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Governor of Nebraska | |
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![]() Seal of Nebraska | |
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] |
The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The current office holder is Jim Pillen, a Republican, who was sworn in on January 5, 2022.
List of State Governors
[change | change source]- Parties
Republican (27) 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 | ||
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 | ||
6 | ![]() | John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) | Republican | January 6, 1887 | February 8, 1892 | Hibbard H. Shedd George D. Meiklejohn Thomas J. Majors | [4] | |
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 | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
25 | ![]() | Dwight Griswold (1893–1954) | Republican | January 9, 1941 | January 9, 1947 | William E. Johnson Roy W. Johnson | ||
26 | ![]() | Val Peterson (1903–1983) | Republican | January 9, 1947 | January 8, 1953 | Robert B. Crosby Charles J. Warner | ||
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 | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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 | ||
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 | January 5, 2023 | Mike Foley | ||
41 | ![]() | Jim Pillen (b. 1955) | Republican | January 5, 2023 | Incumbent | Joe Kelly |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. 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.