2,974
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
62

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,818
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About the city

See also: Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska. As of 2020, its population was 486,051.

City government

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The city of Omaha uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha Nebraska
Population 486,051 1,961,504
Land area (sq mi) 142 76,817
Race and ethnicity**
White 75.5% 85.3%
Black/African American 12.1% 4.8%
Asian 4% 2.5%
Native American 0.5% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) N/A 2.5%
Multiple 5% 3.9%
Hispanic/Latino 14.1% 11.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.8% 91.6%
College graduation rate 38.3% 32.5%
Income
Median household income $62,213 $63,015
Persons below poverty level 12% 10.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Omaha, "About our Government," accessed October 22, 2014
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