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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Nebraska (including its time as a territory ):
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Year
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress Electoral
Governor Lieutenant Secretary Attorney Auditor
Treasurer
Senate
House
U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. House
1867
David Butler (R) [ b] no such office
Thomas P. Kennard House (R)
Champion S. Chase (R)
John Gillespie (R)
Augustus Kountze (R)
R maj.
R maj.
Thomas Tipton (R)
John Milton Thayer (R)
Turner M. Marquett (R)
John Taffe (R)
1868
Grant /Colfax (R) Y
1869
Seth Robinson (R)
James Sweet (R)
1870
1871
William H. James (R)
George H. Roberts (R)
Henry A. Koenig (R)
Phineas Hitchcock (R)
William H. James (R) [ c]
1872
Grant /Wilson (R) Y
1873
Robert Wilkinson Furnas (R)
John J. Gosper (R)
Joseph R. Webster (R)
Jefferson B. Weston (R)
Lorenzo Crounse (R)
1874
1875
Silas Garber (R)
Bruno Tzschuck (R)
George H. Roberts (R)
J. C. McBride (R)
Algernon Paddock (R)
1876
Hayes /Wheeler (R) Y
1877
Othman A. Abbott (R)
Alvin Saunders (R)
Frank Welch (R) [ d]
1878
Thomas Jefferson (R)
1879
Albinus Nance (R)
Edmund C. Carns (R)
S. J. Alexander (R)
C. J. Dilworth (R)
F. W. Liedtke (R)
George M. Bartlett (R)
Edward K. (R)
1880
Garfield /Arthur (R) N
1881
John Wallichs (R)
Charles Van Wyck (R)
1882
1883
James W. Dawes (R)
Alfred W. Agee (R)
Edward P. Roggen (R)
Isaac Powers, Jr. (R)
Phelps D. (D/A-Mo ) D/A-Mo maj.[ e]
R maj.
Charles F. Manderson (R)
3R
1884
Blaine /Logan (R) N
1885
Hibbard H. Shedd (R)
William Leese (R)
H. A. Babcock (R)
Charles H. Willard (R)
R maj.
R maj.
1886
1887
John Milton Thayer (R) [ f] Gilbert L. Laws (R) [ g] Algernon Paddock (R)
2R, 1D
1888
Harrison /Morton (R) Y
1889
George de Rue (R)
Thomas H. Benton (R)
John E. Hill (R)
3R
1890
Benjamin R. Cowdery (R) [ h]
1891
Thomas Jefferson (R)
John Clayton Allen (R)
George H. Hastings (R)
Pop maj.
Pop maj.
2Pop, 1D
1892
James E. Boyd (D) [ f] Harrison /Reid (R) N
1893
Lorenzo Crounse (R)
Eugene Moore (R)
Joseph S. Bartley (R)
D/Pop maj.
D/Pop maj.[ i]
William V. Allen (Pop)
3R, 2Pop, 1D
1894
1895
Silas A. Holcomb (D/Pop)
Robert E. Moore (D/Pop)
Joel A. Piper (R)
Arthur S. Churchill (R)
R maj.
R maj.
John Mellen Thurston (R)
5R, 1Pop
1896
4 – Bryan /Sewall (D/Sv) N Bryan /Watson (Pop) N
1897
James E. Harris (D/Pop)
William F. Porter (D/Pop)
Constantine Joseph (D/Pop)
John F. Cornell (D/Pop)
John B. Meserve (D/Pop)
D/Pop/SvR maj.
D/Pop/SvR maj.[ j]
4Pop, 2R
1898
1899
William A. Poynter (D/Pop)
Edward A. Gilbert (R)
R maj.
R maj.
