Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska

This is a list of lieutenant governors of Nebraska.

Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
Incumbent
Mike Foley
since January 8, 2015
TypeLieutenant governor
Term lengthFour years
Formation1877
First holderOthman A. Abbott

List
Parties

  Fusion (Democratic/Populist) (2)   Democratic (8)   Republican (30)

# Lieutenant Governor Term Governor(s) served under Party
1 Othman A. Abbott 1877-1879 Silas Garber Republican
2 Edmund C. Carns 1879-1883 Albinus Nance
3 Alfred W. Agee 1883-1885 James W. Dawes
4 Hibbard H. Shedd 1885-1889 James W. Dawes
John Milton Thayer
5 George D. Meiklejohn 1889-1891 John Milton Thayer
6 Thomas J. Majors 1891-1895 John Milton Thayer (Republican)
James E. Boyd (Democratic)
Lorenzo Crounse (Republican)
7 Robert E. Moore 1895-1897 Silas A. Holcomb Fusion (Democrat/Populist)
8 James E. Harris 1897-1899
9 Edward A. Gilbert 1899-1901 William A. Poynter Republican
10 Ezra P. Savage 1901 Charles H. Dietrich
11 Edmund G. McGilton 1903-1907 John H. Mickey
12 Melville R. Hopewell 1907-1911† George L. Sheldon (Republican)
Ashton C. Shallenberger (Democratic)
13 Samuel R. McKelvie 1913-1915 John H. Morehead
14 James Pearson 1915-1917 John H. Morehead Democrat
15 Edgar Howard 1917-1919 Keith Neville
16 Pelham A. Barrows 1919-1923 Samuel R. McKelvie Republican
17 Fred G. Johnson 1923-1925 Charles W. Bryan
18 George A. Williams 1925-1931 Adam McMullen
Arthur J. Weaver
19 Theodore W. Metcalfe 1931-1933 Charles W. Bryan
20 Walter H. Jurgensen 1933-1938 Charles W. Bryan
Robert Leroy Cochran		 Democrat
21 Nate M. Parsons 1938-1939 Robert Leroy Cochran
22 William E. Johnson 1939-1943 Robert Leroy Cochran (Democratic)
Dwight Griswold (Republican)		 Republican
23 Roy W. Johnson 1943-1947 Dwight Griswold
24 Robert B. Crosby 1947-1949 Val Peterson
25 Charles J. Warner 1949-1955† Val Peterson
Robert B. Crosby
Victor E. Anderson
26 Dwight W. Burney 1957-1965 Ralph G. Brooks
Dwight W. Burney
Frank B. Morrison
27 Philip C. Sorensen 1965-1967 Frank B. Morrison Democrat
28 John E. Everroad 1967-1971 Norbert T. Tiemann Republican
29 Frank Marsh 1971-1975 J. James Exon
30 Gerald T. Whelan 1975-1979 J. James Exon Democrat
31 Roland A. Luedtke 1979-1983 Charles Thone Republican
32 Donald F. McGinley 1983-1987 J. Robert Kerrey Democrat
33 William E. Nichol 1987-1991 Kay A. Orr Republican
34 Maxine B. Moul 1991-1993*
    		 Ben Nelson Democrat
    35 Kim M. Robak 1993**-1999
    36 David Maurstad 1999-2001* Mike Johanns Republican
    37 Dave Heineman 2001**-2005***
    38 Rick Sheehy 2005**-2013* Dave Heineman
    39 Lavon Heidemann 2013**-2014*
    40 John E. Nelson 2014**-2015
    41 Mike Foley 2015-Incumbent Pete Ricketts
    1. *Resigned
    2. **Appointed
    3. ***Became Governor

    Living former lieutenant governors of Nebraska

    As of February 2017, seven former lieutenant governors of Nebraska who are currently living at this time. The most recent to die was Philip C. Sorensen (1965–1967) on February 12, 2017.[1] The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was William E. Nichol (1987–1991) on November 29, 2006.

    Lt. GovernorLt. gubernatorial termDate of birth (and age)
    Maxine B. Moul 1991–1993 (1947-01-26) January 26, 1947
    Kim M. Robak 1993–1999 (1955-10-04) October 4, 1955
    David I. Maurstad 1999–2001 (1953-08-25) August 25, 1953
    David Heineman 2001–2005 (1948-05-12) May 12, 1948
    Rick Sheehy 2005–2013 (1959-10-03) October 3, 1959
    Lavon Heidemann 2013–2014 (1958-10-24) October 24, 1958
    John E. Nelson 2014–2015 (1935-12-29) December 29, 1935

    See also

    References
    1. Szalewski, Susan (February 15, 2017). "Philip Sorensen's 'fondness for Nebraska never lagged'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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