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Turnout | 36.84% [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Results by Precinct Baird: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Lamm: 50–60% 60–70% Tie No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Nebraska |
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Government |
Lincoln, Nebraska held an election for mayor on May 7, 2019, being preceded by an April 9 general primary. It saw the election of Leirion Gaylor Baird.
Incumbent Democratic mayor Chris Beutler was prevented from running by a term-limits amendment to the city charter that was approved by voters on November 6, 2018. In the summer of 2018, several prominent Republican politicians successfully led a petition drive for an amendment to the city charter that would limit the Lincoln mayor to serving three consecutive terms. The amendment would apply retroactively, thereby prohibiting Beutler from running for a fourth term in the 2019 municipal election. [2]
The primary was held on April 9. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leirion Gaylor Baird | 21,660 | 41.87% | |
Republican | Cyndi Lamm | 18,527 | 35.81% | |
Nonpartisan | Jeff Kirkpatrick | 8,665 | 16.75% | |
Republican | Krystal Gabel | 2,301 | 4.45% | |
Nonpartisan | Rene Solc | 451 | 0.87% | |
write-ins | 129 | 0.25% | ||
Turnout | 51,733 | 31.19% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leirion Gaylor Baird | 33,692 | 54.46% | |
Republican | Cyndi Lamm | 27,994 | 45.25% | |
write-ins | 176 | 0.28% | ||
Turnout | 61,862 | 36.84% | ||
Democratic hold |