Governor_of_Nebraska

Governor of Nebraska
Governor of Nebraska
	Seal of Nebraska
	Incumbent; Jim Pillen; since January 5, 2023
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Nebraska Governor's Mansion
Term length	4 years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holder	David Butler
Formation	Constitution of Nebraska
Salary	$105,000 USD (2022)
Website	governor.nebraska.gov

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The governor of Nebraska is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Constitution of Nebraska. The officeholder is elected to a four-year term, with elections held two years after presidential elections. The governor may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice in a row. The current officeholder is Jim Pillen, a Republican, who was sworn in on January 5, 2023.

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Governors of Nebraska must be at least 30 years old and have been citizens and residents of the state for five years before being elected. Before 1966, the governor was elected to a two-year term. In 1962, a constitutional amendment extended the gubernatorial term to four years, effective with the 1966 election. In 1966, another amendment imposed a term limit of two consecutive terms. The lieutenant governor is subject to the same limitations and runs on a combined ticket with the governor. Charles W. Bryan is the only Governor of Nebraska to serve non-consecutive terms. Dave Heineman holds the record as Nebraska's longest-serving governor with 10 years.

The governor's term, along with all other elected statewide officers, begins on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in the month of January after an election.^[2] If the governor becomes incapacitated or is out of the state, the lieutenant governor acts as governor; if there is a vacancy or permanent incapacitation, the lieutenant governor becomes governor and serves the balance of the term. However, if both offices become vacant, the next person in the line of succession is the Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, who is then followed by the chairs of various committees in the legislature.

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The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor left office.
William Orlando Butler was nominated on June 22, 1854,^[5] and confirmed by the Senate on June 29,^[6] but declined the nomination.^[7] Burt was then nominated^[7] and confirmed by the Senate on August 2,^[8] and was sworn in on October 16.^[4]
Burt died two days after being sworn in; Territorial Secretary Thomas B. Cuming acted as governor until Burt's successor arrived in the territory.^[4]
Izard was nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, on December 20, 1854,^[10] and arrived in the territory on February 20, 1855.^[9]
Izard resigned due to political pressure from the president; Territorial Secretary Thomas B. Cuming acted as governor until Izard's successor arrived in the territory.^[9]
Richardson was nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, on December 10, 1857,^[12] and arrived in the territory on January 12, 1858.^[11]
Richardson resigned due to political issues between him and President James Buchanan; Territorial Secretary Julius Sterling Morton acted as governor until Richardson's successor arrived in the territory.^[11]
Black was nominated on February 3, 1859,^[14] and confirmed by the Senate on February 8;^[15] he was already residing in the territory when appointed.^[13]
Black resigned, anticipating removal by the newly-elected president Abraham Lincoln;^[13] Lincoln's nomination of his successor specifies "vice Samuel L. Black, removed".^[16] Territorial Secretary Julius Sterling Morton and later Territorial Secretary Algernon S. Paddock acted as governor until Black's successor arrived in the territory.^[13]
Saunders was nominated on March 26, 1861;^[16] confirmed by the Senate on March 27;^[18] and arrived in the territory on May 18.^[17] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1866.^[19]
The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1875.
Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
Butler was impeached and removed for misappropriating state funds; the impeachment was expunged six years later.^[21]
Thayer was not a candidate in the 1890 election, which Boyd won, and was due to be sworn in on January 8, 1891. However, Thayer challenged Boyd's citizenship, and thus eligibility to be governor, which delayed his inauguration until January 15. The Supreme Court of Nebraska then ruled that Boyd was ineligible, and Thayer took office again on May 5; however, the Supreme Court of the United States later ruled that Boyd was eligible, and he took office on February 8, 1892.^[40]^[43]
Represented the Republican Party
Holcomb represented a fusion of the Democratic and Populist parties.^[51]
Poynter represented a fusion of the Democratic, Populist, and Silver Republican parties.^[54]
Dietrich resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[57]
Shallenberger lost the Democratic nomination to James Dahlman.^[69]
Represented the Democratic Party
Bryan was renominated for governor, but withdrew to run unsuccessfully for Vice President of the United States.^[84]
Bryan instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate.^[84]
Cochran instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.^[94]
Peterson instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate.^[100]
Crosby instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate.^[103]
Morrison instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate;^[115] it is not known if the new gubernatorial term limit would have applied to him.
Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution, governors are ineligible for four years after the expiration of two consecutive elected terms.^[124]
Johanns resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of Agriculture.^[133]
Pillen's first term will expire January 7, 2027.

