Democrat John Ewing Jr. defeated incumbent Republican Jean Stothert in the Omaha mayoral race Tuesday, becoming the first black mayor of the most populous city in the Cornhusker State. Stothert had been attempting to win a fourth term in office.

A shock outcome in Omaha, Nebraska’s mayoral race on Tuesday night is giving Democrats hope they can regain a foothold in Washington and flip the House. Democrat John Ewing beat Jean Stothert, the longest-serving incumbent mayor in the country,