List of Governors of Nebraska

The following is a list of the governors of the U.S. Territory and later State of Nebraska.

Governor of Nebraska

Seal of Nebraska
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Incumbent
Pete Ricketts
since January 8, 2015
Style The Honorable
Inaugural holder David Butler
1867
Formation Constitution of Nebraska
Salary $105,000 (2013)[1]

Territorial governors

Appointed, before statehood, to a four-year term by the President of the United States.[upper-alpha 1]

The Democratic Party and its allies elected Presidents Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1857) and James Buchanan (March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1861). The Republican Party and its allies elected Presidents Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861, to April 15, 1865) and Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865, to March 3, 1869), as well as a majority of the Senators and Representatives to the Congresses after 1860 that admitted Nebraska into the Union of states.

Parties

  Democratic   Republican

#PictureGovernor
(Birth–Death)		PartyTook officeLeft officeNotes
  William Walker
(1800–1874)		 July 23, 1853 October 16, 1854 Not recognized by the federal government
1   Francis Burt
(1807–1854)		 Democratic October 16, 1854 October 18, 1854 Died
  Thomas B. Cuming
(1827–1858)		 Democratic October 18, 1854 February 23, 1855 Acting
2   Mark W. Izard
(1799–1866)		 Democratic February 23, 1855 October 25, 1857 Resigned
  Thomas B. Cuming
(1827–1858)		 Democratic October 25, 1857 January 12, 1858 Acting
3   William A. Richardson
(1811–1875)		 Democratic January 12, 1858 December 5, 1858 Resigned
  J. Sterling Morton
(1832–1902)		 Democratic December 5, 1858 May 2, 1859 Acting
4   Samuel W. Black
(1816–1862)		 Democratic May 2, 1859 February 24, 1861 Resigned
  J. Sterling Morton
(1832–1902)		 Democratic February 24, 1861 March 6, 1861 Acting
  Algernon S. Paddock
(1830–1897)		 Republican March 6, 1861 May 15, 1861 Acting
5   Alvin Saunders
(1817–1899)		 Republican May 15, 1861 March 1, 1867

State governors

Popularly elected, beginning in 1866, to a two-year term. In 1962, the voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding terms beginning in 1966 to four years. In 1966, the voters limited the number of consecutive full terms that any one governor could serve to two (i.e. only one possible re-election while still in office after election to a full term.)[upper-alpha 2]

Parties

  Republican   Democratic   Fusion (Democratic/Populist)

#PortraitGovernor
(Birth–Death)		PartyTook officeLeft officeNotes
1   David Butler
(1829–1891)		 Republican February 21, 1867 June 2, 1871 [2]
  William H. James
(1831–1920)		 Republican June 2, 1871 January 13, 1873 Secretary of State[3]
2   Robert Wilkinson Furnas
(1824–1905)		 Republican January 13, 1873 January 11, 1875
3   Silas Garber
(1833–1905)		 Republican January 11, 1875 January 9, 1879
4   Albinus Nance
(1848–1911)		 Republican January 9, 1879 January 4, 1883
5   James W. Dawes
(1844–1918)		 Republican January 4, 1883 January 6, 1887
6   John Milton Thayer
(1820–1906)		 Republican January 6, 1887 February 8, 1892 [4]
7   James E. Boyd
(1834–1906)		 Democratic February 8, 1892 January 13, 1893 [4]
8   Lorenzo Crounse
(1834–1909)		 Republican January 13, 1893 January 3, 1895
9   Silas A. Holcomb
(1858–1920)		 Fusion
(Democratic/Populist)		 January 3, 1895 January 5, 1899
10   William A. Poynter
(1848–1909)		 Fusion
(Democratic/Populist)		 January 5, 1899 January 3, 1901
11   Charles H. Dietrich
(1853–1924)		 Republican January 3, 1901 May 1, 1901 Resigned[5]
12   Ezra P. Savage
(1842–1920)		 Republican May 1, 1901 January 8, 1903 Lt-Gov.[6]
13   John H. Mickey
(1845–1910)		 Republican January 8, 1903 January 3, 1907
14   George L. Sheldon
(1870–1960)		 Republican January 3, 1907 January 7, 1909
15   Ashton C. Shallenberger
(1862–1938)		 Democratic January 7, 1909 January 5, 1911
16   Chester H. Aldrich
(1862–1924)		 Republican January 5, 1911 January 9, 1913
17   John H. Morehead
(1861–1942)		 Democratic January 9, 1913 January 4, 1917
18   Keith Neville
(1884–1959)		 Democratic January 4, 1917 January 9, 1919
19   Samuel R. McKelvie
(1881–1956)		 Republican January 9, 1919 January 3, 1923
20   Charles W. Bryan
(1867–1945)		 Democratic January 3, 1923 January 8, 1925
21   Adam McMullen
(1872–1959)		 Republican January 8, 1925 January 3, 1929
22   Arthur J. Weaver
(1873–1945)		 Republican January 3, 1929 January 8, 1931
23   Charles W. Bryan
(1867–1945)		 Democratic January 8, 1931 January 3, 1935
24   Robert Leroy Cochran
(1886–1963)		 Democratic January 3, 1935 January 9, 1941
25   Dwight Griswold
(1893–1954)		 Republican January 9, 1941 January 9, 1947
26   Val Peterson
(1903–1983)		 Republican January 9, 1947 January 8, 1953
27   Robert B. Crosby
(1911–2000)		 Republican January 8, 1953 January 6, 1955
28   Victor E. Anderson
(1902–1962)		 Republican January 6, 1955 January 8, 1959
29   Ralph G. Brooks
(1898–1960)		 Democratic January 8, 1959 September 9, 1960 Died.[7]
30   Dwight W. Burney
(1892–1987)		 Republican September 9, 1960 January 5, 1961 Lt-Gov.[6]
31   Frank B. Morrison
(1905–2004)		 Democratic January 5, 1961 January 5, 1967
32   Norbert T. Tiemann
(1924–2012)		 Republican January 5, 1967 January 7, 1971
33   J. James Exon
(1921–2005)		 Democratic January 7, 1971 January 4, 1979
34   Charles Thone
(1924–)		 Republican January 4, 1979 January 6, 1983
35   J. Robert Kerrey
(1943–)		 Democratic January 6, 1983 January 9, 1987
36   Kay A. Orr
(1939–)		 Republican January 9, 1987 January 9, 1991 [8]
37   Ben Nelson
(1941–)		 Democratic January 9, 1991 January 7, 1999
38   Mike Johanns
(1950–)		 Republican January 7, 1999 January 20, 2005 Resigned[9]
39   Dave Heineman
(1948–)		 Republican January 20, 2005 January 8, 2015 Lt-Gov.[10]
40   Pete Ricketts
(1964–)		 Republican January 8, 2015 Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ As state secretary of state, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  6. 1 2 As lieutenant governor, became governor for unexpired term.
  7. ↑ Died in office.
  8. ↑ First and (as of June 2016) only female governor of Nebraska
  9. ↑ Resigned to become United States Secretary of Agriculture.
  10. ↑ As lieutenant governor, succeeded to the office of governor for Johann's unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.

