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Gilbert Ayala
Gilbert Ayala ran for election to the Omaha City Council to represent District 4 in Nebraska. He lost in the primary on April 1, 2025.
Biography
Ayala earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Texas-El Paso.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2025)
General election
General election for Omaha City Council District 4
Incumbent Ron Hug defeated Andrew Adams in the general election for Omaha City Council District 4 on May 13, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ron Hug (Nonpartisan) | 60.6 | 4,164 |
 | Andrew Adams (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 2,660 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 6,874 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 4
Incumbent Ron Hug and Andrew Adams defeated Gilbert Ayala and Jonathan Renteria in the primary for Omaha City Council District 4 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Hug (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 2,697 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Adams (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 1,223 |
 | Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 1,162 | |
 | Jonathan Renteria (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 702 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 5,795 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ayala in this election.
2024
See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 5
Margo Juarez defeated Gilbert Ayala in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan) | 57.6 | 6,275 |
| Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 4,610 | |
| Total votes: 10,885 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5
Margo Juarez and Gilbert Ayala defeated Flint Harkness in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 1,337 |
| ✔ | | Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 1,276 |
| Flint Harkness (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 935 | ||
| Total votes: 3,548 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2021)
General election
General election for Omaha City Council District 3
Danny Begley defeated Cammy Watkins in the general election for Omaha City Council District 3 on May 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danny Begley (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 6,619 | |
| Cammy Watkins (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 6,073 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 12,806 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 3
Danny Begley and Cammy Watkins defeated Gilbert Ayala and Jen Bauer in the primary for Omaha City Council District 3 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danny Begley (Nonpartisan) | 38.0 | 4,230 | |
| ✔ | Cammy Watkins (Nonpartisan) | 37.0 | 4,124 | |
| Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 1,384 | |
| Jen Bauer (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 1,356 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 11,131 | |||
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2020
See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 5
Incumbent Mike McDonnell defeated Gilbert Ayala in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike McDonnell (Nonpartisan) | 63.2 | 6,947 |
| Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 4,053 | |
| Total votes: 11,000 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5
Incumbent Mike McDonnell and Gilbert Ayala advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike McDonnell (Nonpartisan) | 70.0 | 3,578 |
| ✔ | | Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 1,536 |
| Total votes: 5,114 | |||
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2017
Incumbent Chris Jerram and D'Shawn Cunningham defeated Gilbert Ayala, Mark G. Elworth Jr., and JR Jasso in the primary election for District 3 on the Omaha City Council.[2]
| Omaha City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chris Jerram Incumbent |
66.87% | 5,581 |
| D'Shawn Cunningham |
10.24% | 855 |
| Gilbert Ayala | 8.64% | 721 |
| Mark G. Elworth Jr. | 8.08% | 674 |
| JR Jasso | 5.33% | 445 |
| Write-in votes | 0.84% | 70 |
| Total Votes | 8,346 | |
| Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed April 25, 2017 | ||
2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[3] Incumbent Heath Mello did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Mike McDonnell defeated Gilbert Ayala in the Nebraska State Senate District 5 general election.[4][5]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mike McDonnell |
70.16% | 7,120 |
| Gilbert Ayala | 29.84% | 3,028 |
| Total Votes | 10,148 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Mike McDonnell and Gilbert Ayala were unopposed in the Nebraska State Senate District 5 primary.[6][7]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 5 Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Mike McDonnell | ||
| Gilbert Ayala | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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2021
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Douglas County Election Commission, "Gilbert Ayala, Omaha City Council - District 3," March 6, 2017
- ↑ Douglas County Election Commission, "Candidate Information," accessed February 28, 2017
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
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