2009 Omaha mayoral election

2009 Omaha mayoral election
	May 12, 2009
Suttle: 50–60% 70–80%	Daub: 50–60%
Mayor before election; Mike Fahey; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Jim Suttle; Democratic

The 2009 Omaha mayoral election was held on May 12, 2009. Incumbent mayor Mike Fahey declined to seek a third term. City Councilman Jim Suttle narrowly defeated former Mayor Hal Daub.

Primary election

Candidates

Jim Suttle, member of the Omaha City Council from the 1st district
Hal Daub, former Mayor of Omaha, former member of Congress from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
Jim Vokal, member of the Omaha City Council from the 3rd district
Randy William Brown
Mort Sullivan

Results

2009 Omaha mayoral primary election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Hal Daub	16,269	33.09%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Suttle	15,842	32.21%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Vokal	12,749	25.92%
	Nonpartisan	Randy William Brown	530	1.08%
	Nonpartisan	Mort Sullivan	251	0.51%
	Write-in		103	0.21%
Total votes			49,744	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Suttle (D)	Daub (R)	Undecided
Wiese Research Associates^[2]	April 28-30, 2009	384	4.9%	39%	42%	20%

Key

A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

Results

2009 Omaha mayoral general election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Suttle	38,620	50.47%
	Nonpartisan	Hal Daub	37,087	48.45%
	Write-in		415	0.54%
Total votes			76,122	100.00%

References

^ Douglas County Election Commission (April 17, 2009). "Official Results, Douglas County, Nebraska, April 7, 2009". Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ Tysver, Robynn (May 3, 2009). "Undecided voters, mayor's race up to you". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 1A, 2A. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ Douglas County Election Commission (May 21, 2009). "Official Results, Douglas County, Nebraska, May 12, 2009". Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[1] Douglas County Election Commission (April 17, 2009). "Official Results, Douglas County, Nebraska, April 7, 2009". Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[2] Tysver, Robynn (May 3, 2009). "Undecided voters, mayor's race up to you". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 1A, 2A. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[3] Douglas County Election Commission (May 21, 2009). "Official Results, Douglas County, Nebraska, May 12, 2009". Retrieved February 17, 2025.

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