Omaha

Anti-Abortion Democrat Candidate Defeated in Election for Mayor of Omaha

Heath Mello, a rare Democrat on the national stage who is opposed to abortion, was defeated by incumbent Jean Stothert, a Republican, in Tuesday’s election for Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, striking a blow to the hopes of the few remaining moderates in the party of FDR, JFK, and LBJ that a candidate who is not far left can generate support from the base.

With wife Catherine by his side, Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello concedes the ele