According to complete but unofficial results late Tuesday night, the proposal to end the partisan system won 58 percent to 42 percent. This is a popular issue.
People support removing partisanship from city politics.
Sader led the effort for nonpartisan city elections after voters last fall chose to elect Johnson County commissioners without party labels. Mayor Ed Eilert, who opposed the idea, said he was not surprised the measure won, given the countywide vote in November. But he said political parties still could stay involved in campaigns by endorsing candidates, and candidates can identify themselves to voters by party labels. Sader said partisanship eventually would die out. It's an investment in good government for a long time.