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[4] The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor left office.

[10] William Orlando Butler was nominated on June 22, 1854,^[5] and confirmed by the Senate on June 29,^[6] but declined the nomination.^[7] Burt was then nominated^[7] and confirmed by the Senate on August 2,^[8] and was sworn in on October 16.^[4]

[11] Burt died two days after being sworn in; Territorial Secretary Thomas B. Cuming acted as governor until Burt's successor arrived in the territory.^[4]

[14] Izard was nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, on December 20, 1854,^[10] and arrived in the territory on February 20, 1855.^[9]

[15] Izard resigned due to political pressure from the president; Territorial Secretary Thomas B. Cuming acted as governor until Izard's successor arrived in the territory.^[9]

[18] Richardson was nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, on December 10, 1857,^[12] and arrived in the territory on January 12, 1858.^[11]

[19] Richardson resigned due to political issues between him and President James Buchanan; Territorial Secretary Julius Sterling Morton acted as governor until Richardson's successor arrived in the territory.^[11]

[23] Black was nominated on February 3, 1859,^[14] and confirmed by the Senate on February 8;^[15] he was already residing in the territory when appointed.^[13]

[25] Black resigned, anticipating removal by the newly-elected president Abraham Lincoln;^[13] Lincoln's nomination of his successor specifies "vice Samuel L. Black, removed".^[16] Territorial Secretary Julius Sterling Morton and later Territorial Secretary Algernon S. Paddock acted as governor until Black's successor arrived in the territory.^[13]

[29] Saunders was nominated on March 26, 1861;^[16] confirmed by the Senate on March 27;^[18] and arrived in the territory on May 18.^[17] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1866.^[19]

[31] The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1875.

[32] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[36] Butler was impeached and removed for misappropriating state funds; the impeachment was expunged six years later.^[21]

[thayer-boyd-57] Thayer was not a candidate in the 1890 election, which Boyd won, and was due to be sworn in on January 8, 1891. However, Thayer challenged Boyd's citizenship, and thus eligibility to be governor, which delayed his inauguration until January 15. The Supreme Court of Nebraska then ruled that Boyd was ineligible, and Thayer took office again on May 5; however, the Supreme Court of the United States later ruled that Boyd was eligible, and he took office on February 8, 1892.^[40]^[43]

[lt-rep-58] Represented the Republican Party

[69] Holcomb represented a fusion of the Democratic and Populist parties.^[51]

[73] Poynter represented a fusion of the Democratic, Populist, and Silver Republican parties.^[54]

[77] Dietrich resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[57]

[90] Shallenberger lost the Democratic nomination to James Dahlman.^[69]

[lt-dem-94] Represented the Democratic Party

[107] Bryan was renominated for governor, but withdrew to run unsuccessfully for Vice President of the United States.^[84]

[115] Bryan instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate.^[84]

[119] Cochran instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.^[94]

[126] Peterson instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate.^[100]

[130] Crosby instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate.^[103]

[143] Morrison instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate;^[115] it is not known if the new gubernatorial term limit would have applied to him.

[limits-151] Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution, governors are ineligible for four years after the expiration of two consecutive elected terms.^[124]

[162] Johanns resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of Agriculture.^[133]

[169] Pillen's first term will expire January 7, 2027.

