List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska

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

List of mayors ImageNameTermScalise, Larry. "Mayors of Omaha, Nebraska", Omaha Public Library http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/subjects/society/history/mayors.html Party affiliationNotes1Jesse Lowe– Democratic2Andrew Jackson Poppleton– Democratic3George Robert Armstrong (interim mayor)– Democratic4David Douglas Belden– Democratic5Clinton Briggs– Republican6George Robert Armstrong– Democratic7Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (interim mayor)– Democratic8Addison R. Gilmore– Democratic9Lorin Miller– Democratic10Charles H. Brown– Democratic11George M. Roberts– Republican12Ezra Millard– Democratic13Smith Samuel Caldwell– Republican14Joseph Millard– Republican15William M. Brewer– DemocraticActingJames S. Gibson– Democratic16Champion S. Chase– 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.17Reuben H. Wilbur– Republican18Champion S. Chase– Republican19James E. Boyd– Democratic20Champion S. Chase– RepublicanActingPatrick F. Murphy– Republican21James E. Boyd– Democratic22William J. Broatch– Republican23Richard C. Cushing– Democratic24George P. Bemis– Republican25William J. Broatch– Republican26Frank E. Moores †– RepublicanActingHarry B. Zimman– Republican27James Dahlman– Democratic28Edward Parsons Smith – Democratic29James Dahlman†– DemocraticActingJohn H. Hopkins– Democratic30Richard Lee Metcalfe (interim mayor)– Democratic31Roy Nathan Towl– Republican32Dan B. Butler– Democratic33Charles W. Leeman– Democratic34Glenn Cunningham– Republican35Johnny Rosenblatt– Democratic First Jewish mayor of Omaha36James Dworak– Democratic37Alexander V. Sorensen– Republican38Eugene A. Leahy– Democratic39Edward Zorinsky– Republican (before 1975) Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate. Democratic (1975-1987)40Robert G. Cunningham (interim mayor)– RepublicanSucceeded mayor Edward Zorinsky, who won election to the U.S. Senate. Stepped down on June 6, 1977 to serve on the State Game and Parks Commission.41Al Veys– Democratic42Mike Boyle– DemocraticActingStephen H. Tomasek, Jr.– DemocraticCity Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.43Bernard R. Simon† (interim mayor)– DemocraticNamed mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled. Simon died on April 14, 1988. City Council President Fred Conley served as acting mayor until the council was able to convene to name an interim mayor.ActingFred L. Conley– 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, 1988.44Walt Calinger (interim mayor)– DemocraticNamed interim mayor on April 20, 1988 by a 4-3 vote of the city council to finish the unexpired term of Bernie Simon.45P. J. Morgan– RepublicanActingSubby Anzaldo– Democratic46Hal Daub– Republican47Mike Fahey– Democratic48Jim Suttle– Democratic49Jean Stothert– Republican First woman mayor of Omaha50John Ewing Jr.–

Incumbent DemocraticFirst African American elected mayor of Omaha

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See also Government of Omaha History of Omaha

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