List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska

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

Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
Incumbent John Ewing Jr. since June 9, 2025
Style	His Honor The Honorable
Seat	Omaha City Hall
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Jesse Lowe
Formation	19th Century
Website	mayors-office.cityofomaha.org

List of mayors

No.	Image	Name[1] (birth–death)	Term[2][3]	Party affiliation		Notes
1		Jesse Lowe (1814–1868)	March 5, 1857 – March 2, 1858		Democratic	[4]
2		Andrew Jackson Poppleton (1830–1896)	March 2, 1858 – September 14, 1858		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[a]		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	[5]
9		Lorin Miller (1800–1888)	March 9, 1865 – March 6, 1867		Democratic	[6]
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	[7]
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 Millard (1836–1922)	April 9, 1872 – April 7, 1873		Republican
15		William M. Brewer (?–1921)	April 7, 1873 – February 3, 1874[b]		Democratic	[8]
Acting		James S. Gibson (1835–1906)	February 3, 1874 – April 13, 1874		Democratic	[9][10]
16		Champion S. Chase (1820–1898)	April 13, 1874 – April 9, 1879		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.[11]
17		Reuben H. Wilbur (1825–1898)	April 9, 1877 – April 7, 1879		Republican	[12]
18		Champion S. Chase (1820–1898)	April 7, 1879 – April 12, 1881		Republican
19		James E. Boyd (1834–1906)	April 12, 1881 – April 12, 1883		Democratic
20		Champion S. Chase (1820–1898)	April 10, 1883 – June 30, 1884[c]		Republican
Acting		Patrick F. Murphy (?–1885)	June 30, 1884 – April 14, 1885		Republican	[13]
21		James E. Boyd (1834–1906)	April 14, 1885 – May 10, 1887		Democratic
22		William J. Broatch (1841–1922)	May 10, 1887 – January 7, 1890		Republican
23		Richard C. Cushing (1843–1913)	January 7, 1890 – January 5, 1892		Democratic
24		George P. Bemis (1838–1916)	January 5, 1892 – January 7, 1896		Republican
25		William J. Broatch (1841–1922)	January 7, 1896 – May 12, 1897[14]		Republican
26		Frank E. Moores † (1840–1906)	May 12, 1897– March 23, 1906[14][d][e]		Republican
Acting		Harry B. Zimman (1879–1936)	March 23, 1906 – May 21, 1906		Republican
27		James Dahlman (1856–1930)	May 21, 1906 – May 13, 1918		Democratic
28		Edward Parsons Smith (1860–1930)	May 13, 1918 – May 17, 1921		Democratic
29		James Dahlman† (1856–1930)	May 17, 1921 – January 21, 1930[f]		Democratic
Acting		John H. Hopkins (1886–1954)	January 21, 1930 – February 4, 1930		Democratic
30		Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861–1954) (interim mayor)	February 4, 1930 – May 16, 1933		Democratic
31		Roy Nathan Towl (1881–1974)	May 16, 1933 – May 26, 1936		Republican
32		Dan B. Butler (1879–1953)	May 26, 1936 – May 29, 1945		Democratic
33		Charles W. Leeman (1892–1979)	May 29, 1945 – May 25, 1948		Democratic
34		Glenn Cunningham (1912–2003)	May 25, 1948 – May 25, 1954		Republican
35		Johnny Rosenblatt (1907–1979)	May 25, 1954 – May 22, 1961		Democratic[15]	First Jewish mayor of Omaha.
36		James Dworak (1925–2002)	May 22, 1961 – May 24, 1965		Democratic
37		Alexander V. Sorensen (1905–1982)	May 24, 1965 – May 26, 1969		Republican	[16]
38		Eugene A. Leahy (1929–2000)	May 26, 1969 – May 28, 1973		Democratic
39		Edward Zorinsky (1928–1987)	May 28, 1973 – November 16, 1976[g]		Republican (before 1975)	Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate.
					Democratic (1975-1987)[17]
40		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.[18]
41		Al Veys (1919–2002)	June 6, 1977 – June 8, 1981		Democratic	[19][20]
42		Mike Boyle (1944–2021)	June 8, 1981 – January 26, 1987[h]		Democratic
Acting		Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (1920–2001)	January 26, 1987 – February 6, 1987		Democratic	City Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[21]
43		Bernard R. Simon† (1927–1988) (interim mayor)	February 6, 1987 – April 14, 1988[i]		Democratic	Named mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[22] 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.[22]
Acting		Fred L. Conley (b. 1948)	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.[22]
44		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.[23]
45		P. J. Morgan (b. 1940)	June 5, 1989 – September 20, 1994[j]		Republican	[24]
Acting		Subby Anzaldo (1933–2019)	September 20, 1994 – January 9, 1995		Democratic
46		Hal Daub (b. 1941)	January 9, 1995 – June 10, 2001		Republican
47		Mike Fahey (b. 1943)	June 10, 2001 – June 8, 2009		Democratic
48		Jim Suttle (b. 1944)	June 8, 2009 – June 10, 2013		Democratic
49		Jean Stothert (b. 1954)	June 10, 2013 – June 9, 2025		Republican	First woman mayor of Omaha
50		John Ewing Jr. (b. 1961)	June 9, 2025 – Incumbent		Democratic	First African American elected mayor of Omaha

Notes

1. Resigned.
2. Resigned.
3. Removed from office.
4. Died in office.
5. May have served illegally.
6. Died in office.
7. Resigned.
8. Removed from office.
9. Died in office.
10. Resigned.

See also

• Government of Omaha
• History of Omaha