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[FOOTNOTESobel1978907–908-108] [87]
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[FOOTNOTESobel1978908–909-111] [90]
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No.		Term in office^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Appointed by
1	Francis Burt (1807–1854) ^[4]	August 2, 1854^{[lower-alpha 2]} – October 18, 1854 (died in office)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Franklin Pierce
2	Mark W. Izard (1799–1866) ^[9]	December 20, 1854^{[lower-alpha 4]} – October 25, 1857 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Franklin Pierce
3	William Alexander Richardson (1811–1875) ^[11]	December 10, 1857^{[lower-alpha 6]} – December 5, 1858 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 7]}	James Buchanan
4	Samuel W. Black (1816–1862) ^[13]	February 8, 1859^{[lower-alpha 8]} – February 24, 1861 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 9]}	James Buchanan
5	Alvin Saunders (1817–1899) ^[17]	March 27, 1861^{[lower-alpha 10]} – March 27, 1867 (statehood)	Abraham Lincoln
5	Alvin Saunders (1817–1899) ^[17]		Andrew Johnson

No.		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
1	David Butler (1829–1891) ^[21]^[22]	March 27, 1867^[23] – June 2, 1871 (impeached and removed)^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Republican^[24]	1866	Office did not exist
				1868
				1870
–	William H. James (1831–1920) ^[25]^[26]	June 2, 1871^[27] – January 13, 1873 (successor took office)	Republican^[24]	Secretary of state acting
2	Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824–1905) ^[28]^[29]	January 13, 1873^[30] – January 12, 1875 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1872
3	Silas Garber (1833–1905) ^[31]^[32]	January 12, 1875^[33] – January 9, 1879 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1874
3	Silas Garber (1833–1905) ^[31]^[32]	January 12, 1875^[33] – January 9, 1879 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1876		Othman A. Abbott
4	Albinus Nance (1848–1911) ^[34]^[35]	January 9, 1879^[36] – January 4, 1883 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1878		Edmund C. Carns
4	Albinus Nance (1848–1911) ^[34]^[35]	January 9, 1879^[36] – January 4, 1883 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1880		Edmund C. Carns
5	James W. Dawes (1845–1918) ^[37]^[38]	January 4, 1883^[39] – January 6, 1887 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1882		Alfred W. Agee
5	James W. Dawes (1845–1918) ^[37]^[38]	January 4, 1883^[39] – January 6, 1887 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1884		Hibbard H. Shedd
6	John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) ^[40]^[41]	January 6, 1887^[42] – January 15, 1891 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Republican^[24]	1886		Hibbard H. Shedd
				1888		George de Rue Meiklejohn
				1888		Thomas Jefferson Majors^{[lower-alpha 15]}
7	James E. Boyd (1834–1906) ^[43]^[44]	January 15, 1891^[45] – May 5, 1891 (removed)^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Democratic^[24]	1890
6	John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) ^[40]^[41]	May 5, 1891^[46] – February 8, 1892 (removed)^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Republican^[24]
7	James E. Boyd (1834–1906) ^[43]^[44]	February 8, 1892^[47] – January 13, 1893 (did not run)	Democratic^[24]
8	Lorenzo Crounse (1834–1909) ^[48]^[49]	January 13, 1893^[50] – January 3, 1895 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1892
9	Silas A. Holcomb (1858–1920) ^[51]^[52]	January 3, 1895^[53] – January 5, 1899 (did not run)^[51]	Fusion^{[lower-alpha 16]}	1894		Robert E. Moore^{[lower-alpha 15]}
9	Silas A. Holcomb (1858–1920) ^[51]^[52]	January 3, 1895^[53] – January 5, 1899 (did not run)^[51]	Fusion^{[lower-alpha 16]}	1896		James E. Harris
