Seng received fewer votes than Friendt in the April primary but, due to a strong field campaign, rebounded and beat him in the May general election.
[8] State Senator Chris Beutler, who left the Nebraska Legislature because of term limits, won the 2007 mayoral election and succeeded Seng.
[9] Seng sought payment for $32,000 worth of security expenses incurred during the June 17, 2004 fundraising visit of Dick Cheney in support of the candidacy of Republican Jeff Fortenberry for Nebraska's 1st congressional district.
Republicans argued that Seng, a Democrat, was merely trying to stir up political turmoil, and that the mayor of Omaha sought no such reimbursement following a visit from President George W. Bush in 2003.
[2] Fortenberry, however, reimbursed the federal government for use of Air Force Two during the fundraising stop, pointing to a possible precedent for such repayment.