List of governors of Nebraska

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.

Governor of Nebraska
Seal of Nebraska
Incumbent Jim Pillen since January 5, 2023
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 (27)   Democratic (12)   Fusion (Democratic/Populist) (2)

#	Governor (Birth–Death)			Party	Took office	Left office	Lt. Governor	Notes
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

1. "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.
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. 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. 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.