List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska
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This is a list of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
| Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
| |
| Style | His Honor The Honorable |
| Seat | Omaha City Hall |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Jesse Lowe |
| Formation | 19th Century |
| Website | mayors-office |
List of mayors
| No. | Image | Name[1] (birth–death) |
Term[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 |
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[a] |
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 Millard (1836–1922) |
April 9, 1872
– April 7, 1873 |
Republican | ||
| 15 | William M. Brewer (?–1921) |
April 7, 1873
– February 3, 1874[b] |
Democratic | [8] | ||
| Acting | James S. Gibson (1835[citation needed]–1906[citation needed]) |
February 3, 1874
– April 13, 1874 |
Democratic | [9][10] | ||
| 16 |  |
Champion S. Chase (1820–1898) |
April 13, 1874
– April 9, 1879 |
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] | |
| 17 | Reuben H. Wilbur (1825–1898) |
April 9, 1877
– April 7, 1879 |
Republican | [12] | ||
| 18 | |
Champion S. Chase (1820–1898) |
April 7, 1879
– April 12, 1881 |
Republican | ||
| 19 |  |
James E. Boyd (1834–1906) |
April 12, 1881
– April 12, 1883 |
Democratic | ||
| 20 | |
Champion S. Chase (1820–1898) |
April 10, 1883
– June 30, 1884[c] |
Republican | ||
| Acting | Patrick F. Murphy (?–1885) |
June 30, 1884
– April 14, 1885 |
Republican | [13] | ||
| 21 | |
James E. Boyd (1834–1906) |
April 14, 1885
– May 10, 1887 |
Democratic | ||
| 22 |  |
William J. Broatch (1841–1922) |
May 10, 1887
– January 7, 1890 |
Republican | ||
| 23 | Richard C. Cushing (1843–1913) |
January 7, 1890
– January 5, 1892 |
Democratic | |||
| 24 |  |
George P. Bemis (1838–1916) |
January 5, 1892
– January 7, 1896 |
Republican | ||
| 25 | |
William J. Broatch (1841–1922) |
January 7, 1896
– May 12, 1897[14] |
Republican | ||
| 26 |  |
Frank E. Moores † (1840–1906) |
May 12, 1897– | Republican | ||
| Acting |  |
Harry B. Zimman (1879–1936) |
March 23, 1906
– May 21, 1906 |
Republican | ||
| 27 |  |
James Dahlman (1856–1930) |
May 21, 1906
– May 13, 1918 |
Democratic | ||
| 28 | .jpg) |
Edward Parsons Smith (1860–1930) |
May 13, 1918
– May 17, 1921 |
Democratic | ||
| 29 | |
James Dahlman† (1856–1930) |
May 17, 1921
– January 21, 1930[f] |
Democratic | ||
| Acting | John H. Hopkins (1886–1954) |
January 21, 1930
– February 4, 1930 |
Democratic | |||
| 30 |  |
Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861–1954) (interim mayor) |
February 4, 1930
– May 16, 1933 |
Democratic | ||
| 31 | Roy Nathan Towl (1881–1974) |
May 16, 1933
– May 26, 1936 |
Republican | |||
| 32 |  |
Dan B. Butler (1879–1953) |
May 26, 1936
– May 29, 1945 |
Democratic | ||
| 33 | Charles W. Leeman (1892–1979) |
May 29, 1945
– May 25, 1948 |
Democratic | |||
| 34 |  |
Glenn Cunningham (1912–2003) |
May 25, 1948
– May 25, 1954 |
Republican | ||
| 35 | .jpg) |
Johnny Rosenblatt (1907–1979) |
May 25, 1954
– May 22, 1961 |
Democratic[15] | First Jewish mayor of Omaha | |
| 36 |  |
James Dworak (1925–2002) |
May 22, 1961
– May 24, 1965 |
Democratic | ||
| 37 | Alexander V. Sorensen (1905–1982) |
May 24, 1965
– May 26, 1969 |
Republican | [16] | ||
| 38 | Eugene A. Leahy (1929–2000) |
May 26, 1969
– May 28, 1973 |
Democratic | |||
| 39 |  |
Edward Zorinsky (1928–1987) |
May 28, 1973
– November 16, 1976[g] |
Republican (before 1975) | Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate. | |
| Democratic (1975-1987)[17] | ||||||
| 40 |  |
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 on June 6, 1977 to serve on the State Game and Parks Commission.[18] | |
| 41 | Al Veys (1919–2002) |
June 6, 1977
– June 8, 1981 |
Democratic | [19][20] | ||
| 42 |  |
Mike Boyle (1944–2021) |
June 8, 1981
– January 26, 1987[h] |
Democratic | ||
| Acting | Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (1920–2001) |
January 26, 1987
– February 6, 1987 |
Democratic | City Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[21] | ||
| 43 |  |
Bernard R. Simon† (1927–1988) (interim mayor) |
February 6, 1987
– April 14, 1988[i] |
Democratic | Named mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[22] Simon died on April 14, 1988. City Council President Fred Conley served as acting mayor until the council was able to convene to name an interim mayor.[22] | |
| Acting |  |
Fred L. Conley (b. 1948) |
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.[22] | |
| 44 |  |
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.[23] | |
| 45 |  |
P. J. Morgan (b. 1940) |
June 5, 1989
– June 10, 1994[j] |
Republican | [24] | |
| Acting | _Anzaldo,_long_time_council_member_and_mayor_of_Omaha.jpg) |
Subby Anzaldo (1933–2019) |
June 10, 1994
– January 9, 1995 |
Democratic | ||
| 46 | _(1).jpg) |
Hal Daub (b. 1941) |
January 9, 1995
– June 10, 2001 |
Republican | ||
| 47 | .jpg) |
Mike Fahey (b. 1943) |
June 10, 2001
– June 8, 2009 |
Democratic | ||
| 48 | .jpg) |
Jim Suttle (b. 1944) |
June 8, 2009
– June 10, 2013 |
Democratic | ||
| 49 | .jpg) |
Jean Stothert (b. 1954) |
June 10, 2013
– June 9, 2025 |
Republican | First woman mayor of Omaha | |
| 50 | .jpg) |
John Ewing Jr. (b. 1961) |
June 9, 2025
– Incumbent |
Democratic | First African American elected mayor of Omaha | |