Lincoln (NE) Primary: Beutler Comes Out On Top

Final Results from today’s primary:


  Ken Svoboda (R).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  9,664  34.78
  Chris Beutler (D) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13,213  47.55
  Roger Yant Sr. (I).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3,961  14.26
  Mike Deal (I) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  830 2.99
  WRITE-IN. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  117   .42
  Total . . . . .  .  .  .  .  27,785

Beutler and Svoboda advance to the general election on May 1. This is the most important race in Nebraska this year. The mayor’s office in Lincoln is in Democratic hands right now, but the current mayor Coleen Seng has come under a lot of fire and has generally been ineffective. Beutler’s got a long progressive history in the Nebraska legislature, and getting him elected mayor of Lincoln will be a big step for Democrats in Nebraska. Today was a huge step in that direction.