Monroe Hayward (R) [ d] 3Pop, 2R, 1D
1900
William V. Allen (Pop) [ k] McKinley /Roosevelt (R) Y
1901
Charles Henry Dietrich (R) [ l] Ezra P. Savage (R)
George W. Marsh (R)
Frank N. Prout (R)
Charles Weston (R)
William Stuefer (R)
Joseph Millard (R)
2D, 2Pop, 2R
Ezra P. Savage (R) [ m] vacant
Charles Henry Dietrich (R)
1902
1903
John H. Mickey (R)
Edmund G. McGilton (R)
Peter Mortensen (R)
5R, 1D
1904
Roosevelt /Fairbanks (R) Y
1905
A. Galusha (R)
Norris Brown (R)
Edward N. Searle Jr. (R)
Elmer Burkett (R)
6R
1906
1907
George L. Sheldon (R)
Melville R. Hopewell (R) [ d] George C. Junkin (R)
William T. Thompson (R) [ n] L. G. Brian (R)
Norris Brown (R)
5R, 1D
1908
Bryan /Kern (D) N
1909
Ashton C. Shallenberger (D)
Silas Reynolds (R)
D maj.
D maj.
3D, 3R
1910
Arthur F. Mullen (D) [ h]
1911
Chester Hardy Aldrich (R)
Addison Wait (R)
Grant G. Martin (R)
Walter A. George (R)
Gilbert Hitchcock (D)
1912
vacant
Wilson /Marshall (D) Y
1913
John H. Morehead (D)
Samuel Roy McKelvie (R)
W. B. Howard (R)
R maj.
D maj.
George W. Norris (R)
1914
1915
James Pearson (D)
Charles W. Pool (D)
Willis E. Reed (D)
William H. Smith (D)
George E. Hall (D)
D maj.
D maj.
1916
1917
Keith Neville (D)
Edgar Howard (D)
1918
1919
Samuel Roy McKelvie (R)
Pelham A. Barrows (R)
Darius M. Amsberry (R)
Clarence A. Davis (R)
George W. Marsh (R)
Daniel B. Cropsey (R)
R maj.
R maj.
6R
1920
Harding /Coolidge (R) Y
1921
1922
1923
Charles W. Bryan (D)
Fred Gustus Johnson (R)
Charles W. Pool (D)
Ora S. Spillman (R)
Charles D. Robinson (R)
Robert B. Howell (R) [ d] 3D, 3R
1924
Coolidge /Dawes (R) Y
1925
Adam McMullen (R)
George A. Williams (R)
1926
1927
Frank Marsh Sr. (R)
L. B. Johnson (R)
W. M. Stebbins (R)
4D, 2R
1928
Hoover /Curtis (R) Y
1929
Arthur J. Weaver (R)
Christian A. Sorensen (R)
4R, 2D
1930
1931
Charles W. Bryan (D)
Theodore W. Metcalfe (R)
George W. Marsh (R)
Truman W. Bass (R)
4D, 2R
1932
Roosevelt /Garner (D) Y
1933
Walter H. Jurgensen (D)
Harry R. Swanson (D)
Paul F. Good (D)
William B. Price (D) [ o] George E. Hall (D) [ p]
D maj.
D maj.
5D
William Henry (D) [ k]
1934
Richard C. Hunter (D)
1935
Robert Leroy Cochran (D)
William H. Wright (D)
Edward R. Burke (D)
4D, 1R
Fred C. Ayres (D) [ h]
1936
George W. Norris (I) [ q]
H. J. Murray (D) [ h]
Year
Governor Lieutenant Secretary Attorney Auditor
Treasurer
Senate
House
U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. House Electoral
Executive offices
State Legislature United States Congress
Year
Executive offices
State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lieutenant Secretary Attorney Auditor
Treasurer
U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S.
