Kathryn Palmer\USA TODAY
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Omaha elected its first Black mayor, John Ewing Jr., ousting three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert in a race that is attracting attention far beyond city limits.
Stothert conceded the race late Tuesday night, ending over a decade of Republican leadership in a blue-leaning area of an otherwise solidly red state of Nebraska. Though an officially nonpartisan race, the Democrat-Republican matchup took on heavily partisan tones at the tail end, acting as a possible bellwether for 2026 midterm elections.
“Tonight, we embark on a new chapter,” Ewing said in an acceptance speech Tuesday. “I am deeply honored and humbled to stand before you today as your mayor-elect.” READ MORE…
