# List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska

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

## List of mayors

| Order | Name (Birth–Death) | Term began | Term ended | Party affiliation | Notes |
| 1 | Jesse Lowe (1814–1868) | March 5, 1857 | March 2, 1858 | Democratic | |
| 2 | Andrew Jackson Poppleton (1830–1896) | March 2, 1858 | September 14, 1858 (resigned) | Democratic | |
| 3 | George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896) (interim mayor) | September 14, 1858 | March 10, 1859 | Democratic | |
| 4 | David Douglas Belden (1821-1897) | March 10, 1859 | March 6, 1860 | Democratic | |
| 5 | Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) | March 6, 1860 | March 5, 1861 | Republican | |
| 6 | George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896) | March 5, 1861 | November 5, 1862 (resigned) | Democratic | |
| 7 | Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (1827-1916) (interim mayor) | November 5, 1862 | March 15, 1864 | Democratic | |
| 8 | Addison R. Gilmore (1804-1866) | March 15, 1864 | March 9, 1865 | Democratic | |
| 9 | Lorin Miller (1800-1888) | March 9, 1865 | March 6, 1867 | Democratic | |
| 10 | Charles H. Brown (1834-1897) | March 6, 1867 | March 4, 1868 | Democratic | |
| 11 | George M. Roberts (1843-1906) | March 4, 1868 | June 7, 1869 | Republican | |
| 12 | Ezra Millard (1833-1886) | June 7, 1869 | April 10, 1871 | Democratic | |
| 13 | Smith Samuel Caldwell (1834-1884) | April 10, 1871 | April 9, 1872 | Republican | |
| 14 | Joseph Hopkins Millard (1836-1922) | April 9, 1872 | April 7, 1873 | Republican | |
| 15 | William M. Brewer (?-1921) | April 7, 1873 | February 3, 1874 (resigned) | Democratic | |
| 16 | James S. Gibson (1835-1906) (acting mayor) | February 3, 1874 | April 13, 1874 | Democratic | |
| 17 | Champion S. Chase (1820-1898) | April 13, 1874 | April 9, 1877 | 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. |
| 18 | Reuben H. Wilbur (1825-1898) | April 9, 1877 | April 7, 1879 | Republican | |
| 19 | Champion S. Chase (1820-1898) | April 7, 1879 | April 12, 1881 | Republican | |
| 20 | James E. Boyd (1834-1906) | April 12, 1881 | April 10, 1883 | Democratic | |
| 21 | Champion S. Chase (1820-1898) | April 10, 1883 | June 30, 1884 (removed from office) | Republican | |
| 22 | Patrick F. Murphy (?-1885) (acting mayor) | June 30, 1884 | April 14, 1885 | Republican | |
| 23 | James E. Boyd (1834-1906) | April 14, 1885 | May 10, 1887 | Democratic | |
| 24 | William J. Broatch (1841-1922) | May 10, 1887 | January 7, 1890 | Republican | |
| 25 | Richard C. Cushing (1843-1913) | January 7, 1890 | January 5, 1892 | Democratic | |
| 26 | George Pickering Bemis (1838-1916) | January 5, 1892 | January 7, 1896 | Republican | |
| 27 | William J. Broatch (1841-1922) | January 7, 1896 | May 12, 1897 | Republican | |
| 28 | Frank E. Moores† (1840-1906) | May 12, 1897 | March 23, 1906 (died in office) (may have served illegally) | Republican | |
| 29 | Harry B. Zimman (1879-1936) (acting mayor) | March 23, 1906 | May 21, 1906 | Republican | |
| 30 | James C. Dahlman (1856-1930) | May 21, 1906 | May 13, 1918 | Democratic | |
| 31 | Edward Parsons Smith (1860-1930) | May 13, 1918 | May 17, 1921 | Democratic | |
| 32 | James C. Dahlman† (1856-1930) | May 17, 1921 | January 21, 1930 (died in office) | Democratic | |
| 33 | John H. Hopkins (1886-1954) (acting mayor) | January 21, 1930 | February 4, 1930 | Democratic | |
| 34 | Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861-1954) (interim mayor) | February 4, 1930 | May 16, 1933 | Democratic | |
| 35 | Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) | May 16, 1933 | May 26, 1936 | Republican | |
| 36 | Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953) | May 26, 1936 | May 29, 1945 | Democratic | |
| 37 | Charles W. Leeman (1892-1979) | May 29, 1945 | May 25, 1948 | Democratic | |
| 38 | Glenn C. Cunningham (1912-2003) | May 25, 1948 | May 25, 1954 | Republican | |
| 39 | Johnny Rosenblatt (1907-1979) | May 25, 1954 | May 22, 1961 | Democratic | First Jewish mayor of Omaha. |
| 40 | James Dworak (1925-2002) | May 22, 1961 | May 24, 1965 | Democratic | |
| 41 | Alexander V. Sorensen (1905-1982) | May 24, 1965 | May 26, 1969 | Republican | |
| 42 | Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) | May 26, 1969 | May 28, 1973 | Democratic | |
| 43 | Edward Zorinsky (1928-1987) | May 28, 1973 | November 16, 1976 (resigned) | Republican (before 1975) | Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate. |
| 43 | Edward Zorinsky (1928-1987) | May 28, 1973 | November 16, 1976 (resigned) | Democratic (1975-1987) | Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate. |
| 44 | Robert G. Cunningham (1923-2014) (interim mayor) | November 16, 1976 | June 6, 1977 | Republican | Succeeded mayor Edward Zorinsky who won election to the U.S. Senate. Stepped down June 6, 1977 to serve on the State Game and Parks Commission. |
| 45 | Albert L. Veys (1919-2002) | June 6, 1977 | June 8, 1981 | Democratic | |
| 46 | Mike Boyle (1944-2021) | June 8, 1981 | January 26, 1987 (removed from office) | Democratic | |
| 47 | Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (1920-2001) (acting mayor) | January 26, 1987 | February 6, 1987 | Democratic | City Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled. |
| 48 | Bernard R. Simon† (1927-1988) (interim mayor) | February 6, 1987 | April 14, 1988 (died in office) | Democratic | Named mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled. Simon died on April 14, 1988 with City Council President Fred Conley served as acting mayor until the council was able to convene to name an interim mayor. |
| 49 | Fred L. Conley (b. 1948) (acting mayor) | April 14, 1988 | April 20, 1988 | 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. |
| 50 | Walt Calinger (b. 1940) (interim mayor) | April 20, 1988 | June 5, 1989 | Democratic | Named interim mayor on April 20, 1988 by a 4-3 vote of the City Council to finish the unexpired term of Bernie Simon. |
| 51 | P. J. Morgan (b. 1940) | June 5, 1989 | September 20, 1994 (resigned) | Republican | |
| 52 | Subby Anzaldo (1933-2019) (acting mayor) | September 20, 1994 | January 9, 1995 | Democratic | |
| 53 | Hal Daub (b. 1941) | January 9, 1995 | June 10, 2001 | Republican | |
| 54 | Mike Fahey (b. 1943) | June 10, 2001 | June 8, 2009 | Democratic |
| 55 | Jim Suttle (b. 1944) | June 8, 2009 | June 10, 2013 | Democratic | |
| 56 | Jean Stothert (b. 1954) | June 10, 2013 | Present | Republican | First woman mayor of Omaha |