1937
Robert Leroy Cochran (D)
Walter H. Jurgensen (D)
Harry R. Swanson (D)
Richard C. Hunter (D)
William H. Price (D)
Walter H. Jensen (D)
43NP[ r]
Edward R. Burke (D)
George W. Norris (I)
4D, 1R
1938
Nate M. Parsons (D)
1939
William E. Johnson (R)
Walter R. Johnson (R)
Ray C. Johnson (R)
Truman W. Bass (R) [ s]
3R, 2D
John Havekost (D) [ h]
1940
Willkie /McNary (R) N
1941
Dwight Griswold (R)
Frank Marsh Sr. (R) [ t]
L. B. Johnson (R)
Hugh A. Butler (R) [ d]
1942
1943
Roy W. Johnson (R)
Carl G. Swanson (R) [ u] Kenneth S. Wherry (R) [ d] 4R
1944
Dewey /Bricker (R) N
1945
1946
Edward Gillette (R) [ v]
1947
Val Peterson (R)
Robert B. Crosby (R)
1948
Dewey /Warren (R) N
1949
Charles J. Warner (R) [ d] James Hodson (R) [ w] 3R, 1D
1950
Clarence S. Beck (R) [ v]
1951
James S. Pittenger (R) [ h] Frank B. Heintze (R)
4R
1952
Fred A. Seaton (R) [ k] Eisenhower /Nixon (R) Y
Dwight Griswold (R) [ d]
1953
Robert B. Crosby (R)
Frank Marsh (R)
1954
Samuel W. Reynolds (R) [ k] Eva Bowring (R) [ k]
Roman Hruska (R)
Hazel Abel (R)
1955
Victor E. Anderson (R)
Ralph W. Hill (R) [ x] Carl Curtis (R)
1956
vacant
1957
Dwight W. Burney (R)
1958
Bertha I. Hill (R) [ h]
1959
Ralph G. Brooks (D) [ d] Richard R. Larsen (D)
2D, 2R
1960
Nixon /Lodge (R) N
Dwight W. Burney (R) [ m]
1961
Frank B. Morrison (D)
Clarence A. H. Meyer (R)
Clarence L. E. Swanson (R) [ y] 4R
1962
1963
3R
1964
P. Merle Humphries (R) [ h] Johnson /Humphrey (D) Y
1965
Philip C. Sorensen (D)
Fred Sorensen (D)
49NP[ z]
2R, 1D
1966
1967
Norbert Tiemann (R)
John E. Everroad (R)
Wayne R. Swanson (R)
3R
1968
Nixon /Agnew (R) Y
1969
1970
1971
J. James Exon (D)
Frank Marsh (R)
Allen J. Beermann (R)
Ray A. C. Johnson (R)
1972
1973
1974
1975
Gerald T. Whelan (D)
Paul L. Douglas (R) [ w] Frank Marsh (R) [ w]
1976
Ford /Dole (R) N
1977
Edward Zorinsky (D) [ d] 2R, 1D
1978
1979
Charles Thone (R)
Roland A. Luedtke (R)
J. James Exon (D)
1980
Reagan /Bush (R) Y
1981
Kay A. Orr (R) [ v] 3R
1982
1983
Bob Kerrey (D)
Donald McGinley (D)
1984
1985
Robert M. Spire (R) [ v]
1986
1987
Kay A. Orr (R)
William E. Nichol (R)
Frank Marsh (R)
David Karnes (R) [ aa]
1988
Bush /Quayle (R) Y
1989
Bob Kerrey (D)
2R, 1D
1990
1991
Ben Nelson (D)
Maxine Moul (D) [ ab] Don Stenberg (R)
John Breslow (D)
Dawn Rockey (D)
1992
Bush /Quayle (R) N
1993
Kim M. Robak (D) [ v]
1994
1995
Scott Moore (R) [ ac] John Breslow (R) [ ad]
Dave Heineman (R) [ ae] 3R
1996
Dole /Kemp (R) N
1997
Chuck Hagel (R)
1998
1999
Mike Johanns (R) [ af] David Maurstad (R) [ ag] Kate Witek (R)
2000
Bush andCheney (R) Y
2001
John A. Gale (R) [ v] Ben Nelson (D)
Dave Heineman (R) [ v] Lorelee Hunt Byrd (R) [ v] [ ah]
2002
2003
Jon Bruning (R)
2004
Ron Ross (R) [ aa]
2005
Dave Heineman (R) [ ai] Rick Sheehy (R) [ v] [ w]
2006
Kate Witek (D) [ aj]
2007
Mike Foley (R)
Shane Osborn (R)
49NP
2008
4 – McCain /Palin (R) N Obama /Biden (D) Y [ ak]
2009
49NP
Mike Johanns (R)
2010
2011
Don Stenberg (R)
49NP
2012
Romney /Ryan (R) N
2013
Lavon Heidemann (R) [ h] [ w] 49NP
Deb Fischer (R)
2014
John E. Nelson (R) [ k]
2015
Pete Ricketts (R)
Mike Foley (R)
Doug Peterson (R)
Charlie Janssen (R)
49NP
Ben Sasse (R)
2R, 1D
2016
Trump /Pence (R) Y
2017
49NP
3R
2018
49NP
2019
Bob Evnen (R)
John Murante (R)
49NP
2020
4 – Trump /Pence (R) N Biden /Harris (D) Y [ al]
2021
