OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The final round of Douglas County ballot counts made it official: Aaron Hanson will be the new sheriff.
The race between Hanson, a Republican, and Democrat Greg Gonzalez remained close throughout Election Night and after the post-Election Day totals released by the Douglas County Election Commission’s update last Friday.
Hanson led with 88,353 votes to Gonzales’ 84,679 votes — a difference of about 3,600 votes — at the last official Election Night update. That lead tightened to 92,824 for Hanson and 91,162 for Gonzales — about 1,600 votes — a week ago.