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Gilbert Ayala

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 1, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, El Paso

Gilbert Ayala ran for election to theOmaha City Council to representDistrict 4 in Nebraska. He lost in the primary onApril 1, 2025.

Biography

Ayala earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Texas-El Paso.^[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2025)

General election

General election for Omaha City Council District 4

IncumbentRon Hug defeatedAndrew Adams in the general election for Omaha City Council District 4 on May 13, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Hug (Nonpartisan)	60.6	4,164
		Andrew Adams (Nonpartisan)	38.7	2,660
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	50

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,874
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 4

IncumbentRon Hug andAndrew Adams defeatedGilbert Ayala andJonathan Renteria in the primary for Omaha City Council District 4 on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Hug (Nonpartisan)	46.5	2,697
✔		Andrew Adams (Nonpartisan)	21.1	1,223
		Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan)	20.1	1,162
		Jonathan Renteria (Nonpartisan)	12.1	702
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	11

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,795
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Endorsements

2024

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Nebraska State Senate District 5

Margo Juarez defeatedGilbert Ayala in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan)	57.6	6,275
		Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan)	42.4	4,610

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,885
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5

Margo Juarez andGilbert Ayala defeatedFlint Harkness in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan)	37.7	1,337
✔		Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan)	36.0	1,276
	Submit photo	Flint Harkness (Nonpartisan)	26.4	935

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,548
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Endorsements

2021

See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2021)

General election

General election for Omaha City Council District 3

Danny Begley defeatedCammy Watkins in the general election for Omaha City Council District 3 on May 11, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Begley (Nonpartisan)	51.7	6,619
	Submit photo	Cammy Watkins (Nonpartisan)	47.4	6,073
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	114

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,806
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Omaha City Council District 3

Danny Begley andCammy Watkins defeatedGilbert Ayala andJen Bauer in the primary for Omaha City Council District 3 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Begley (Nonpartisan)	38.0	4,230
✔	Submit photo	Cammy Watkins (Nonpartisan)	37.0	4,124
		Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan)	12.4	1,384
	Submit photo	Jen Bauer (Nonpartisan)	12.2	1,356
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	37

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,131
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2020

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nebraska State Senate District 5

IncumbentMike McDonnell defeatedGilbert Ayala in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McDonnell (Nonpartisan)	63.2	6,947
		Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan)	36.8	4,053

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,000
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5

IncumbentMike McDonnell andGilbert Ayala advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McDonnell (Nonpartisan)	70.0	3,578
✔		Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan)	30.0	1,536

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,114
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2017

See also:Municipal elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2017)

IncumbentChris Jerram andD'Shawn Cunningham defeatedGilbert Ayala,Mark G. Elworth Jr., andJR Jasso in the primary election for District 3 on the Omaha City Council.^[2]

Omaha City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris JerramIncumbent	66.87%	5,581
D'Shawn Cunningham	10.24%	855
Gilbert Ayala	8.64%	721
Mark G. Elworth Jr.	8.08%	674
JR Jasso	5.33%	445
Write-in votes	0.84%	70
Total Votes		8,346
Source:Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed April 25, 2017

2016

See also:Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theNebraska State Senate were held in2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.^[3]IncumbentHeath Mello did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Mike McDonnell defeatedGilbert Ayala in the Nebraska State Senate District 5 general election.^[4][5]

Nebraska State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike McDonnell	70.16%	7,120
Gilbert Ayala	29.84%	3,028
Total Votes		10,148
Source:Nebraska Secretary of State

Mike McDonnell andGilbert Ayala were unopposed in the Nebraska State Senate District 5 primary.^[6][7]

Nebraska State Senate, District 5 Primary, 2016
Candidate
Mike McDonnell
Gilbert Ayala

Campaign themes

2025

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2024

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2021

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2020

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