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List of Governors of Nebraska
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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Nebraska.
- Prior to becoming a territory, Nebraska Territory was part of Louisiana Territory (renamed Missouri Territory) from 1805 to 1821; see List of Governors of Missouri for this period. Between 1821 and 1854, the land was unorganized territory.
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- ^ Impeached and removed from office for misappropriation of state funds; the impeachment was expunged six years later.
- ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ a b James Boyd won the 1890 election, and was sworn in on January 8, 1891. However, due to a question of his U.S. citizenship and eligibility for the office, he did not take office until February 8, 1892.
- ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ a b As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ Died in office.
- ^ Resigned to be United States Secretary of Agriculture.
- ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ^ Governor Heineman's first full term expires in 2011; he is not yet term limited.
This is a table of congressional, other governorships, and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Nebraska except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held | |
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| House | Senate | |||
| William Alexander Richardson | 1858 (territorial) | U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois | ||
| J. Sterling Morton | 1858–1859, 1861 (territorial) | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture | ||
| Algernon Paddock | 1861 (territorial) | S | ||
| Alvin Saunders | 1861–1867 (territorial) | S | ||
| John Milton Thayer | 1887–1892 | S | Governor of Wyoming Territory | |
| Lorenzo Crounse | 1893–1895 | H | ||
| Charles Henry Dietrich | 1901 | S* | ||
| Ashton C. Shallenberger | 1909–1911 | H | ||
| John H. Morehead | 1913–1917 | H | ||
| Dwight Griswold | 1941–1947 | S | ||
| Val Peterson | 1947–1953 | Ambassador to Denmark, Ambassador to Poland | ||
| J. James Exon | 1971–1979 | S | ||
| Charles Thone | 1979–1983 | H | ||
| Bob Kerrey | 1983–1987 | S | ||
| Ben Nelson | 1991–1999 | S | ||
| Mike Johanns | 1999–2005 | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture* | ||
As of August 2007, six former governors were alive, the oldest being Charles Thone (1979–1983, born 1924). The most recent governor to die was J. James Exon (1971–1979), on June 10, 2005.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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| Norbert T. Tiemann | 1967–1971 | July 18, 1924 |
| Charles Thone | 1979–1983 | January 4, 1924 |
| Bob Kerrey | 1983–1987 | August 27, 1943 |
| Kay A. Orr | 1987–1991 | January 2, 1939 |
| Ben Nelson | 1991–1999 | May 17, 1941 |
| Mike Johanns | 1999–2005 | June 18, 1950 |
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| Butler • James • Furnas • Garber • Nance • Dawes • Thayer • Boyd • Crounse • Holcomb • Poynter • Dietrich • Savage • Mickey • Sheldon • Shallenberger • Aldrich • Morehead • Neville • McKelvie • Bryan • McMullen • Weaver • Bryan • Cochran • Griswold • Peterson • Crosby • Anderson • Brooks • Burney • Morrison • Tiemann • Exon • Thone • Kerrey • Orr • Nelson • Johanns • Heineman |
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| President | President of the United States |
| State governors | Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming |
| Territorial executives | American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands • Puerto Rico • United States Virgin Islands |
| Defunct | Pre-state territories • Panama Canal Zone • Philippine Islands • Cuba |
