Don Rowe (Nebraska)
2021 - Present
2029
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Don Rowe is a member of the Omaha City Council in Nebraska, representing District 5. He assumed office on June 6, 2021. His current term ends in 2029.
Rowe ran for re-election to the Omaha City Council to represent District 5 in Nebraska. He won in the general election on May 13, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2025)
General election
General election for Omaha City Council District 5
Incumbent Don Rowe won election in the general election for Omaha City Council District 5 on May 13, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Don Rowe (Nonpartisan) | 95.9 | 10,919 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 468 | ||
| Total votes: 11,387 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 5
Incumbent Don Rowe advanced from the primary for Omaha City Council District 5 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Rowe (Nonpartisan) | 95.6 | 8,160 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.4 | 377 | ||
| Total votes: 8,537 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rowe in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2021)
General election
General election for Omaha City Council District 5
Don Rowe defeated Patrick Leahy in the general election for Omaha City Council District 5 on May 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Rowe (Nonpartisan) | 52.9 | 8,324 |
| Patrick Leahy (Nonpartisan) | 46.8 | 7,374 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 15,749 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the primary for Omaha City Council District 5 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Rowe (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 2,554 |
| ✔ | Patrick Leahy (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 2,480 | |
 | Kathleen Kauth (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 2,383 | |
| Kate Gotsdiner (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 1,857 | ||
 | Colleen Brennan (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 1,811 | |
| Jeff Moore (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 1,663 | ||
| Destiny Stark (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 424 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 13,198 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Don Rowe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Omaha City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Omaha City Council District 5 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Colleen Brennan |
Omaha City Council District 5 2021-Present |
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