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Vinny Palermo
Vinny Palermo was a member of the the Omaha City Council in Nebraska, representing District 4. Palermo assumed office in 2017.
Palermo ran for re-election to the the Omaha City Council to represent District 4 in Nebraska. Palermo won in the general election on May 11, 2021.
Although Omaha's elections are nonpartisan, Palermo identified as a Democrat in his filing for the 2021 election.
Palermo was the Subdistrict 9 representative on the Omaha Board of Education in Nebraska. He ran unopposed and won in the general election that was held on November 8, 2016.[1] Palermo resigned from the board on June 4, 2017, to join the Omaha City Council.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2021)
General election
General election for Omaha City Council District 4
Incumbent Vinny Palermo defeated Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan in the general election for Omaha City Council District 4 on May 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vinny Palermo (Nonpartisan) | 60.9 | 4,287 |
 | Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 2,691 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 7,034 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 4
Incumbent Vinny Palermo and Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan defeated Ben Cass and Sarah Smolen in the primary for Omaha City Council District 4 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vinny Palermo (Nonpartisan) | 46.9 | 2,927 |
| ✔ | | Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 1,417 |
| Ben Cass (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 936 | ||
| Sarah Smolen (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 931 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 6,235 | |||
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2017
Vinny Palermo defeated Jim Rogers in the general election for District 4 on the Omaha City Council.[2]
| Omaha City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Vinny Palermo |
53.60% | 4,527 |
| Jim Rogers | 45.63% | 3,854 |
| Write-in votes | 0.77% | 65 |
| Total Votes | 8,446 | |
| Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017 | ||
Vinny Palermo and Jim Rogers defeated Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan in the primary election for District 4 on the Omaha City Council.[2]
| Omaha City Council, District 4 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Vinny Palermo |
37.50% | 1,888 |
| Jim Rogers |
36.60% | 1,843 |
| Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan | 24.41% | 1,229 |
| Write-in votes | 1.49% | 75 |
| Total Votes | 5,035 | |
| Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed April 25, 2017 | ||
2016
- See also: Omaha Public Schools elections (2016)
Five of the nine seats on the Omaha Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The board is nonpartisan, but the candidates identified with a political party when they filed for candidacy. A primary election was held for Subdistricts 1 and 7 on May 10, 2016. Subdistrict 1 incumbent Yolanda Williams (D) defeated challenger Ricky Smith (D) in the general election and Krystal Gabel and Marilou Roth (R) in the primary election to win re-election to her seat. Ben Perlman won the open Subdistrict 3 seat by defeating Alex Gates. Incumbent Lou Ann Goding (R) ran unopposed and won re-election in Subdistrict 5. Amanda Ryan (D) won the open Subdistrict 7 seat by defeating Carol Krejci (D) in the general election and Mario Polite in the primary election. Vinny Palermo (D) ran unopposed and won re-election to the Subdistrict 9 seat.[1]
Results
| Omaha Public Schools, Subdistrict 9 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Vinny Palermo (unopposed) |
97.60% | 7,069 |
| Write-in votes | 2.4% | 174 |
| Total Votes | 7,243 | |
| Source: Douglas County, Nebraska, "Summary Report," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Palermo reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Committee as of November 3, 2016.[3] Candidates were not required to file campaign finance reports unless they received or expended $5,000 or more in a calendar year.[4]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vinny Palermo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas County, Nebraska, "Candidate Information," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Douglas County Election Commission, "Candidate Information," accessed February 28, 2017
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Dislosure Committee, "Campaign Statements," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, "Candidates – General Information for the Public," accessed October 18, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Omaha City Council District 4 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 9 2016-2017 |
Succeeded by - |
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