Political party strength in Nebraska

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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:

  • State Legislature (technically non-partisan since 1937)
  • State delegation to the U.S. Senate
  • State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives (including non-voting delegate)

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1853–1866)[]

Year Executive offices Legislature United States Congress
Governor Delegate
1853 William Walker (I)[a] no legislature Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (D)
1854 Francis Burt (D)
1855 Mark W. Izard (D) Territorial legislature Bird Beers Chapman (D)
1856
1857 Fenner Ferguson (D)
1858 William Alexander Richardson (D)
1859 Samuel W. Black (D) Experience Estabrook (D)
1860 Samuel Gordon Daily (R)
1861 Alvin Saunders (R)
…
1864
1865 Phineas Hitchcock (R)
1866
Year Governor Legislature Delegate
Executive offices United States Congress

1867–1936[]

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor		 Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer Senate House U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S. House
1867 David Butler (R)[b] no such office Thomas P. Kennard House (R) Champion S. Chase (R) (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) Green tickY
1869 (R) (R)
1870
1871 William H. James (R) (R) (R) Phineas Hitchcock (R)
William H. James (R)[c]
1872 Grant/
Wilson (R) Green tickY
1873 Robert Wilkinson Furnas (R) John J. Gosper (R) (R) (R) Lorenzo Crounse (R)
1874
1875 Silas Garber (R) (R) George H. Roberts (R) (R) Algernon Paddock (R)
1876 Hayes/
Wheeler (R) Green tickY
1877 Othman A. Abbott (R) Alvin Saunders (R) Frank Welch (R)[d]
1878
Thomas Jefferson
Majors (R)
1879 Albinus Nance (R) Edmund C. Carns (R) (R) (R) (R) (R) Edward K.
Valentine (R)
1880 Garfield/
Arthur (R) Red XN
1881 (R) Charles Van Wyck (R)
1882
1883 James W. Dawes (R) Alfred W. Agee (R) (R) (R) (D/A-Mo) D/A-Mo maj.[e] R maj. Charles F. Manderson (R) 3R
1884 Blaine/
Logan (R) Red XN
1885 Hibbard H. Shedd (R) (R) (R) (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) Green tickY
1889 George de Rue
Meiklejohn (R) 		(R) (R) 3R
1890 (R)[h]
1891 Thomas Jefferson
Majors (R) 		John Clayton Allen (R) (R) Pop maj. Pop maj. 2Pop, 1D
1892 James E. Boyd (D)[f] Harrison/
Reid (R) Red XN
1893 Lorenzo Crounse (R) (R) (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) (R) (R) R maj. R maj. John Mellen Thurston (R) 5R, 1Pop
1896 4 – Bryan/
Sewall (D/Sv) Red XN
4 – Bryan/
Watson (Pop) Red XN
1897 James E. Harris (D/Pop) (D/Pop) Constantine Joseph
Smyth (D/Pop) 		(D/Pop) (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) Green tickY
1901 Charles Henry Dietrich (R)[l] Ezra P. Savage (R) (R) (R) (R) (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) (R) 5R, 1D
1904 Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Green tickY
1905 (R) Norris Brown (R) (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] (R) Norris Brown (R) 5R, 1D
1908 Bryan/
Kern (D) Red XN
1909 Ashton C. Shallenberger (D) Silas Reynolds
Barton (R) 		D maj. D maj. 3D, 3R
1910 (D)[h]
1911 Chester Hardy Aldrich (R) (R) (R) (R) Gilbert Hitchcock (D)
1912 vacant Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913 John H. Morehead (D) Samuel Roy McKelvie (R) (R) R maj. D maj. George W. Norris (R)
1914
1915 James Pearson (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) D maj. D maj.
1916
1917 Keith Neville (D) Edgar Howard (D)
1918
1919 Samuel Roy McKelvie (R) Pelham A. Barrows (R) (R) (R) George W. Marsh (R) (R) R maj. R maj. 6R
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tickY
1921
1922
1923 Charles W. Bryan (D) Fred Gustus Johnson (R) Charles W. Pool (D) (R) (R) Robert B. Howell (R)[d] 3D, 3R
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tickY
1925 Adam McMullen (R) George A. Williams (R)
1926
1927 (R) (R) (R) 4D, 2R
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R) Green tickY
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) (R) 4D, 2R
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 Walter H. Jurgensen (D) (D) (D) (D)[o] George E. Hall (D)[p] D maj. D maj. 5D
William Henry
Thompson (D)[k]
1934
Richard C. Hunter (D)
1935 Robert Leroy Cochran (D) (D) Edward R. Burke (D) 4D, 1R
(D)[h]
1936 George W. Norris (I)[q]
(D)[h]
Year Governor Lieutenant
Governor		 Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer Senate House U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S. House Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress

1937–present[]

