Nebraska joined the Union on March 1, 1867. It became the 37th state to be admitted to the United States. Known as the “Cornhusker State,” Nebraska is a powerhouse of agriculture, significantly contributing to the nation’s corn, beef, pork, and soybean production. The state’s fertile soil and vast farmlands make it a critical player in the U.S. agricultural sector.
David Butler became the first governor of the state of Nebraska on March 27, 1867.
Here is a chronological list of the governors of Nebraska from First to last.
| Name | Time in Office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| David Butler | 1867 – 1871 | Republican |
| William Hartford James | 1871 – 1873 | Republican |
| Robert Wilkinson Furnas | 1873 – 1875 | Republican |
| Silas Garber | 1875 – 1879 | Republican |
| Albinus Nance | 1879 – 1883 | Republican |
| James William Dawes | 1883 – 1887 | Republican |
| John Milton Thayer | 1887 – 1892 | Republican |
| James E. Boyd | 1892 – 1893 | Democratic |
| Lorenzo Crounse | 1893 – 1895 | Republican |
| Silas Alexander Holcomb | 1895 – 1899 | Populist |
| William Amos Poynter | 1899 – 1901 | Populist |
| Charles Henry Dietrich | 1901 | Republican |
| Ezra Perin Savage | 1901 – 1903 | Republican |
| John Hopwood Mickey | 1903 – 1907 | Republican |
| George Lawson Sheldon | 1907 – 1909 | Republican |
| Ashton Cockayne Shallenberger | 1909 – 1911 | Democratic |
| Chester Hardy Aldrich | 1911 – 1913 | Republican |
| John Henry Morehead | 1913 – 1917 | Democratic |
| Keith M. Neville | 1917 – 1919 | Democratic |
| Samuel Roy McKelvie | 1919 – 1923 | Republican |
| Adam McMullen | 1925 – 1929 | Republican |
| Arthur J. Weaver | 1929 – 1931 | Republican |
| Charles Wayland Bryan | 1923 – 1925, 1931 – 1935 | Democratic |
| Robert Leroy (Roy) Cochran | 1935 – 1941 | Democratic |
| Dwight Palmer Griswold | 1941 – 1947 | Republican |
| Frederick Valdemar Erastus (Val) Peterson | 1947 – 1953 | Republican |
| Robert Berkey Crosby | 1953 – 1955 | Republican |
| Victor Emanuel Anderson | 1955 – 1959 | Republican |
| Ralph Gilmour Brooks | 1959 – 1960 | Democratic |
| Dwight Willard Burney | 1960 – 1961 | Republican |
| Frank Brenner Morrison | 1961 – 1967 | Democratic |
| Norbert T. Tiemann | 1967 – 1971 | Republican |
| John James Exon | 1971 – 1979 | Democratic |
| Charles Thone | 1979 – 1983 | Republican |
| Joseph Robert (Bob) Kerrey | 1983 – 1987 | Democratic |
| Kay A. Orr | 1987 – 1991 | Republican |
| E. Benjamin Nelson | 1991 – 1999 | Democratic |
| Mike Johanns | 1999 – 2005 | Republican |
| Dave Heineman | 2005 – 2015 | Republican |
| Pete Ricketts | 2015 – 2019, 2019 – 2023 | Republican |
| Jim Pillen | 2023 – | Republican |
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