List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids 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

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

List of mayors

Order	Name (Birth–Death)	Term began	Term ended		Notes
1	Jesse Lowe (1814–1868)	March 5, 1857	March 2, 1858	Democratic
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
9	Lorin Miller (1800-1888)	March 9, 1865	March 6, 1867	Democratic
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
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
16	James S. Gibson (1835-1906) (acting mayor)	February 3, 1874	April 13, 1874	Democratic
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.
18	Reuben H. Wilbur (1825-1898)	April 9, 1877	April 7, 1879	Republican
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
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	Republican
28	Frank E. Moores† (1840-1906)	May 12, 1897	March 23, 1906 (died in office) (may have served illegally)	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	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
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.
43	Edward Zorinsky (1928-1987)	May 28, 1973	November 16, 1976 (resigned)	Democratic (1975-1987)
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.
45	Albert L. Veys (1919-2002)	June 6, 1977	June 8, 1981	Democratic
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
51	P. J. Morgan (b. 1940)	June 5, 1989	September 20, 1994 (resigned)	Republican
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

List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska facts for kids

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