49NP
2022
2023
Jim Pillen (R)
Joe Kelly (R)
Mike Hilgers (R)
Mike Foley (R)
Vacant
Year
Governor Lieutenant Secretary Attorney Auditor
Treasurer
State Legislature U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. Electoral votes
Executive offices
United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
^ Provisional
^ 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 c d e f g h i j Died in office.
^ The Coalition elected an Anti-Monopolist as Senate President Pro Tempore.[ 1]
^ a b James E. 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 on November 20, 1889 to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives .
^ a b c d e f g h i Appointed to fill vacancy.
^ A Republican was elected as Senate President Pro Tempore, but the chamber was organized by the coalition of Democrats and Populists.[ 2]
^ A Silver Republican was elected as Senate President Pro Tempore, and the Silver Republicans were in coalition with the Democrats and Populists in organizing both chambers.[ 3]
^ a b c d e f Appointed to fill vacancy; did not seek election.
^ Resigned on May 1, 1901 to take an elected seat in the United States Senate .
^ a b As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
^ Resigned in 1910 to take office as Solicitor of the United States Treasury .
^ Died in office on August 19, 1935.
^ Died in office on December 21, 1936.
^ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent in 1936.
^ Due to a constitutional amendment passed in 1934, effective with the 1936 election, the Nebraska Legislature became a non-partisan unicameral body with 43 elected members.
^ Died in office on August 21, 1939.
^ Died in office on February 9, 1951.
^ Resigned on December 31, 1945.
^ a b c d e f g h i Appointed to fill vacancy; subsequently elected.
^ a b c d e Resigned.
^ Died in office on July 13, 1958.
^ Died in office on April 5, 1964.
^ Due to the mandate of "one man, one vote" in Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims in redistricting, the Legislature expanded to 49 members.
^ a b Appointed to fill vacancy; lost election to a full term.
^ Resigned on October 4, 1993 to take office as director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
^ Resigned on December 15, 2000 to take a position with Union Pacific Railroad .
^ Changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in November 1994 after winning reelection as a Democrat.
^ Resigned on October 1, 2001 to take office as Lieutenant Governor.
^ Resigned on January 20, 2005 to take office as United States Secretary of Agriculture .
^ Resigned on October 1, 2001 to take office as director of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII.
^ Resigned on January 6, 2004.
^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
^ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Democratic in August 2006.
^ McCain and Palin received the state's two at-large votes and one vote each in the First and Third Congressional Districts while Obama and Biden received one vote in the Second District .
^ Trump and Pence received the state's two at-large votes and one vote each in the First and Third Congressional Districts while Biden and Harris received one vote in the Second District .
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