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List of governors of Nevada

Governors from the Territory and State

Governors from the Territory and State

FieldValue
postGovernor
bodyNevada
insigniaFile:State Seal of Nevada.svg
insigniacaptionSeal of Nevada
flagFlag of Nevada.svg
flagborderyes
flagcaptionFlag of Nevada
imageJoe Lombardo by Gage Skidmore.jpg
incumbentJoe Lombardo
incumbentsinceJanuary 2, 2023
style
departmentGovernment of Nevada
statusHead of state
Head of government
termlengthFour years, renewable once
residenceNevada Governor's Mansion
constituting_instrumentConstitution of Nevada
precursorGovernor of the Nevada Territory
inauguralHenry G. Blasdel
formation
successionLine of succession
deputyLieutenant Governor of Nevada
salary$149,730 (2015)
website

Head of government The governor of Nevada is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Nevada state government. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, as well as, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.

The governor serves a four-year term. An amendment in 1970 limits them to two terms, even if they are non-consecutive. The lieutenant governor of Nevada is officially not elected on the same ticket as the governor. Should there be a vacancy in the office of governor, the powers devolve onto the lieutenant governor.

The current governor is Republican Joe Lombardo, who took office on January 2, 2023.

List of governors

Territory of Nevada

Nevada Territory was formed on March 2, 1861, from Utah Territory. It had only one governor appointed by the president of the United States before it became a state.

Before it was organized as a territory, a local convention in Genoa elected Isaac Roop provisional governor, taking office on December 15, 1859.

No.GovernorTerm in officeAppointed by1
[[File:James_W._Nye_-_Brady-Handy.jpg75px]]James W. Nye
(1815–1876)
March 22, 1861
–
December 5, 1864
(statehood)Abraham Lincoln

State of Nevada

Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. There have been thirty one governors since. The longest-serving governor was Bob Miller, who served two and a half terms from 1989 to 1999; the shortest-serving governor was Frank Bell, who acted as governor for the remaining four months of Charles C. Stevenson's term upon the governor's death. The current governor is Joe Lombardo, who took office on January 2, 2023.

No.GovernorTerm in officePartyElectionLt. Governor12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
[[File:Henry Goode Blasdel.jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Henry G. Blasdel
(1825–1900)
–
January 2, 1871
(did not run)Republican1864Republican Party (United States)}};"
1866
[[File:Lewis Rice Bradley.jpg75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Lewis R. Bradley
(1805–1879)
–
January 7, 1879
(lost election)Democratic1870Democratic Party (United States)}};"
1874
[[File:John Henry Kinkead.gif75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"John Henry Kinkead
(1826–1904)
–
January 1, 1883
(did not run)Republican1878
[[File:Adams.jpeg75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Jewett W. Adams
(1835–1920)
–
January 3, 1887
(lost election)Democratic1882Republican Party (United States)}};"
[[File:Stevenson.jpeg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Charles C. Stevenson
(1826–1890)
–
September 21, 1890
(died in office)Republican1886
(died)
(resigned)
[[File:Frank Bell (Nevada Governor).jpg75px]]Frank Bell
(1840–1927)
–
January 5, 1891
(successor took office)RepublicanLieutenant
governor
actingActing as governor
[[File:Roswell K. Colcord.jpg75px]]Roswell K. Colcord
(1839–1939)
–
January 8, 1895
(did not run)Republican1890
[[File:Jones.jpeg75px]]Silver Party}};"John Edward Jones
(1840–1896)
–
April 10, 1896
(died in office)Silver1894Silver Party}};"
[[File:Sadler.jpeg75px]]Reinhold Sadler
(1848–1906)
–
January 5, 1903
(did not run)SilverLieutenant
governor
actingActing as governor
1898
[[File:JohnSparks.jpg75px]]John Sparks
(1843–1908)
–
May 22, 1908
(died in office)Silver-
Democratic1902
1906
[[File:Denver S. Dickerson, c. 1908–1910 (cropped).jpg75px]]Denver S. Dickerson
(1872–1925)
–
January 2, 1911
(lost election)Silver-
DemocraticLieutenant
governor
actingActing as governor
[[File:Tasker Oddie, c. 1911–1914 (cropped).jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Tasker Oddie
(1870–1950)
–
January 4, 1915
(lost election)Republican1910Democratic Party (United States)}};"
[[File:Emmet D. Boyle.jpg75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Emmet D. Boyle
(1879–1926)
–
January 1, 1923
(did not run)Democratic1914
1918
[[File:James G. Scrugham (Nevada Governor and US Senator).jpg75px]]James G. Scrugham
(1880–1945)
–
January 3, 1927
(lost election)Democratic1922
[[File:Fred B. Balzar, c. 1927–1934 (cropped).jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Fred B. Balzar
(1880–1934)
–
March 21, 1934
(died in office)Republican1926Republican Party (United States)}};"
1930
[[File:Morley Griswold, 1934 (cropped).jpg75px]]Morley Griswold
(1890–1951)
–
January 7, 1935
(lost election)RepublicanLieutenant
governor
actingActing as governor
[[File:Richard Kirman Sr. (Nevada Governor).jpg75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Richard Kirman Sr.
(1877–1959)
–
January 2, 1939
(did not run)Democratic1934Democratic Party (United States)}};"
[[File:Edward P. Carville (Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator).jpg75px]]Edward P. Carville
(1885–1956)
–
July 24, 1945
(resigned)Democratic1938
1942
[[File:Vail Pittman, 1940s (cropped).jpg75px]]Vail Pittman
(1880–1964)
–
January 2, 1951
(lost election)DemocraticLieutenant
governor
actingActing as governor
1946
[[File:Charles H. Russell, c. 1951–1958 (cropped).jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Charles H. Russell
(1903–1989)
–
January 5, 1959
(lost election)Republican1950
1954Republican Party (United States)}};"
(died July 4, 1962)
[[File:Grant Sawyer (1967).png75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Grant Sawyer
(1918–1996)
–
January 2, 1967
(lost election)Democratic1958
Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(appointed)
1962Republican Party (United States)}};"
[[File:Governor Laxalt.jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Paul Laxalt
(1922–2018)
–
January 4, 1971
(did not run)Republican1966
[[File:Mike O'Callaghan, c. 1970s (cropped).jpg75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Mike O'Callaghan
(1929–2004)
–
January 1, 1979
(term-limited)Democratic1970Democratic Party (United States)}};"
1974
[[File:Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Robert List
(b. 1936)
–
January 3, 1983
(lost election)Republican1978
[[File:Richard Bryan (NV).png75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Richard Bryan
(b. 1937)
–
January 3, 1989
(resigned)Democratic1982
1986
[[File:Bob Miller at an event, Dec 22, 1994 - cropped to Miller.jpg75px]]Bob Miller
(b. 1945)
–
January 4, 1999
(term-limited)DemocraticLieutenant
governor
actingActing as governor
1990Republican Party (United States)}};"
1994
[[File:Kenny Guinn.jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Kenny Guinn
(1936–2010)
–
January 1, 2007
(term-limited)Republican1998
2002
[[File:Jimgibbons.jpg75px]]Jim Gibbons
(b. 1944)
–
January 3, 2011
(lost nomination)Republican2006
[[File:Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg75px]]Brian Sandoval
(b. 1963)
–
January 7, 2019
(term-limited)Republican2010
2014
[[File:Steve Sisolak (cropped).jpeg75px]]Democratic Party (United States)}};"Steve Sisolak
(b. 1953)
–
January 2, 2023
(lost election)Democratic2018Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(resigned September 17, 2021)
Vacant
Democratic Party (United States)}};"
(appointed December 16, 2021)
[[File:Joe Lombardo by Gage Skidmore.jpg75px]]Republican Party (United States)}};"Joe Lombardo
(b. 1962)
–
IncumbentRepublican2022Republican Party (United States)}};"

