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Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing Jr. became the first Democrat to lead the largest city in Nebraska in roughly a decade.
Douglas County officials updated vote totals from Tuesday’s city election on Friday, widening John Ewing’s historic win in the mayor’s race.
The race for the mayor's seat surrounded local Omaha issues like street repairs and affordable housing, which Ewing said ...
Omaha Mayor-elect John Ewing grew his lead over incumbent Mayor Jean Stothert in the latest round of unofficial results released by the Douglas County Election Commission on Friday.
John Ewing Jr., a former police officer and treasurer of Nebraska's most populous county, was elected Omaha’s first Black ...
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As I flew into Omaha for the first time, the only thing visible from my descending plane was cornfields. You could even see the tassels. I was wondering, where is the city? There certainly was a city, ...
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Democrats are melting down in spectacular fashion on the national stage. But a recent victory in a Nebraska mayoral race has their leaders perking up. Democrat John Ewing Jr. is Omaha’s new ...
The data shows Democrats are expanding control in the country’s top 50 urban centers, even as Republican mayors fight to ...
The Democrat's win over the city's three-term Republican mayor touched on national hot-button issues, a possible bellweather ...
John Ewing Jr. becomes the first Black mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, by defeating three-term incumbent Republican Mayor Jean Stothert.