2025 Omaha City Council election

The 2025 Omaha City Council election will occur in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, United States on May 13, 2025. The Omaha City Council is made up of 7 members representing different parts of the city. Members elected in 2025 will serve four-year terms. Council members will be elected alongside the mayor and other municipal offices. Primary elections were held on April 1. Municipal elections in Omaha are officially non-partisan.

Incumbent status

After speculation that he may run for mayor, council president Pete Festersen declared running for re-election for his district on Cotber 15, 2024.

District	Name	Entered office	Running
1	Pete Festersen		Yes
2	Juanita Johnson		Yes
3	Danny Begley		Yes
4	Ron Hug		Yes
5	Don Rowe		Yes
6	Brinker Harding		Yes
7	Aimee Melton		Yes

Race by district

Note: All elections are technically non-partisan in the State Legislature; therefore, parties listed here are from candidates' websites and official party endorsement lists. Candidates all appear on the ballot as nonpartisan.
*Candidates endorsed by the Republican Party:
*Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Party:

District 1

The incumbent was Democratic Pete Festersen, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat and council president Pete Festersen, who was elected with 61.0% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

Pete Festersen, incumbent, president of the Omaha City Council and candidate for in 2014
Mark Brannen, local advocate

District 2

The incumbent was Democratic Juanita Johnson, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

LaVonya Goodwin, community organizer
Juanita Johnson, incumbent
Maurice Jones,
Mike Lee Jr., community organizer
Ben Gray, former City Councilmember of this district
William King, community advocate
Cheryl Weston, community organizer
Anthony Rogers-Wright, climate change activist
Tyrone Eure, former security supervisor and counselor

Withdrawn

Peyton Zyla, community organizer

District 3

The incumbent was Democratic Danny Begley, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat Danny Begley, who was elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

Danny Begley, incumbent
Michael Pilypaitis, business analyst

District 4

The incumbent was Democratic Ron Hug, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Democrat Vinny Palermo, who was elected with 60.9% of the vote in 2021. August 1, 2023, Omaha City Council votes to kick jailed Vinny Palermo off the council, 6-0, and appoint Ron Hug.

Candidates

Declared

Andrew Adams, Union Pacific employee
Ron Hug, incumbent, appointed by city council
Jonathan Renteria, community organizer
Gilbert Ayala, retail worker

District 5

The incumbent was Republican Don Rowe, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Don Rowe, who was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

Don Rowe, incumbent

District 6

The incumbent was Republican Brinker Harding, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Brinker Harding, who was elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

Brinker Harding, incumbent

District 7

The incumbent was Republican Aimee Melton, Incumbent running. Incumbent is Republican Aimee Melton, who was elected with 51.2% of the vote in 2021.

Candidates

Declared

Aimee Melton, incumbent, vice president of the Omaha City Council
Tim Carter, consultant