Vanessa Emlich
Vanessa Emlich is a member of the Lincoln Airport Authority in Nebraska. Emlich assumed office in 2023. Emlich's current term ends on May 19, 2031.
Emlich ran for re-election to the Lincoln Airport Authority in Nebraska. Emlich won in the general election on May 6, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2025)
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 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Emlich received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in Lincoln, Nebraska (2023)
General election
General election for Lincoln Airport Authority (2 seats)
Chris Stokes and Chris Hove defeated Vanessa Emlich and Nathan Janulewicz in the general election for Lincoln Airport Authority on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Stokes (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 37,547 | |
| ✔ | Chris Hove (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 30,000 | |
| Vanessa Emlich (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 26,541 | ||
| Nathan Janulewicz (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 23,341 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 509 | ||
| Total votes: 117,938 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Airport Authority (2 seats)
Chris Stokes, Vanessa Emlich, Chris Hove, and Nathan Janulewicz defeated Sammy Luci in the primary for Lincoln Airport Authority on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Stokes (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 23,975 | |
| ✔ | Vanessa Emlich (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 17,833 | |
| ✔ | Chris Hove (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 17,626 | |
| ✔ | Nathan Janulewicz (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 12,007 | |
| Sammy Luci (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 9,275 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 419 | ||
| Total votes: 81,135 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vanessa Emlich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Vanessa Emlich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| |||||||||
