List of mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska

This is a list of mayors of

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol ...

, Nebraska, United States. {, class="wikitable" !# !Name !Term began !Term ended , - , 1 , William F. Chapin , 1871 , 1872 , - , 2 ,

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, 1872 , 1873 , - , 3 , Robert D. Silver, Jr. , 1873 , 1874 , - , 4 , Samuel W. Little , 1874 , 1875 , - , 5 ,

Amasa Cobb Amasa Cobb (September 27, 1823July 5, 1905) was an Americans, American politician and judge. He was the 6th and 9th Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the 5th Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Earlier in his life, he was a United States ...

, 1875 , 1876 , - , 6 , Robert D. Silver, Jr. , 1876 , 1877 , - , 7 ,

Harvey W. Hardy Harvey Wesley Hardy (October 29, 1825 – January 10, 1913) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Life Harvey Wesley Hardy was born on October 29, 1825, to Samuel Hardy and Polly Parker in Perry, New York and ...

, 1877 , 1879 , - , 8 , Seth P. Galey , 1879 , 1880 , - , 9 ,

John B. Wright John B. Wright was a tailor and legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 until 1872 representing Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston. Researchers documented ...

, 1880 , 1881 , - , 10 ,

John Doolittle John Taylor Doolittle (born October 30, 1950), is an attorney and an American politician. Elected to Congress in 1990, he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing (numbered as d ...

, 1882 , 1883 , - , 11 , Robert Emmett Moore , 1883 , 1885 , - , 12 , Carlos C. Burr , 1885 , 1887 , - , 13 , Andrew J. Sawyer , 1887 , 1889 , - , 14 , Robert B. Graham , 1889 , 1891 , - , 15 , Austin H. Weir , 1891 , 1895 , - , 16 , Frank A. Graham , 1895 , 1899 , - , 17 , Hudson J. Winnett , 1899 , 1903 , - , 18 , George A. Adams , 1903 , 1905 , - , 19 , Francis W. Brown , 1905 , 1909 , - , 20 ,

Don Lathrop Love Don Lathrop Love was mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska in two non-consecutive terms, 1909–11 and 1929-31. He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, on March 7, 1863, and died in Lincoln on September 12, 1940. He married Julia Larrabee, daughter of Iowa gov ...

, 1909 , 1911 , - , 21 , Alvin H. Armstrong , 1911 , 1913 , - , 22 ,

Frank Connell Zehrung Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

, 1913 , 1915 , - , 23 , Charles W. Bryan , 1915 , 1917 , - , 24 ,

John Eschelman Miller John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, 1917 , 1920 , - , 25 , Frank Connell Zehrung , 1921 , 1927 , - , 26 ,

Verne Hedge Verne may refer to: People Surname *Jules Verne (1828–1905), French early science-fiction writer *Adela Verne (1877–1952), English pianist and minor composer * Kaaren Verne (1918–1967), German actress * Larry Verne (1936–2 ...

, 1927 , 1929 , - , 27 , Don Lathrop Love , 1929 , 1931 , - , 28 , Frank Connell Zehrung , 1931 , 1933 , - , 29 , Fenton B. Fleming , 1933 , 1935 , - , 30 , Charles W. Bryan , 1935 , 1937 , - , 31 ,

Oren Sturmon Copeland Oren Sturman Copeland (March 16, 1887 – April 10, 1958) was an American Republican Party politician. He was born on a farm near Huron, South Dakota on March 16, 1887, and moved with his parents to Pender, Nebraska in 1891. He attended the Un ...

, 1937 , 1939 , - , 32 ,

Robert Erle Campbell The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, 1939 , 1941 , - , 33 , Richard O. Johnson , 1941 , 1943 , - , 34 ,

Lloyd J. Marti Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown" ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), Americ ...

, 1943 , 1947 , - , 35 ,

Clarence Gillespie Miles Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loc ...

, 1947 , 1950 , - , 36 , Thomas R. Pansing , July 31, 1950 , September 11, 1950 , - , 37 ,

Victor Emanuel Anderson Victor Emanuel Anderson (March 30, 1902 – August 15, 1962) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Nebraska Legislature, as mayor of the capital city of Lincoln, and as the 28 ...

, 1950 , 1953 , - , 38 ,

Clark Jeary Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated ...

, 1953 , 1956 , - , 39 , Bennett S. Martin , 1956 , 1959 , - , 40 , Bartlett E. (Pat) Boyles , 1959 , 1962 , - , 41 , Dell L. Tyrrell , January 1963 , May 1963 , - , 42 , Dean H. Peterson , 1963 , 1967 , - , 43 , Sam Schwartzkopf , 1967 , 1975 , - , 44 ,

Helen Boosalis Helen G. Boosalis (August 28, 1919 - June 15, 2009) was an American Democratic Party politician from Nebraska. Early life Helen Boosalis was born as Helen Geankoplis in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Greek immigrant parents, where she grew up working ...

, 1975 , 1983 , - , 45 ,

Roland A. Luedtke Roland Alfred Luedtke (January 4, 1924 – July 22, 2005) was an American politician who served as the 31st List of Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska, lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1979 to 1983. Luedtke was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Jan ...

, 1983 , 1987 , - , 46 , Bill Harris , 1987 , 1991 , - , 47 ,

Mike Johanns Michael Owen Johanns ( ; born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and was chair of the Mi ...

, 1991 , 1998 , - , 48 , Dale Young , 1998 , 1999 , - , 49 ,

Don Wesely Don Wesely (born March 30, 1954) was the 49th mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. He previously served in the Nebraska Legislature from 1979 to 1999. Biography Wesely was born March 30, 1954, in David City, Nebraska. He graduated from Lincoln Northeast ...

, 1999 , 2003 , - , 50 ,

Coleen Seng Coleen J. Seng (born February 8, 1936) is a politician, who served as the 50th mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor from May 19, 2003 to May 19, 2007. She is best known for seeking payment for $32,000 ...

, 2003 , May 14, 2007 , - , 51 ,

Chris Beutler Chris Beutler (born November 14, 1944) is an American politician and former Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, having served from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Nebraska Legislature from 1979 to 1986 and fro ...

, May 14, 2007 , May 20, 2019 , - , 52 ,

Leirion Gaylor Baird Leirion Gaylor Baird is an American politician. Since the 2019 election, she has been the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, where she previously served as a city councilwoman. Early life and education Gaylor Baird grew up in Portland, Oregon; her pa ...

, May 20, 2019 , Present

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