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WEBVTT 1%.DAVID: WE ARE AT THE SCOTTCONFERENCE CENTER, WHERE MAYORJEAN STOTHERT HAS JUST TAKEN THESTAGE AND IS ABOUT TO ADDRESS AROOM FULL O EXCITED SUPPORTERSAFTER SEEING THE NUMBERS COME INALL NIGHT LONG.>> I APPRECIATE YOUR ONGOINGCOUNSEL AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERETONIGHT.HOW DO TONIGHT?-- HOW DID WE DO TONIGHT?[APPLAUSE]THE PRIMARY RESULTS THAT'S WHATI SEE AND HEAR EVERY DAY INOMAHA.CITIZENS SUPPORT PROGRESS WE AREMAKING IN FIGHTING CRIME ANDVIOLENCE.THEY ARE HAPPY OUR ECONOMY ISSTRONG AND OUR CITY ISWELL-MANAGED.FOUR VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEFUTURE OF OMAHA.OMAHA IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.TONIGHT, AND A FIVE WAY RACE,THE MAJORITY VOTED TO SUPPORTTHE PROGRESS THAT WE' MADE INTHE GOALS AND VISION HAVE HADFOR THE NEXT FOU YEARS.[APPLAUSE]SO THANK YOU.IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS -- IN THELAST FEW WEEKS, WE WITHSTOODNEGATIVE ADS, SOME PAID FOR BYANONYMOUS DONORS THROUGH ANUNKNOWN CORPORATION.BUT WHAT DID WE DO?WE STAYED POSITIVE.I WANT TO REVIEW A SHORT NOTETHAT I RECEIVED FROM A VOTER.IT READS THI "I WANT TO THANKMAYOR STODDARD FOR HER TASTEFUL,POSITIVE AT.SHE MAKES IT A POINT TO EXPRESSHER GOALS INSTEAD OF SPENDINGTIME ON OTHER CANDIDATESSHORTCOMINGS.YOU HAVE MY VOTE.-- YOU HAVE MY VOTE."OVER THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS, IT ISTO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF OMAHAAND HOW WE CAN MAKE IT BETTERWORKING TOGETHER.SPEAKING OF ADS, MY OPPONENTIN THE GENERAL ELECTION ISRUNNING A COMMERCIAL IN WHICH HESAYS "OMAHA IS DOING JUST OK."MY FIRST THOUGHTS WERE, THANKYOU FOR SAYING THAT.BUT MY SECOND THOUGHT WAS, WEARE DOING BETTER THAN OK.[APPLAUSE]THE RESULTS SHOW THA TONIGHT,AND THAT THE VOTERS AGREE.MAKE NO MISTAKE, OMAHA ISOPTIMISTIC AND CONFIDENT, NOTBECAUSE OF ONE PERSON OR APOLITICIAN OR A POLITICA PARTYOR A GROUP AT CITY HALL.OMAHA IS ON THE RIGHT TRACKBECAUSE OF THE WORK OF MANYINDIVIDUALS AN GROUPS DEDICATEDTO A CITY FOR OMAHA, BETTER JOBS, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OURYOUTH, AND A MORE VIBRANTDOWNTOWN.JULIE: MAYOR JEAN STOTHERT VERYUPBEAT ABOUT HER LEAD TONIGHT.HEATH MELLO THANKED HISSUPPORTERS JUST OVER AN HOURAGO.ROB: KRISTYNA ENGDAHL IS THERELIVE WITH TH CAMPAIGN NEAR 27THAND L.KRISTYNA: WE KNO NOW HEATHMELLO WILL BE ONE OF TWO PEOPLETO MOVE ON TO THE MAYORAL RACE.FIRST OFF, WHAT DO THESE PRIMARYRESULTS SAY TO YOU?>> TONIGHT'S PRIMARY RESULTSSHOW US THAT MORE THAN 50% OFTHE CITY RIGHT NOW VOTED FORCHANGE.THEY WANT NEW LEADERSHIP IN THEMAYOR'S OFFICE MOVING FORWARD.FOR US, WE KNOW WE'VE GOT MOREWORK TO DO.WE HAVE 35 DAYS, A LOT OFCAMPAIGNING AND DOORKNOCKING ANDPHONE CALLS.WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUEOUR CAMPAIGN.KRISTYNA: YOU CAN HEAR THATEXCITEMENT RIGHT NOW ANDBACKGROUND.WHAT IS NEXT LOOKING FORWARD TOMAY?>> WE HAVE TO CONTINUE OUR GAMEPLAN TO MOVE US DAY BY DAYCLOSER TO THE GENERAL ELECTION.WE KNOW THERE IS THE ACONSIDERABLE NUMBER MORE PEOPLEWHO VOTE, AND A KISS IS THEABILITY TO TAKE OUR MESSAGE OBUILDING THE OMAHA OF THE FUTURETO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.THERE'S A STYLISTIC DIFFERENCEBETWEEN ME AND THE MAYOR.I DON'T TAKE A MY WAY OR THEHIGHWAY APPROACH, AND WE HAVE TOHAVE SOMEONE WHO IS A TRUECONSENSUS BUILDER IN CITY HALL,WHO CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHERAND MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS ASEAT AT THE DECISION-MAKINGTABLE.KRISTYNA: OBVIOUSLY THERE WILLBE MORE RESULTS AS THEY COME IN.HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM?>> WE FEEL GREAT.WE KNOW WE WERE WORKING TOWARDSMAY 9, BUT TONIGHT'S RESULTSSHOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TOGENERATE AN AWFUL LOT OF SUPPORTAND ENTHUSIASM ACROSS THE ENTIRECITY.IT IS OUR FIRST STEP MOVINGCLOSER TO MA 9 IN REGARDS TOGETTING MORE AND MORE PEOPLEENGAGED FOR OUR VISION OF THEFUTURE OF THE CITY.KRISTYNA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH,WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.THERE ARE STILL ABOUT 100 PEOPLEHERE AT THE WATCH PARTY.WE WILL CHECK IN AGAIN LATER INTHE HOUR.ROB: THANKS.POLITICAL NEWCOMER TAYLOR ROYALFINISHES THIRD IN THE MAYORALRACE.JULIE: TAYLOR BARTH IS LIVE WITHTHE CAMPAIGN TONIGHT AT AKSARBENVILLAGE.REPORTER: TAYLOR ROYAL AND HISSUPPORTERS GATHERED AS THERESULTS CAME IN TONIGHT.I'M JOINED BY TAYLOR NOW.OBVIOUSLY NOT THE OUTCOME YOUWERE HOPING FOR, BUT YOU AREYOUNG.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVERUN FOR AN ELECTED OFFICE.THE HAVE PLANS TO RUN AGAIN INTHE FUTURE?>> IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TODIGEST THIS RACE AND THICK ABOUTSOME OF THE EXPERIENCES THATI'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE.I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEFUTURE HAS.REPORTER: WHAT DO YOU TAKE AWAYFROM THIS EXPERIENCE?>> WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE CITYAND A GREAT LEADER CURRENTLY INMAYOR STODDARD.IT'S GREAT TO SEE WHAT HEATHMELLO'S VISION IS.CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND THEOTHER CANDIDATE IN THIS RACE.I HOPE TO CONTINUE SHARING MYVISION ON FORWARD.THEY DESERVE IT.A JOB WELL DONE TO BOTH OF THOSEGUYS.I WISH THEM THE BEST GOINGFORWARD IN THIS RACE.