Omaha, Neb. - Omaha’s first female mayor has handed over the mayoral campaign to a man who could become the first black mayor in the community.

Omaha voters made history Tuesday by either putting the city’s first female mayor in a rare fourth semester or electing the community’s first black mayor.

The match between Mayor Jean Stothert and challenger John Ewing focused on local issues such as street repairs and garbage services, but in the last campaign, the campaign involved more countries, including President Donald Trump’s administration and trans rights, hot issues.

Stothert lagged behind by nearly 5,000 votes in early Tuesday night’s return. During her election night event, Stott said she called Ewing and admitted during the game, according to KETV.

"I called John Ewing and I congratulate him," Stott said. "John Ewing inherited a great city tonight and we left a solid foundation for the city we love. We are so grateful and we are full of hope."

The winner will lead Nebraska’s largest city, which accounts for nearly a quarter of the state’s population.

In the fourth semester campaign, Stosert portrayed Omaha as a city with a popular winning streak and planned to move forward on the tram route and advance city streets along the revitalized river.

“I have plans to talk about them, they’re working,” Stosert told the Omaha World Herald.

If re-elected, she would have served as mayor for the longest term for more than a century.

County Treasurer Ewing said the mayor hasn't focused enough on core issues such as filling potholes, hiring more police officers and building more affordable housing.

"People just think she has time, and it's time to get a new guy," Ewing said.

Although the mayor's office is nonpartisan, the candidate made it clear to voters that Stosert is a Republican and Ewing is a Democrat. Omaha is one of the few attractions for conservative Nebraska, and Democrats have a reasonable chance to win an elected office.

Despite the focus on bread and fuel issues such as city services, candidates sent more partisan messages as the election approached.

"Ewing stands with activists who want to allow boys to participate in the girls' movement," Stosert TV commercial said.

Ewing replied that he did not deal with transgender issues such as the Treasury and told KETV that he would not answer hypothetical questions.

Ewing aired an ad linking Stothert to the Trump administration, showing the mayor on Trump's split screen, saying: "Let's say no to the chaos and elect a mayor, and actually get things done."