2009 Omaha mayoral election

2009 Omaha mayoral election
	Results by city council district:
Mayor before election; Mike Fahey; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Jim Suttle; Democratic

The 2009 Omaha mayoral election was held on May 12, 2009. Incumbent mayor Mike Fahey declined to seek a third term. The election was won by city councilman Jim Suttle, who defeated former mayor Hal Daub by a two percent margin.

Candidates

Randy William Brown
Hal Daub - former Omaha mayor, former Congressman, 1988 and 1990 Senate candidate (Republican)
Mort Sullivan
Jim Suttle - Omaha city councilman (Democrat)
Jim Vokal - Omaha city councilman (Republican)

Election results

Primary

The primary was held on April 7, 2009

2009 Omaha Mayoral primary election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Daub	16,269	35.57
	Democratic	Jim Suttle	15,842	34.63
	Republican	Jim Vokal	12,749	27.87
	Nonpartisan	Randy William Brown	530	1.16
	Nonpartisan	Mort Sullivan	251	0.55
	Nonpartisan	write-ins	103	0.23
Turnout			45,744

General

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Suttle (D)	Daub (R)	Undecided
Weise Research Associates	April 30, 2009	Unknown	Unknown	39%	41%	20%

Key

A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

2009 Omaha Mayoral general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Suttle	38,620	50.73
	Republican	Hal Daub	37,087	48.72
	Nonpartisan	write-ins	411	0.54
Turnout			76,122		+14,324
	Democratic hold

References

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