City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 5, 2021 |
| Primary election: April 6, 2021 General election: May 4, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council and Lincoln Airport Authority board of directors |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, held general elections for city council and the Lincoln Airport Authority board of directors on May 4, 2021. A primary was scheduled for April 6, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 5, 2021.
Elections
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City council
General election
General election for Lincoln City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lincoln City Council At-large on May 4, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sändra Washington (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 27,603 | |
| ✔ |  | Tom Beckius (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 26,612 |
| ✔ |  | Bennie Shobe (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 26,463 |
 | Roy Christensen (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 25,164 | |
| Mary Hilton (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 24,880 | ||
| Eric Burling (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 19,746 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 243 | ||
| Total votes: 150,711 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lincoln City Council At-large on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sändra Washington (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 20,853 | |
| ✔ | | Bennie Shobe (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 19,802 |
| ✔ | | Roy Christensen (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 19,555 |
| ✔ | Mary Hilton (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 19,200 | |
| ✔ | | Tom Beckius (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 17,658 |
| ✔ | Eric Burling (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 11,893 | |
 | Maggie Mae Squires (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 5,695 | |
| Elina Newman (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 3,709 | ||
 | Maher Aurang Zeb (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 2,259 | |
| Joseph Swanson (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 2,223 | ||
| Peter Kolozsy (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 2,167 | ||
| Trevor Reilly (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 1,970 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 178 | ||
| Total votes: 127,162 | |||
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Airport Authority Board of Directors
General election
General election for Lincoln Airport Authority (2 seats)
John Olsson and Nicki Behmer-Popp defeated Tracy Refior and Jason Krueger in the general election for Lincoln Airport Authority on May 4, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Olsson (Nonpartisan) | 34.7 | 28,586 | |
| ✔ |  | Nicki Behmer-Popp (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 22,530 |
 | Tracy Refior (Nonpartisan) | 23.0 | 19,005 | |
 | Jason Krueger (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 11,921 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 422 | ||
| Total votes: 82,464 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Airport Authority (2 seats)
John Olsson, Nicki Behmer-Popp, Tracy Refior, and Jason Krueger advanced from the primary for Lincoln Airport Authority on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Olsson (Nonpartisan) | 32.4 | 21,254 | |
| ✔ | | Nicki Behmer-Popp (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 17,636 |
| ✔ | | Tracy Refior (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 14,709 |
| ✔ | | Jason Krueger (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 11,489 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 467 | ||
| Total votes: 65,555 | |||
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About the city
- See also: Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska. It is located in Lancaster County. As of 2020, its population was 291,082.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Lincoln uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
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| Lincoln | Nebraska | |
| Population | 291,082 | 1,961,504 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 98 | 76,817 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 84% | 85.3% |
| Black/African American | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Asian | 4.6% | 2.5% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 2.5% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.8% | 11.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.9% | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate | 39.9% | 32.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $60,063 | $63,015 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.8% | 10.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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