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List of mayors of Grand Island, Nebraska

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Grand Island, Nebraska, United States.

Federal offices

Presidential elections
1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Presidential primaries
Democratic 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
U.S. Senate elections
1867 1869 1870 1875 1877 1880 1883 1886 1888 1889 1893 1895 1899 1899 sp 1901 1901 sp 1905 1907 1911 1913 1916 1918 1922 1924 1928 1930 1934 1934 sp 1936 1940 1942 1946 1948 1952 1952 sp 1954 1954 Class 1 sp 1954 Class 2 sp 1958 1960 1964 1966 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 2020 2024 2024 sp 2026
U.S. House of Representatives elections
1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1889 2nd sp 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1899 6th sp 1900 1902 1904 1905 1st sp 1906 1908 1910 1911 3rd sp 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1st sp 6th sp 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1st sp 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1951 3rd sp 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 1st sp 2024 2026

State government

State elections
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Gubernatorial elections
1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections
1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1970
Secretary of State elections
2022
Attorney General elections
2022
State Treasurer elections
2022
State Legislature elections
2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

John Wallichs, 1873 ^[1]^[2]
Edward Hooper, 1874-1875 ^[1]
James Cleary, 1876 ^[1]
W. H. Platt, 1877, 1887-1890, 1899-1900 ^[1]^[3]
C. D. M. Washburn, 1878-1880 ^[1]
John L. Means, 1881, 1885-1886 ^[1]
Michael Murphy, 1882-1883 ^[1]
Jay E. White, 1884 ^[1]
Henry D. Boyden, 1891-1892 ^[1]
Wm. M. Geddes, 1893-1894 ^[1]
William H. Thompson, 1895-1898 ^[1]^[4]
James Cleary, 1901-1904 ^[1]
Henry Schuff, 1905-1910 ^[1]
Chas. G. Ryan, c.1911-1915 ^[1]^[5]
T. J. Ellsberry, c.1924 ^[6]
M. W. Jenkins, c.1926 ^[4]
O. A. Abbott Jr., c.1932, 1939-1940 ^[4]
Thomas M. Dillon, c.1936-1938 ^[4]
Harry Grimminger, c.1941-1947 ^[4]
B. J. Cunningham, c.1947-1948 ^[4]
O. W. Johnson, c.1950 ^[4]
O. E. Cunningham, c.1953-1954 ^[4]
E. Merle McDermott, c.1957 ^[2]
Frank Ryder, c.1958-1959 ^[4]
Howard Peterson, c.1965 ^[2]^[6]
John Ditter, c.1970 ^[4]
Oscar Bredthauer, c.1973 ^[2]^[6]
James Minor, c.1977 ^[2]^[6]
Bob Kriz, c.1978 ^[2]
Bill Wright, c.1985 ^[2]^[6]
Chuck Baasch, c.1986 ^[2]
Ernie Dobesh, c.1990 ^[2]
Ken Gnadt, c.1994-2002 ^[7]^[2]
Jay Vavricek, 2002-2006, 2010-2014 ^[8][1]
Margaret Hornady, c.2006-2010 ^[2]^[9]
Jeremy L. Jensen, c.2015-2017 ^[6][2]
Roger G. Steele, c.2019-present [3]

See also

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ A. F. Buechler; R. J. Barr, eds. (1920), "City of Grand Island", History of Hall County, Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company – via HathiTrust
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Tracy Overstreet (September 8, 2012), "Grand Island's flip-flop in city leadership structure", theindependent.com
^ Biographical and historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton counties, Nebraska, Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890 – via HathiTrust
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Grand Island, Nebraska", Political Graveyard, retrieved April 30, 2025
^ Omaha Daily Bee, June 19, 1913 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "City Clerk: Minutes", grand-island.com, City of Grand Island, Nebraska. 1876-present
^ www.grand-island.com, City of Grand Island, Nebraska, archived from the original on July 17, 2002 – via Wayback Machine
^ "Vavricek returns as mayor", theindependent.com, November 3, 2010
^ "Hornady Leaves as Mayor of Can-Do City", nebraska.tv, November 29, 2010

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