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Elina Newman
Elina Newman ran for election for an at-large seat of the Lincoln City Council in Nebraska. Newman lost in the primary on April 8, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2025)
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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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Newman in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2021)
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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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elina Newman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Elina Newman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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