List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska

This is a list of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
Incumbent Jean Stothert since June 10, 2013
Style	Her Honor The Honorable
Seat	Omaha City Hall
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Jesse Lowe
Formation	19th Century
Website	mayors-office.cityofomaha.org

List of mayors

Order	Image	Name[1] (Birth–Death)	Term began[2][3]	Term ended[2][3]	Party affiliation		Notes
1		Jesse Lowe (1814–1868)	March 5, 1857	March 2, 1858		Democratic	[4]
2		Andrew Jackson Poppleton (1830–1896)	March 2, 1858	September 14, 1858 (resigned)		Democratic
3		George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896) (interim mayor)	September 14, 1858	March 10, 1859		Democratic
4		David Douglas Belden (1821-1897)	March 10, 1859	March 6, 1860		Democratic
5		Clinton Briggs (1828-1882)	March 6, 1860	March 5, 1861		Republican
6		George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896)	March 5, 1861	November 5, 1862 (resigned)		Democratic
7		Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (1827-1916) (interim mayor)	November 5, 1862	March 15, 1864		Democratic
8		Addison R. Gilmore (1804-1866)	March 15, 1864	March 9, 1865		Democratic	[5]
9		Lorin Miller (1800-1888)	March 9, 1865	March 6, 1867		Democratic	[6]
10		Charles H. Brown (1834-1897)	March 6, 1867	March 4, 1868		Democratic
11		George M. Roberts (1843-1906)	March 4, 1868	June 7, 1869		Republican	[7]
12		Ezra Millard (1833-1886)	June 7, 1869	April 10, 1871		Democratic
13		Smith Samuel Caldwell (1834-1884)	April 10, 1871	April 9, 1872		Republican
14		Joseph Hopkins Millard (1836-1922)	April 9, 1872	April 7, 1873		Republican
15		William M. Brewer (?-1921)	April 7, 1873	February 3, 1874 (resigned)		Democratic	[8]
16		James S. Gibson (1835-1906) (acting mayor)	February 3, 1874	April 13, 1874		Democratic	[9][10]
17		Champion S. Chase (1820-1898)	April 13, 1874	April 9, 1877		Republican	First elected to a one-year term in 1874 and then to a two-year term in 1875 after Omaha extended the mayoral term to two years.[11]
18		Reuben H. Wilbur (1825-1898)	April 9, 1877	April 7, 1879		Republican	[12]
19		Champion S. Chase (1820-1898)	April 7, 1879	April 12, 1881		Republican
20		James E. Boyd (1834-1906)	April 12, 1881	April 10, 1883		Democratic
21		Champion S. Chase (1820-1898)	April 10, 1883	June 30, 1884 (removed from office)		Republican
22		Patrick F. Murphy (?-1885) (acting mayor)	June 30, 1884	April 14, 1885		Republican	[13]
23		James E. Boyd (1834-1906)	April 14, 1885	May 10, 1887		Democratic
24		William J. Broatch (1841-1922)	May 10, 1887	January 7, 1890		Republican
25		Richard C. Cushing (1843-1913)	January 7, 1890	January 5, 1892		Democratic
26		George Pickering Bemis (1838-1916)	January 5, 1892	January 7, 1896		Republican
27		William J. Broatch (1841-1922)	January 7, 1896	May 12, 1897 [14]		Republican
28		Frank E. Moores† (1840-1906)	May 12, 1897 [14]	March 23, 1906 (died in office) (may have served illegally)[15]		Republican
29		Harry B. Zimman (1879-1936) (acting mayor)	March 23, 1906	May 21, 1906		Republican
30		James C. Dahlman (1856-1930)	May 21, 1906	May 13, 1918		Democratic
31		Edward Parsons Smith (1860-1930)	May 13, 1918	May 17, 1921		Democratic
32		James C. Dahlman† (1856-1930)	May 17, 1921	January 21, 1930 (died in office)		Democratic
33		John H. Hopkins (1886-1954) (acting mayor)	January 21, 1930	February 4, 1930		Democratic
34		Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861-1954) (interim mayor)	February 4, 1930	May 16, 1933		Democratic
35		Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974)	May 16, 1933	May 26, 1936		Republican
36		Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953)	May 26, 1936	May 29, 1945		Democratic
37		Charles W. Leeman (1892-1979)	May 29, 1945	May 25, 1948		Democratic
38		Glenn C. Cunningham (1912-2003)	May 25, 1948	May 25, 1954		Republican
39		Johnny Rosenblatt (1907-1979)	May 25, 1954	May 22, 1961		Democratic[16]	First Jewish mayor of Omaha.
40		James Dworak (1925-2002)	May 22, 1961	May 24, 1965		Democratic
41		Alexander V. Sorensen (1905-1982)	May 24, 1965	May 26, 1969		Republican	[17]
42		Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000)	May 26, 1969	May 28, 1973		Democratic
43		Edward Zorinsky (1928-1987)	May 28, 1973	November 16, 1976 (resigned)		Republican (before 1975)	Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate.
						Democratic (1975-1987)[18]
44		Robert G. Cunningham (1923-2014) (interim mayor)	November 16, 1976	June 6, 1977		Republican	Succeeded mayor Edward Zorinsky who won election to the U.S. Senate. Stepped down June 6, 1977 to serve on the State Game and Parks Commission.[19]
45		Albert L. Veys (1919-2002)	June 6, 1977	June 8, 1981		Democratic	[20][21]
46		Mike Boyle (1944-2021)	June 8, 1981	January 26, 1987 (removed from office)		Democratic
47		Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (1920-2001) (acting mayor)	January 26, 1987	February 6, 1987		Democratic	City Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[22]
48		Bernard R. Simon† (1927-1988) (interim mayor)	February 6, 1987	April 14, 1988 (died in office)		Democratic	Named mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[23] Simon died on April 14, 1988 with City Council President Fred Conley served as acting mayor until the council was able to convene to name an interim mayor.[23]
49		Fred L. Conley (b. 1948) (acting mayor)	April 14, 1988	April 20, 1988		Democratic	First African American councilmember in Omaha. As president of the City Council, Conley served as acting mayor after the death of interim mayor Bernie Simon on April 14, 1988.[23]
50		Walt Calinger (b. 1940) (interim mayor)	April 20, 1988	June 5, 1989		Democratic	Named interim mayor on April 20, 1988 by a 4-3 vote of the City Council to finish the unexpired term of Bernie Simon.[24]
51		P. J. Morgan (b. 1940)	June 5, 1989	September 20, 1994 (resigned)		Republican	[25]
52		Subby Anzaldo (1933-2019) (acting mayor)	September 20, 1994	January 9, 1995		Democratic
53		Hal Daub (b. 1941)	January 9, 1995	June 10, 2001		Republican
54		Mike Fahey (b. 1943)	June 10, 2001	June 8, 2009		Democratic
55		Jim Suttle (b. 1944)	June 8, 2009	June 10, 2013		Democratic
56		Jean Stothert (b. 1954)	June 10, 2013	Present		Republican	First woman mayor of Omaha

See also

• Government of Omaha
• History of Omaha