10	William A. Poynter (1848–1909) ^[54]^[55]	January 5, 1899^[56] – January 3, 1901 (lost election)	Fusion^{[lower-alpha 17]}	1898		Edward A. Gilbert
11	Charles Henry Dietrich (1853–1924) ^[57]^[58]	January 3, 1901^[59] – May 1, 1901 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 18]}	Republican^[24]	1900		Ezra P. Savage
12	Ezra P. Savage (1842–1920) ^[60]^[61]	May 1, 1901^[62] – January 8, 1903 (did not run)^[60]	Republican^[24]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor		Calvin F. Steele (acting)
13	John H. Mickey (1845–1910) ^[63]^[64]	January 8, 1903^[65] – January 3, 1907 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1902		Edmund G. McGilton
13	John H. Mickey (1845–1910) ^[63]^[64]	January 8, 1903^[65] – January 3, 1907 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1904		Edmund G. McGilton
14	George L. Sheldon (1870–1960) ^[66]^[67]	January 3, 1907^[68] – January 7, 1909 (lost election)	Republican^[24]	1906		Melville R. Hopewell^{[lower-alpha 15]} (died May 2, 1911)
15	Ashton C. Shallenberger (1862–1938) ^[69]^[70]	January 7, 1909^[71] – January 5, 1911 (lost nomination)^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Democratic^[24]	1908
16	Chester Hardy Aldrich (1863–1924) ^[72]^[73]	January 5, 1911^[74] – January 9, 1913 (lost election)	Republican^[24]	1910
16	Chester Hardy Aldrich (1863–1924) ^[72]^[73]	January 5, 1911^[74] – January 9, 1913 (lost election)	Republican^[24]	1910		John H. Morehead^{[lower-alpha 20]} (acting)
17	John H. Morehead (1861–1942) ^[75]^[76]	January 9, 1913^[77] – January 4, 1917 (did not run)	Democratic^[24]	1912		Samuel Roy McKelvie^{[lower-alpha 15]}
17	John H. Morehead (1861–1942) ^[75]^[76]	January 9, 1913^[77] – January 4, 1917 (did not run)	Democratic^[24]	1914		James Pearson
18	Keith Neville (1884–1959) ^[78]^[79]	January 4, 1917^[80] – January 9, 1919 (lost election)	Democratic^[24]	1916		Edgar Howard
19	Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881–1956) ^[81]^[82]	January 9, 1919^[83] – January 4, 1923 (did not run)^[81]	Republican^[24]	1918		Pelham A. Barrows
19	Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881–1956) ^[81]^[82]	January 9, 1919^[83] – January 4, 1923 (did not run)^[81]	Republican^[24]	1920		Pelham A. Barrows
20	Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945) ^[84]^[85]	January 4, 1923^[86] – January 8, 1925 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Democratic^[24]	1922		Fred Gustus Johnson^{[lower-alpha 15]}
21	Adam McMullen (1872–1959) ^[87]^[88]	January 8, 1925^[89] – January 3, 1929 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1924		George A. Williams
21	Adam McMullen (1872–1959) ^[87]^[88]	January 8, 1925^[89] – January 3, 1929 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1926
22	Arthur J. Weaver (1873–1945) ^[90]^[91]	January 3, 1929^[92] – January 8, 1931 (lost election)	Republican^[24]	1928
23	Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945) ^[84]^[85]	January 8, 1931^[93] – January 3, 1935 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 22]}	Democratic^[24]	1930		Theodore W. Metcalfe^{[lower-alpha 15]}
23	Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945) ^[84]^[85]		Democratic^[24]	1932		Walter H. Jurgensen (removed June 26, 1938)
24	Robert Leroy Cochran (1886–1963) ^[94]^[95]	January 3, 1935^[96] – January 9, 1941 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Democratic^[24]	1934
				1936
					Vacant
						Nate M. Parsons (elected November 8, 1938)
				1938		William E. Johnson^{[lower-alpha 15]}
25	Dwight Griswold (1893–1954) ^[97]^[98]	January 9, 1941^[99] – January 9, 1947 (did not run)	Republican^[24]	1940		William E. Johnson^{[lower-alpha 15]}
				1942		Roy W. Johnson
