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City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2025)

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2023
2025 Lincoln elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 7, 2025
Primary election: April 8, 2025
General election: May 6, 2025
Election stats
Offices up: City council and airport authority board of directors
Total seats up: 4
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2025

The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, held general elections for city council and airport authority board of directors on May 6, 2025. A primary was scheduled for April 8, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was March 7, 2025.

Elections

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Candidates and results

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 6, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sändra Washington (Nonpartisan)
 
21.2
 
27,819
Image of Tom Beckius
Tom Beckius (Nonpartisan)
 
20.9
 
27,410
Image of Bennie Shobe
Bennie Shobe (Nonpartisan)
 
19.7
 
25,831
Stan Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
16.1
 
21,193
Jerry Shoecraft (Nonpartisan)
 
15.8
 
20,701
Image of Maher Aurang Zeb
Maher Aurang Zeb (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
8,056
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
325

Total votes: 131,335
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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 8, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sändra Washington (Nonpartisan)
 
18.6
 
22,495
Image of Tom Beckius
Tom Beckius (Nonpartisan)
 
18.0
 
21,787
Image of Bennie Shobe
Bennie Shobe (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
20,085
Jerry Shoecraft (Nonpartisan)
 
15.9
 
19,269
Stan Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
15.1
 
18,311
Image of Maher Aurang Zeb
Maher Aurang Zeb (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.5
 
6,666
Elina Newman (Nonpartisan)
 
5.1
 
6,154
Rene Carrillo (Nonpartisan)
 
2.6
 
3,198
Maghie Miller-Jenkins (Nonpartisan)
 
2.3
 
2,777
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
204

Total votes: 120,946
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Airport authority

General election

General election for Lincoln Airport Authority

Incumbent Vanessa Emlich defeated Tom Trumble in the general election for Lincoln Airport Authority on May 6, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vanessa Emlich (Nonpartisan)
 
56.9
 
24,872
Tom Trumble (Nonpartisan)
 
42.7
 
18,688
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
176

Total votes: 43,736
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Airport Authority

Incumbent Vanessa Emlich and Tom Trumble advanced from the primary for Lincoln Airport Authority on April 8, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vanessa Emlich (Nonpartisan)
 
54.2
 
21,100
Tom Trumble (Nonpartisan)
 
45.3
 
17,655
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
194

Total votes: 38,949
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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
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.


See also

Lincoln, Nebraska Nebraska Municipal government Other local coverage
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