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City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2025)
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| 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 | |
| ✔ |  | Tom Beckius (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 27,410 |
| ✔ |  | Bennie Shobe (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 25,831 |
| Stan Parker (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 21,193 | ||
| Jerry Shoecraft (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 20,701 | ||
 | Maher Aurang Zeb (Nonpartisan)  | 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 | |
| ✔ | | Tom Beckius (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 21,787 |
| ✔ | | Bennie Shobe (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 20,085 |
| ✔ | Jerry Shoecraft (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 19,269 | |
| ✔ | Stan Parker (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 18,311 | |
| ✔ | | Maher Aurang Zeb (Nonpartisan) | 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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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2025
April 8, 2025
- Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2025)
- Lincoln, Nebraska, Sales Tax Renewal for Infrastructure Improvements Measure (April 2025)
May 6, 2025
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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. | ||
See also
| Lincoln, Nebraska | Nebraska | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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