List of governors of Nebraska
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The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The current office holder is Pete Ricketts, a Republican, who was sworn in on January 8, 2015.
Governor of Nebraska | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Residence | Nebraska Governor's Mansion |
Term length | 4 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | David Butler |
Formation | Constitution of Nebraska |
Salary | $105,000 (2013)[1] |
List of State Governors
- Parties
Republican (26) Democratic (12) Fusion (Democratic/Populist) (2)
# | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Party | Took office | Left office | Lt. Governor | Notes | ||
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1 | David Butler (1829–1891) |
Republican | February 21, 1867 | June 2, 1871 | None | [2] | ||
William H. James (1831–1920) |
Republican | June 2, 1871 | January 13, 1873 | None | Secretary of State[3] | |||
2 | Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824–1905) |
Republican | January 13, 1873 | January 11, 1875 | None | |||
3 | Silas Garber (1833–1905) |
Republican | January 11, 1875 | January 9, 1879 | None Othman A. Abbott |
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4 | Albinus Nance (1848–1911) |
Republican | January 9, 1879 | January 4, 1883 | Edmund C. Carns | |||
5 | James W. Dawes (1844–1918) |
Republican | January 4, 1883 | January 6, 1887 | Alfred W. Agee Hibbard H. Shedd |
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6 | John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) |
Republican | January 6, 1887 | February 8, 1892 | Hibbard H. Shedd George D. Meiklejohn Thomas J. Majors |
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7 | James E. Boyd (1834–1906) |
Democratic | February 8, 1892 | January 13, 1893 | Thomas J. Majors | [4] | ||
8 | Lorenzo Crounse (1834–1909) |
Republican | January 13, 1893 | January 3, 1895 | Thomas J. Majors | |||
9 | Silas A. Holcomb (1858–1920) |
Fusion (Democratic/Populist) |
January 3, 1895 | January 5, 1899 | Robert E. Moore James E. Harris |
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10 | William A. Poynter (1848–1909) |
Fusion (Democratic/Populist) |
January 5, 1899 | January 3, 1901 | Edward A. Gilbert | |||
11 | Charles H. Dietrich (1853–1924) |
Republican | January 3, 1901 | May 1, 1901 | Ezra P. Savage | Resigned[5] | ||
12 | Ezra P. Savage (1842–1920) |
Republican | May 1, 1901 | January 8, 1903 | None | Lt-Gov.[6] | ||
13 | John H. Mickey (1845–1910) |
Republican | January 8, 1903 | January 3, 1907 | Edmund G. McGilton | |||
14 | George L. Sheldon (1870–1960) |
Republican | January 3, 1907 | January 7, 1909 | Melville R. Hopewell | |||
15 | Ashton C. Shallenberger (1862–1938) |
Democratic | January 7, 1909 | January 5, 1911 | Melville R. Hopewell | |||
16 | Chester H. Aldrich (1863–1924) |
Republican | January 5, 1911 | January 9, 1913 | Melville R. Hopewell | |||
17 | John H. Morehead (1861–1942) |
Democratic | January 9, 1913 | January 4, 1917 | Samuel R. McKelvie (Republican) James Pearson (Democratic) |
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18 | Keith Neville (1884–1959) |
Democratic | January 4, 1917 | January 9, 1919 | Edgar Howard | |||
19 | Samuel R. McKelvie (1881–1956) |
Republican | January 9, 1919 | January 3, 1923 | Pelham A. Barrows | |||
20 | Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945) |
Democratic | January 3, 1923 | January 8, 1925 | Fred G. Johnson (Republican) | |||
21 | Adam McMullen (1872–1959) |
Republican | January 8, 1925 | January 3, 1929 | George A. Williams | |||
22 | Arthur J. Weaver (1873–1945) |
Republican | January 3, 1929 | January 8, 1931 | George A. Williams | |||
23 | Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945) |
Democratic | January 8, 1931 | January 3, 1935 | Theodore Metcalfe (Republican) Walter H. Jurgensen (Democratic) |
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24 | Robert Leroy Cochran (1886–1963) |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 | January 9, 1941 | Walter H. Jurgensen (Democratic) Nate M. Parsons (Democratic) William E. Johnson (Republican) |
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25 | Dwight Griswold (1893–1954) |
Republican | January 9, 1941 | January 9, 1947 | William E. Johnson Roy W. Johnson |
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26 | Val Peterson (1903–1983) |
Republican | January 9, 1947 | January 8, 1953 | Robert B. Crosby Charles J. Warner |
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27 | Robert B. Crosby (1911–2000) |
Republican | January 8, 1953 | January 6, 1955 | Charles J. Warner | |||
28 | Victor E. Anderson (1902–1962) |
Republican | January 6, 1955 | January 8, 1959 | Charles J. Warner Dwight W. Burney |
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29 | Ralph G. Brooks (1898–1960) |
Democratic | January 8, 1959 | September 9, 1960 | Dwight W. Burney | Died.[7] | ||
30 | Dwight W. Burney (1892–1987) |
Republican | September 9, 1960 | January 5, 1961 | Dwight W. Burney | Lt-Gov.[6] | ||
31 | Frank B. Morrison (1905–2004) |
Democratic | January 5, 1961 | January 5, 1967 | Dwight W. Burney (Republican) Philip C. Sorensen (Democratic) |
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32 | Norbert Tiemann (1924–2012) |
Republican | January 5, 1967 | January 7, 1971 | John E. Everroad | |||
33 | J. James Exon (1921–2005) |
Democratic | January 7, 1971 | January 4, 1979 | Frank Marsh (Republican) Gerald T. Whelan (Democratic) |
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34 | Charles Thone (1924–2018) |
Republican | January 4, 1979 | January 6, 1983 | Roland A. Luedtke | |||
35 | J. Robert Kerrey (b. 1943) |
Democratic | January 6, 1983 | January 9, 1987 | Donald F. McGinley | |||
36 | Kay A. Orr (b. 1939) |
Republican | January 9, 1987 | January 9, 1991 | William E. Nichol | [8] | ||
37 | Ben Nelson (b. 1941) |
Democratic | January 9, 1991 | January 7, 1999 | Maxine B. Moul Kim M. Robak |
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38 | Mike Johanns (b. 1950) |
Republican | January 7, 1999 | January 20, 2005 | David I. Maurstad David Heineman |
Resigned[9] | ||
39 | Dave Heineman (b. 1948) |
Republican | January 20, 2005 | January 8, 2015 | Rick Sheehy Lavon Heidemann John E. Nelson |
Lt-Gov.[10] | ||
40 | Pete Ricketts (b. 1964) |
Republican | January 8, 2015 | Incumbent[11] | Mike Foley |
References
- ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Elected, but not inaugurated, before Nebraska's statehood. Impeached and removed from office for misappropriation of state funds; the impeachment was expunged six years later.
- ↑ As state secretary of state, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 James Boyd won the 1890 election, and was sworn in on January 8, 1891. However, due to a question of his U.S. citizenship and eligibility for the office, he did not take office until February 8, 1892.
- ↑ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 As lieutenant governor, became governor for unexpired term.
- ↑ Died in office.
- ↑ First and (as of June 2016) only female governor of Nebraska
- ↑ Resigned to become United States Secretary of Agriculture.
- ↑ As lieutenant governor, succeeded to the office of governor for Johann's unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ↑ Ricketts' second term began January 10, 2019, and will expire January 2023