| Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | Her Honor The Honorable |
| Seat | Omaha City Hall |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Jesse Lowe |
| Formation | 19th Century |
| Website | mayors-office |
This is a list of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
| Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Style | Her Honor The Honorable |
| Seat | Omaha City Hall |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Jesse Lowe |
| Formation | 19th Century |
| Website | mayors-office |
This is a list of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
| Order | Image | Name | Term began [1] [2] | Term ended [1] [2] | Party affiliation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Jesse Lowe | March 5, 1857 | March 2, 1858 | |||
| 2 |  | Andrew Jackson Poppleton | March 2, 1858 | September 14, 1858 (resigned) | Democratic | ||
| 3 | George Robert Armstrong (interim mayor) | September 14, 1858 | March 10, 1859 | Democratic | |||
| 4 | David Douglas Belden | March 10, 1859 | March 6, 1860 | Democratic | |||
| 5 | Clinton Briggs | March 6, 1860 | March 5, 1861 | Republican | |||
| 6 | George Robert Armstrong | March 5, 1861 | November 5, 1862 (resigned) | Democratic | |||
| 7 | Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (interim mayor) | November 5, 1862 | March 15, 1864 | Democratic | |||
| 8 | Addison R. Gilmore | March 15, 1864 | March 9, 1865 | ||||
| 9 |  | Lorin Miller | March 9, 1865 | March 6, 1867 | |||
| 10 | Charles H. Brown | March 6, 1867 | March 4, 1868 | Democratic | |||
| 11 | George M. Roberts | March 4, 1868 | June 7, 1869 | Republican | [3] | ||
| 12 |  | Ezra Millard | June 7, 1869 | April 10, 1871 | Democratic | ||
| 13 |  | Smith Samuel Caldwell | April 10, 1871 | April 9, 1872 | Republican | ||
| 14 |  | Joseph Hopkins Millard | April 9, 1872 | April 7, 1873 | Republican | ||
| 15 | William M. Brewer | April 7, 1873 | February 3, 1874 (resigned) | Democratic | [4] | ||
| 16 | James S. Gibson (acting mayor) | February 3, 1874 | April 13, 1874 | ||||
| 17 |  | Champion S. Chase | 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. [5] | |
| 18 | Reuben H. Wilbur | April 9, 1877 | April 7, 1879 | Republican | [6] | ||
| 19 | | Champion S. Chase | April 7, 1879 | April 12, 1881 | Republican | ||
| 20 |  | James E. Boyd | April 12, 1881 | April 10, 1883 | Democratic | ||
| 21 | | Champion S. Chase | April 10, 1883 | June 30, 1884 (removed from office) | Republican | ||
| 22 | Patrick F. Murphy (acting mayor) | June 30, 1884 | April 14, 1885 | Republican | |||
| 23 | | James E. Boyd | April 14, 1885 | May 10, 1887 | Democratic | ||
| 24 |  | William J. Broatch | May 10, 1887 | January 7, 1890 | Republican | ||
| 25 | Richard C. Cushing | January 7, 1890 | January 5, 1892 | Democratic | |||
| 26 |  | George Pickering Bemis | January 5, 1892 | January 7, 1896 | Republican | ||
| 27 | | William J. Broatch | January 7, 1896 | c. May 10, 1897 | Republican | ||
| 28 | William F. Bechel (acting mayor) | c. May 10, 1897 | c. October 1897 | Republican | |||
| 29 |  | Frank E. Moores† | c. October 1897 | March 23, 1906 (died in office) (may have served illegally) [7] | Republican | ||
| 30 |  | Harry B. Zimman (acting mayor) | March 23, 1906 | May 21, 1906 | Republican | ||
| 31 |  | James C. Dahlman | May 21, 1906 | May 13, 1918 | Democratic | ||
| 32 |  | Edward Parsons Smith | May 13, 1918 | May 17, 1921 | Democratic | ||
| 33 | | James C. Dahlman† | May 17, 1921 | January 21, 1930 (died in office) | Democratic | ||
| 34 | John H. Hopkins (acting mayor) | January 21, 1930 | February 4, 1930 | Democratic | |||
| 35 |  | Richard Lee Metcalfe (interim mayor) | February 4, 1930 | May 16, 1933 | Democratic | ||
| 36 | Roy Nathan Towl | May 16, 1933 | May 26, 1936 | Republican | |||
| 37 |  | Dan Bernard Butler | May 26, 1936 | May 29, 1945 | Democratic | ||
| 38 | Charles W. Leeman | May 29, 1945 | May 25, 1948 | Democratic | |||
| 39 |  | Glenn C. Cunningham | May 25, 1948 | May 25, 1954 | Republican | ||
| 40 |  | Johnny Rosenblatt | May 25, 1954 | May 22, 1961 | Democratic [8] | First Jewish mayor of Omaha. | |
| 41 | James Dworak | May 22, 1961 | May 24, 1965 | Democratic | |||
| 42 | Alexander V. Sorensen | May 24, 1965 | May 26, 1969 | Republican | [9] | ||
| 43 | Eugene A. Leahy | May 26, 1969 | May 28, 1973 | Democratic | |||
| 44 |  | Edward Zorinsky | 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) [10] | |||||||
| 45 |  | Robert G. Cunningham (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. [11] | |
| 46 | Albert L. Veys | June 6, 1977 | June 8, 1981 | Democratic | [12] [13] | ||
| 47 |  | Mike Boyle | June 8, 1981 | January 26, 1987 (removed from office) | Democratic | ||
| 48 | Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (acting mayor) | January 26, 1987 | February 6, 1987 | Democratic | City Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled. [14] | ||
| 49 |  | Bernard R. Simon† (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. [15] 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. [15] | |
| 50 |  | Fred L. Conley (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. [15] | |
| 51 |  | Walt Calinger (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. [16] | |
| 52 |  | P. J. Morgan | June 5, 1989 | September 20, 1994 (resigned) | Republican | [17] | |
| 53 |  | Subby Anzaldo (acting mayor) | September 20, 1994 | January 9, 1995 | Democratic | ||
| 54 |  | Hal Daub | January 9, 1995 | June 10, 2001 | Republican | ||
| 55 |  | Mike Fahey | June 10, 2001 | June 8, 2009 | Democratic | ||
| 56 |  | Jim Suttle | June 8, 2009 | June 10, 2013 | Democratic | ||
| 57 |  | Jean Stothert | June 10, 2013 | Present | Republican | First woman mayor of Omaha | |
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