List of Nebraska governors from first to last
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 |