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor		 Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S.
House
1937 Robert Leroy Cochran (D) Walter H. Jurgensen (D) (D) Richard C. Hunter (D) (D) (D) 43NP[r] Edward R. Burke (D) George W. Norris (I) 4D, 1R
1938
Nate M. Parsons (D)
1939 William E. Johnson (R) (R) (R) Truman W. Bass (R)[s] 3R, 2D
(D)[h]
1940 Willkie/
McNary (R) Red XN
1941 Dwight Griswold (R) Frank Marsh Sr. (R)[t] L. B. Johnson (R) Hugh A. Butler (R)[d]
1942
1943 Roy W. Johnson (R) (R)[u] Kenneth S. Wherry (R)[d] 4R
1944 Dewey/
Bricker (R) Red XN
1945
1946 (R)[v]
1947 Val Peterson (R) Robert B. Crosby (R)
1948 Dewey/
Warren (R) Red XN
1949 Charles J. Warner (R)[d] James Hodson
Anderson (R)[w] 		3R, 1D
1950 (R)[v]
1951 (R)[h] (R) 4R
1952 Fred A. Seaton (R)[k] Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tickY
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) (R)[x] Carl Curtis (R)
1956 vacant
1957 Dwight W. Burney (R)
1958 (R)[h]
1959 Ralph G. Brooks (D)[d] (D) 2D, 2R
1960 Nixon/
Lodge (R) Red XN
Dwight W. Burney (R)[m]
1961 Frank B. Morrison (D) (R) (R)[y] 4R
1962
1963 3R
1964 (R)[h] Johnson/
Humphrey (D) Green tickY
1965 Philip C. Sorensen (D) (D) 49NP[z] 2R, 1D
1966
1967 Norbert Tiemann (R) John E. Everroad (R) (R) 3R
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1969
1970
1971 J. James Exon (D) Frank Marsh (R) (R) (R)
1972
1973
1974
1975 Gerald T. Whelan (D) Paul L. Douglas (R)[w] Frank Marsh (R)[w]
1976 Ford/
Dole (R) Red XN
1977 Edward Zorinsky (D)[d] 2R, 1D
1978
1979 Charles Thone (R) Roland A. Luedtke (R) J. James Exon (D)
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 Kay A. Orr (R)[v] 3R
1982
1983 Bob Kerrey (D) Donald McGinley (D)
1984
1985 (R)[v]
1986
1987 Kay A. Orr (R) William E. Nichol (R) Frank Marsh (R)
David Karnes (R)[aa]
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989 Bob Kerrey (D) 2R, 1D
1990
1991 Ben Nelson (D) Maxine Moul (D)[ab] Don Stenberg (R) (D) (D)
1992 Bush/
Quayle (R) Red XN
1993
Kim M. Robak (D)[v]
1994
1995 (R)[ac] John Breslow (R)[ad] Dave Heineman (R)[ae] 3R
1996 Dole/
Kemp (R) Red XN
1997 Chuck Hagel (R)
1998
1999 Mike Johanns (R)[af] David Maurstad (R)[ag] Kate Witek (R)
2000 Bush and
Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001 John A. Gale (R)[v] Ben Nelson (D)
Dave Heineman (R)[v] (R)[v][ah]
2002
2003 Jon Bruning (R)
2004 (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
(31R, 15D, 3I)
2008 4 – McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
1 – Obama/
Biden (D) Green tickY[ak]
2009 49NP
(32R, 17D) 		Mike Johanns (R)
2010
2011 Don Stenberg (R) 49NP
(34R, 15D)
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 Lavon Heidemann (R)[h][w] 49NP
(30R, 18D, 1I) 		Deb Fischer (R)
2014
John E. Nelson (R)[k]
2015 Pete Ricketts (R) Mike Foley (R) Doug Peterson (R) Charlie Janssen (R) 49NP
(35R, 13D, 1I) 		Ben Sasse (R) 2R, 1D
2016 Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 49NP
(31R, 15D, 1L, 2I) 		3R
2018 49NP
(31R, 16D, 1L, 1I)
2019 Bob Evnen (R) John Murante (R) 49NP
(30R, 18D, 1I)
2020 4 – Trump/
Pence (R) Red XN
1 – Biden/
Harris (D) Green tickY[al]
2021 49NP
(32R, 17D)
2022
Year Governor Lieutenant
Governor		 Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer State Legislature U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S.
House		 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
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ Provisional
  2. ^ Impeached and removed from office for misappropriation of state funds; the impeachment was expunged six years later.
  3. ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Died in office.
  5. ^ The Coalition elected an Anti-Monopolist as Senate President Pro Tempore.[1]
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Resigned on November 20, 1889 to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appointed to fill vacancy.
  9. ^ A Republican was elected as Senate President Pro Tempore, but the chamber was organized by the coalition of Democrats and Populists.[2]
  10. ^ 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]
  11. ^ a b c d e f Appointed to fill vacancy; did not seek election.
  12. ^ Resigned on May 1, 1901 to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  13. ^ a b As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  14. ^ Resigned in 1910 to take office as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.
  15. ^ Died in office on August 19, 1935.
  16. ^ Died in office on December 21, 1936.
  17. ^ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent in 1936.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Died in office on August 21, 1939.
  20. ^ Died in office on February 9, 1951.
  21. ^ Resigned on December 31, 1945.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appointed to fill vacancy; subsequently elected.
  23. ^ a b c d e Resigned.
  24. ^ Died in office on July 13, 1958.
  25. ^ Died in office on April 5, 1964.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ a b Appointed to fill vacancy; lost election to a full term.
  28. ^ Resigned on October 4, 1993 to take office as director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
  29. ^ Resigned on December 15, 2000 to take a position with Union Pacific Railroad.
  30. ^ Changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in November 1994 after winning reelection as a Democrat.
  31. ^ Resigned on October 1, 2001 to take office as Lieutenant Governor.
  32. ^ Resigned on January 20, 2005 to take office as United States Secretary of Agriculture.
  33. ^ Resigned on October 1, 2001 to take office as director of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII.
  34. ^ Resigned on January 6, 2004.
  35. ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
  36. ^ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Democratic in August 2006.
  37. ^ 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.
  38. ^ 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Senate journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska. 1883". HathiTrust. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "Senate journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska. 1893". HathiTrust. p. ii, viii–x. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. ^ "Senate journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska. 1897". HathiTrust. p. vi, viii. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

See also[]

  • Politics in Nebraska
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