2009 Omaha mayoral election

Omaha mayoral election, 2009

May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)

Nominee Jim Suttle Hal Daub Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 38,362 36,941 Percentage 50.62% 48.79%

Mayor before election Mike Fahey Democratic Elected mayor Jim Suttle Democratic

The 2009 Omaha mayoral election was held on April 7, 2009, with a runoff between the top two candidates 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
• Mort Sullivan
• Jim Suttle - Omaha city councilman
• Jim Vokal - Omaha city councilman

Election results

Primary

2009 Omaha Mayoral primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Hal Daub	16,269	35.57
	Nonpartisan	Jim Suttle	15,842	34.63
	Nonpartisan	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

2009 Omaha Mayoral general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Suttle	38,362	50.67	+16.04
	Nonpartisan	Hal Daub	36,941	48.79	+13.22
	Nonpartisan	write-ins	411	0.54	+0.31
Turnout			75,714