				1944		Roy W. Johnson
26	Val Peterson (1903–1983) ^[100]^[101]	January 9, 1947^[102] – January 8, 1953 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 24]}	Republican^[24]	1946		Robert B. Crosby
				1948		Charles J. Warner (died September 24, 1955)
				1950
27	Robert B. Crosby (1911–2000) ^[103]^[104]	January 8, 1953^[105] – January 6, 1955 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 25]}	Republican^[24]	1952
28	Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902–1962) ^[106]^[107]	January 6, 1955^[108] – January 8, 1959 (lost election)	Republican^[24]	1954
				1954	Vacant
				1956		Dwight W. Burney^{[lower-alpha 15]}
29	Ralph G. Brooks (1898–1960) ^[109]^[110]	January 8, 1959^[111] – September 9, 1960 (died in office)	Democratic^[24]	1958		Dwight W. Burney^{[lower-alpha 15]}
30	Dwight W. Burney (1892–1987) ^[112]^[113]	September 9, 1960^[114] – January 5, 1961 (successor took office)	Republican^[24]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
31	Frank B. Morrison (1905–2004) ^[115]^[116]	January 5, 1961^[117] – January 5, 1967 (did not run)^{[lower-alpha 26]}	Democratic^[24]	1960		Dwight W. Burney
				1962		Dwight W. Burney
				1964		Philip C. Sorensen
32	Norbert Tiemann (1924–2012) ^[118]^[119]	January 5, 1967^[120] – January 7, 1971 (lost election)	Republican^[24]	1966		John E. Everroad
33	J. James Exon (1921–2005) ^[121]^[122]	January 7, 1971^[123] – January 4, 1979 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Democratic^[24]	1970		Frank Marsh^{[lower-alpha 15]}
33	J. James Exon (1921–2005) ^[121]^[122]		Democratic^[24]	1974		Gerald T. Whelan
34	Charles Thone (1924–2018) ^[125]	January 4, 1979^[126] – January 6, 1983 (lost election)	Republican^[125]	1978		Roland A. Luedtke
35	Bob Kerrey (b. 1943) ^[127]	January 6, 1983^[128] – January 8, 1987 (did not run)	Democratic^[127]	1982		Donald McGinley
36	Kay A. Orr (b. 1939) ^[129]	January 8, 1987^[130] – January 10, 1991 (lost election)	Republican^[129]	1986		William E. Nichol
37	Ben Nelson (b. 1941) ^[131]	January 10, 1991^[132] – January 7, 1999 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Democratic^[131]	1990		Maxine Moul (resigned October 6, 1993)
				1990		Kim M. Robak (appointed October 6, 1993)
				1994		Kim M. Robak (appointed October 6, 1993)
38	Mike Johanns (b. 1950) ^[133]	January 7, 1999^[134] – January 20, 2005 (resigned)^{[lower-alpha 28]}	Republican^[133]	1998		David Maurstad (resigned October 1, 2001)
				1998		Dave Heineman (appointed October 1, 2001)
				2002		Dave Heineman (appointed October 1, 2001)
39	Dave Heineman (b. 1948) ^[135]	January 20, 2005^[136] – January 8, 2015 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Republican^[135]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
				Succeeded from lieutenant governor		Rick Sheehy (appointed January 24, 2005) (resigned February 2, 2013)
				2006
				2010
					Vacant
						Lavon Heidemann (appointed February 13, 2013) (resigned September 9, 2014)
					Vacant
						John E. Nelson (appointed September 29, 2014)
40	Pete Ricketts (b. 1964) ^[137]	January 8, 2015^[138] – January 5, 2023 (term-limited)^{[lower-alpha 27]}	Republican^[137]	2014		Mike Foley
40	Pete Ricketts (b. 1964) ^[137]		Republican^[137]	2018		Mike Foley
41	Jim Pillen (b. 1955) ^[139]	January 5, 2023^[140] – Incumbent^{[lower-alpha 29]}	Republican^[139]	2022		Joe Kelly

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Governor of Nebraska
Seal of Nebraska
Incumbent Jim Pillen since January 5, 2023
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Nebraska Governor's Mansion
Term length	4 years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holder	David Butler
Formation	Constitution of Nebraska
Salary	$105,000 USD (2022)^[1]
Website	governor.nebraska.gov