I know he’s no longer endorsed by DKos, but he is still a Democrat, and there was an election today in Omaha.
It looks like Heath Mello has lost. Omaha Herald says:
There are 282,290 registered voters in the City of Omaha, with 35 percent registered as Republicans and 41 percent as Democrats.
Results from WOWT:
| Jean Stothert (R) |
51,413 |
53%
|
| Heath Mello (D) |
44,977 |
47%
|
Only the 7th district race is competitive on a party basis, but here are the early votes for them.
District 1:
| Pete Festersen (D) |
7,258 |
86%
|
| Grant Sturek (D) |
1,167 |
14%
|
District 2:
| Ben Gray (D) |
2,808 |
64%
|
| Dennis Womack (D) |
1,558 |
36%
|
District 3:
| Chris Jerram (D) |
5,742 |
83%
|
| D'Shawn Cunningham (D) |
1,207 |
17%
|
District 4:
| Vinny Palermo (D) |
2,413 |
53%
|
| Jim Rogers (D) |
2,131 |
47%
|
District 5:
District 6:
| Brinker Harding (R) |
6,713 |
65%
|
| Dwite Pedersen (R) |
3,611 |
35%
|
District 7:
| Aimee Melton (R) |
5,309 |
66%
|
| Brian Thommes (D) |
2,758 |
34%
|