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Jenny Brekhus
Jenny Brekhus was a member of the Reno City Council in Nevada, representing Ward 1. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on November 15, 2024.
Brekhus ran for election for Mayor of Reno in Nevada. She lost in the primary on June 14, 2022.
While the city council is a nonpartisan body, Brekhus is a self-described Democrat.[1]
Biography
Brekhus earned her B.A. in classic civilizations from the University of California, Berkeley. She went on to earn an M.S. in public administration and an M.S. in community and regional planning from the University of New Mexico.[2]
From 1993 to 1996, she as an associate planner for the city of Albuquerque, N.M. She then worked for three years as the planning director for Silver City, N.M., before spending a decade as the senior planner of Reno. Since 2009, Brekhus has been self-employed as a land use and community development planner.[2]
Brekhus and her husband, Armando, have one child.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Reno, Nevada (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Reno
Incumbent Hillary Schieve defeated Eddie Lorton in the general election for Mayor of Reno on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hillary Schieve (Nonpartisan) | 59.1 | 52,512 |
| Eddie Lorton (Nonpartisan) | 40.9 | 36,392 | ||
| Total votes: 88,904 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Reno
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Reno on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Schieve (Nonpartisan) | 39.6 | 18,455 |
| ✔ | Eddie Lorton (Nonpartisan) | 23.8 | 11,116 | |
 | Jenny Brekhus (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 9,563 | |
 | William Mantle (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 1,535 | |
| Chad Dehne (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 1,194 | ||
| Tabitha Schneider (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 1,047 | ||
| Matthew Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 1,035 | ||
 | Judi Rought (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 901 | |
| Joaquin Roces (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 627 | ||
| Michael Graham (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 594 | ||
| Jesse Razo (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 542 | ||
| Total votes: 46,609 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Reno, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Reno City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Jenny Brekhus defeated John Drakulich in the general election for Reno City Council Ward 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenny Brekhus (Nonpartisan) | 50.2 | 12,048 |
 | John Drakulich (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 11,966 | |
| Total votes: 24,014 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Reno City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Jenny Brekhus and John Drakulich defeated Britton Anne Griffith in the primary for Reno City Council Ward 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenny Brekhus (Nonpartisan) | 45.2 | 5,515 |
| ✔ | | John Drakulich (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 4,348 |
 | Britton Anne Griffith (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 2,344 | |
| Total votes: 12,207 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Channing Jackson (Nonpartisan)
2016
The city of Reno, Nevada, held general elections for four seats on its city council on November 8, 2016. The Ward 1, 3 and 5 seats were up for election alongside the at-large seat. Incumbent Jenny Brekhus defeated Victor Salcido in the general election for Reno City Council Ward 1.
| Reno City Council Ward 1, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jenny Brekhus Incumbent |
53.43% | 48,095 |
| Victor Salcido | 46.57% | 41,924 |
| Total Votes | 90,019 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
The city of Reno, Nevada, held a primary for two of the four city council seats up for election in 2016. The Ward 1 seat and at-large seat appeared on the primary ballot on June 14, 2016, as more than two candidates filed for each seat. The top two vote recipients advanced to the general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Jenny Brekhus and Victor Salcido defeated Richard VanGogh in the primary election for Reno City Council Ward 1.
| Reno City Council Ward 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jenny Brekhus Incumbent |
53.63% | 3,842 |
| Victor Salcido |
39.54% | 2,833 |
| Richard VanGogh | 6.83% | 489 |
| Total Votes | 7,164 | |
| Source: Washoe County, "2016 Primary Election," June 14, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2016
On her campaign website, Brekhus outlined the following as her agenda for a second term on the city council:
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| —Jenny Brekhus' campaign website (2016)[5] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Three vie for Reno City Council Ward 1," June 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Jenny Brekhus," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ City of Reno, "Ward 1 Jenny Brekhus," accessed June 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jenny Brukhus, "About Jenny," accessed June 10, 2016
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