List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska
| Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska | |
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| Style | His 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.
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 (1835–1906) | 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 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 with 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 – September 20, 1994[j] | Republican | [24] | |
| Acting | _Anzaldo%252C_long_time_council_member_and_mayor_of_Omaha.jpg) | Subby Anzaldo (1933–2019) | September 20, 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 | | John Ewing Jr. (b. 1961) | June 9, 2025 – Incumbent | Democratic | First African American elected mayor of Omaha | |
Notes
See also
References
- ^ ""Jim" Dahlman Served Longest". Omaha World-Herald (Sunday ed.). February 21, 1932. p. 40 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Scalise, Larry. "Mayors of Omaha, Nebraska", Omaha Public Library http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/subjects/society/history/mayors.html Archived May 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Allen Flanery, James (May 10, 1989). "Morgan Win Seen as End To Turbulent Time for City Boyle Theme Not Enough, Observers Say". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "How Title to a Large Part of Omaha Was Created: Story of an Exciting Period in the History of This City, as Told by the Late David D. Belden, Who Was Mayor in a Critical Time". Omaha World-Herald (Sunday ed.). February 5, 1911. p. 23 – via NewsBank.
But for some reason many of the best citizens did not want Mr. Lowe...The democratic [sic] convention for the nomination of municipal officers had been called and it was to assemble at 2 p. m., the very next day.
- ^ "Mary Louise Gilmore Dead: Was Formerly Well Known in the City of Omaha". Omaha World-Herald (Morning ed.). April 4, 1906. p. 6 – via NewsBank.
[Gilmore] came here from Illinois as the appointee of President Franklin Pierce and was an ardent adherent to the Douglas democracy of that day.
- ^ "Colonel Lorin Miller Dead: A Pioneer of Nebraska and a Prominent Man in Its Early Days". Omaha Daily Bee. August 1, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Office Sought the Man: Why Omaha Has So Few Ex-Mayors and Few Citizens Remember Them as Such". Omaha World-Herald (Sunday ed.). September 27, 1891. p. 6 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Election Returns". Omaha (Daily) Republican. April 3, 1873. p. 4 – via Google News.
- ^ "Passing of a Pioneer: James S. Gibson Dies at His Home in This City Sunday". Omaha World-Herald (Evening ed.). April 2, 1906. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Seven Democratic Councilmen Outvote Five Republicans, and Consequently Johnson Scoops Baumer". Omaha Daily Bee. May 12, 1874. p. 4 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ Omaha Illustrated: A History of the Pioneer Period and the Omaha of Today. D.C. Dunbar and Co. 1888. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Republican Ticket: Election: Tuesday, April 3, 1877". Omaha Daily Bee. April 2, 1877. p. 4. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ "The Death of Ex-Mayor Murphy". Omaha Daily Bee. December 28, 1885. p. 4 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ a b "Moores Takes the Reins: Assumes Control of the Mayor's Office—Thrilling Episode". Omaha World-Herald (Morning ed.). May 12, 1897. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Rosenblatt to Speak". Omaha World-Herald (Evening ed.). May 15, 1957. p. 8 – via NewsBank.
City Commissioner John Rosenblatt will speak on "City Government and City Affairs" at the semi-monthly luncheon of the Douglas County Democratic [emphasis added] Club Tuesday, noon at 213 South Nineteenth [sic] Street.
- ^ "Mayor Hails City's Progress in Human Relations". Omaha Star. November 12, 1965. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
American cities have the responsibility to provide equal opportunity in housing and jobs to all Americans citizens, Omaha Mayor A. V. Sorensen told Young Republicans [emphasis added] at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, last Thursday.
- ^ "OPPD to Senate: Zorinsky's Star Moved Only Up". Omaha World-Herald. March 7, 1987 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Dahlquist to Liquor Commission, Cunningham to Game and Parks". Lincoln Journal. May 16, 1977 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Thompson, David (April 6, 1977). "Mrs. Abbott Forecasting Tough Fight". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Kotok, C. David (April 3, 1985). "Low Turnout Called Aid To Krejci Against Boyle". Omaha World-Herald – via NewsBank.
In 1981, then - Gov. Charles Thone backed Veys against Boyle. Veys, then a Democrat, received substantial GOP support.
- ^ "Omaha officials search for new mayor". Colorado Springs Gazette. January 15, 1987 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ a b c "Omaha mayor dies; cancer fight lauded". Lincoln Journal Star. April 14, 1988. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Omaha council picks Calinger as mayor". Lincoln Journal Star. April 20, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.J. Morgan, an Omaha real estate manager, was elected mayor May 9". Omaha World-Herald. December 24, 1989 – via Newspapers.com.
