| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
| 1 |
David Butler |
21 February 1867 |
2 June 1871 |
Republican |
near Linton, Indiana |
| 2 |
William H. James (acting) |
2 June 1871 |
13 January 1873 |
Republican |
Marion, Ohio |
| 3 |
Robert Wilkinson Furnas |
13 January 1873 |
11 January 1875 |
Republican |
near Troy, Ohio |
| 4 |
Silas Garber |
11 January 1875 |
9 January 1879 |
Republican |
Logan County, Ohio |
| 5 |
Albinus Nance |
9 January 1879 |
4 January 1883 |
Republican |
La Fayette, Illinois |
| 6 |
James W. Dawes |
4 January 1883 |
6 January 1887 |
Republican |
McConnelsville, Ohio |
| 7 |
John Milton Thayer |
6 January 1887 |
8 February 1892 |
Republican |
Bellingham, Massachusetts |
| 8 |
James E. Boyd |
8 February 1892 |
13 January 1893 |
Democratic |
County Tyrone, Ireland |
| 9 |
Lorenzo Crounse |
13 January 1893 |
3 January 1895 |
Republican |
Schoharie County, New York |
| 10 |
Silas A. Holcomb |
3 January 1895 |
5 January 1899 |
Fusion (Democratic/Populist) |
Gibson County, Indiana |
| 11 |
William A. Poynter |
5 January 1899 |
3 January 1901 |
Fusion (Democratic/Populist) |
Eureka, Illinois |
| 12 |
Charles H. Dietrich |
3 January 1901 |
1 May 1901 |
Republican |
Aurora, Illinois |
| 13 |
Ezra P. Savage |
1 May 1901 |
8 January 1903 |
Republican |
Connersville, Indiana |
| 14 |
John H. Mickey |
8 January 1903 |
3 January 1907 |
Republican |
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa |
| 15 |
George L. Sheldon |
3 January 1907 |
7 January 1909 |
Republican |
Nehawka, Nebraska |
| 16 |
Ashton C. Shallenberger |
7 January 1909 |
5 January 1911 |
Democratic |
Toulon, Illinois |
| 17 |
Chester H. Aldrich |
5 January 1911 |
9 January 1913 |
Republican |
Ashtabula County, Ohio |
| 18 |
John H. Morehead |
9 January 1913 |
4 January 1917 |
Democratic |
Lucas County, Iowa |
| 19 |
Keith Neville |
4 January 1917 |
9 January 1919 |
Democratic |
North Platte, Nebraska |
| 20 |
Samuel R. McKelvie |
9 January 1919 |
3 January 1923 |
Republican |
near Fairfield, Nebraska |
| 21 |
Charles W. Bryan |
3 January 1923 |
8 January 1925 |
Democratic |
Salem, Illinois |
| 22 |
Adam McMullen |
8 January 1925 |
3 January 1929 |
Republican |
Wellsville, New York |
| 23 |
Arthur J. Weaver |
3 January 1929 |
8 January 1931 |
Republican |
Falls City, Nebraska |
| 24 |
Charles W. Bryan |
8 January 1931 |
3 January 1935 |
Democratic |
Salem, Illinois |
| 25 |
Robert Leroy Cochran |
3 January 1935 |
9 January 1941 |
Democratic |
Avoca, Nebraska |
| 26 |
Dwight Griswold |
9 January 1941 |
9 January 1947 |
Republican |
Harrison, Nebraska |
| 27 |
Val Peterson |
9 January 1947 |
8 January 1953 |
Republican |
Oakland, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 28 |
Robert B. Crosby |
8 January 1953 |
6 January 1955 |
Republican |
North Platte, Nebraska |
| 29 |
Victor E. Anderson |
6 January 1955 |
8 January 1959 |
Republican |
|
| 30 |
Ralph G. Brooks † |
8 January 1959 |
9 September 1960 |
Democratic |
Eustis, Nebraska |
| 31 |
Dwight W. Burney |
9 September 1960 |
5 January 1961 |
Republican |
Hartington, Nebraska, U.S |
| 32 |
Frank B. Morrison |
5 January 1961 |
5 January 1967 |
Democratic |
Golden, Colorado |
| 33 |
Norbert T. Tiemann |
5 January 1967 |
7 January 1971 |
Republican |
Minden, Nebraska |
| 34 |
J. James Exon |
7 January 1971 |
4 January 1979 |
Democratic |
Geddes, South Dakota |
| 35 |
Charles Thone |
4 January 1979 |
6 January 1983 |
Republican |
Hartington, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 36 |
J. Robert Kerrey |
6 January 1983 |
9 January 1987 |
Democratic |
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
| 37 |
Kay A. Orr [8] |
9 January 1987 |
9 January 1991 |
Republican |
Burlington, Iowa |
| 38 |
Ben Nelson |
9 January 1991 |
7 January 1999 |
Democratic |
McCook, Nebraska |
| 39 |
Mike Johanns |
7 January 1999 |
20 January 2005 |
Republican |
Osage, Iowa, U.S. |
| 40 |
Dave Heineman |
20 January 2005 |
8 January 2015 |
Republican |
Falls City, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 41 |
Pete Ricketts |
8 January 2015 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Nebraska City, Nebraska, U.S. |
