Democrat John Ewing is one of a handful of candidates outperforming nationally for Democrats, offering Republicans a warning beacon for the midterm elections.

Voters in Omaha, Nebraska, have ousted three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert after she blanketed airwaves with anti-trans attacks during her recent bid for reelection.

An Omaha, Nebraska mayoral candidate made history on Tuesday as he clinched victory over a longtime Republican incumbent in a race that should have been a “slam-dunk” for the GOP, according to the state’s Republican governor.

John Ewing, the treasurer of Douglas County, Nebraska, is set to become Omaha’s first Black mayor after his opponent conceded in Tuesday’s mayoral election.

On Tuesday, either Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing Jr. will become the first to defeat Mayor Jean Stothert, or she will win an unprecedented 16 years as head of the city.

Omaha’s first female mayor has conceded the mayoral race to a man who will likely become the community’s first Black mayor. Voters in Omaha were making history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s