Other high offices held

This is a table of other governorships, congressional seats and other national public offices held by governors of Nebraska. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Nebraska except where noted.

* denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.
p. = Political Party; D = Democrat ; R = Republican;
the footnotes [P 1], etc., indicate the presidential administration(s) under which an unelected Federal office was held (see Appointing presidents below the table).
Name p. Service as
Governor		 U.S. Congress Other offices held
(beyond Nebraska)
House Senate
William A. Richardson D 1858 (territorial) U.S. Representative & Senator from Illinois (D, 1847–1856; 1861-1865)
J. Sterling Morton D 1858–1859
1861 (territorial)		 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture[P 1]
Algernon Paddock R 1861 (territorial) S
Alvin Saunders R 1861–1867 (territorial) S
John Milton Thayer R 1887–1892 S Governor of Wyoming Territory (1875-1878) [P 2]
Lorenzo Crounse R 1893–1895 H
Charles Henry Dietrich R 1901 S *
Ashton C. Shallenberger D 1909–1911 H
John H. Morehead D 1913–1917 H
Charles W. Bryan D 1923–1925
1931–1935		 1924 Democratic nominee for Vice President (lost)
Robert Leroy Cochran D 1935–1941 Ambassador (UNRRA; Am. Mission for Aid to Greece)[P 3][upper-alpha 3]
Dwight Griswold R 1941–1947 S
Val Peterson R 1947–1953 Ambassador to Denmark;[P 4] Ambassador to Finland[P 5]
J. James Exon D 1971–1979 S
Charles Thone R 1979–1983 H
Bob Kerrey D 1983–1987 S
Ben Nelson D 1991–1999 S
Mike Johanns R 1999–2005 S U.S. Secretary of Agriculture * [P 6]

Appointing presidents

  1. ↑ Grover Cleveland (D, 1893-1897)
  2. ↑ Ulysses Grant (R, 1869-1877) and Rutherford B. Hayes (R, 1877-1881)
  3. ↑ Franklin Roosevelt (D, 1933-45) and Harry Truman (D, 1945-53)
  4. ↑ Dwight Eisenhower (R, 1953-1961)
  5. ↑ Richard Nixon (R, 1969-1974)
  6. ↑ George W. Bush (R, 2001-2009)

Living former U.S. governors of Nebraska

As of January 2017, six former U.S. governors of Nebraska were still living. The oldest of these was Charles Thone (born 1924; served 1979–1983). Most recently dead was Norbert T. Tiemann (born 1924; served 1967–1971), on June 19, 2012. The most recently serving U.S. governor of Nebraska to die was J. James Exon (born 1921; served 1971–1979), on June 10, 2005.

NameGubernatorial termDate of birth (and age)
Charles Thone 1979–1983 January 4, 1924
Bob Kerrey 1983–1987 August 27, 1943
Kay A. Orr 1987–1991 January 2, 1939
Ben Nelson 1991–1999 May 17, 1941
Mike Johanns 1999–2005 June 18, 1950
Dave Heineman 2005–2015 May 12, 1948

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2012-13 Nebraska Blue Book (Nebraska State Government) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine., page 418
  2. ↑ 2012-13 Nebraska Blue Book Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine., pages 418–419
  3. ↑ Nebraska Governor Robert Leroy (Roy) Cochran at the National Governors Association web site, retrieved May 27, 2013.
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