Timeline

Electoral history (1950–)

YearDemocratic nomineeRepublican nomineeIndependent candidateIndependent American nomineeLibertarian nomineeGreen nomineeOther candidateNone of These CandidatesCandidate#%Candidate#%Candidate#%Candidate#%Candidate#%Candidate#%Candidate#%Candidate#%
1950Democratic Party (United States)}}"Vail Pittman26,16442.36%Republican Party (United States)}}"Charles H. Russell35,60957.65%––––––
1954Democratic Party (United States)}}"Vail Pittman36,79746.90%Republican Party (United States)}}"Charles H. Russell41,66553.10%––––––
1958Democratic Party (United States)}}"Grant Sawyer50,86459.92%Republican Party (United States)}}"Charles H. Russell34,02540.08%––––––
1962Democratic Party (United States)}}"Grant Sawyer64,78466.84%Republican Party (United States)}}"Oran K. Gragson32,14533.16%––––––
1966Democratic Party (United States)}}"Grant Sawyer65,87047.84%Republican Party (United States)}}"Paul Laxalt71,80752.16%––––––
1970Democratic Party (United States)}}"Mike O'Callaghan70,69748.10%Republican Party (United States)}}"Ed Fike64,40043.81%Nonpartisan}}"Charles E. Springer6,4794.41%Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Daniel M. Hansen5,4153.68%––––
1974Democratic Party (United States)}}"Mike O'Callaghan114,11467.38%Republican Party (United States)}}"Shirley Crumpler28,95917.10%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"James Ray Houston26,28515.52%––––
1978Democratic Party (United States)}}"Robert E. Rose76,36139.68%Republican Party (United States)}}"Robert List108,09756.17%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Thomas F. Jefferson3,2821.71%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"John W. Grayson1,4870.77%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates3,2181.67%
1982Democratic Party (United States)}}"Richard Bryan128,13253.44%Republican Party (United States)}}"Robert List100,10441.75%––Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Dan Becan4,6211.93%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates6,8942.88%
1986Democratic Party (United States)}}"Richard Bryan187,26871.92%Republican Party (United States)}}"Patricia Cafferata65,08125.00%––Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Lou Tomburello2,5550.98%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates5,4712.10%
1990Democratic Party (United States)}}"Bob Miller207,87864.81%Republican Party (United States)}}"Jim Gallaway95,78929.86%––Libertarian Party (United States)}}"James Frye8,0592.51%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates9,0172.81%
1994Democratic Party (United States)}}"Bob Miller200,02652.68%Republican Party (United States)}}"Jim Gibbons156,87541.32%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Daniel M. Hansen10,0122.64%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Denis Sholty3,9781.05%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates8,7852.31%
1998Democratic Party (United States)}}"Jan Laverty Jones182,28142.04%Republican Party (United States)}}"Kenny Guinn223,89251.63%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Chuck Horne7,5091.73%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Terry C. Savage7,3071.69%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates12,6412.92%
2002Democratic Party (United States)}}"Joe Neal110,93522.01%Republican Party (United States)}}"Kenny Guinn344,00168.24%Nonpartisan}}"Jerry L. Norton5,5431.10%Independent American Party of Nevada}}"David G. Holmgren7,0471.40%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Dick Geyer8,1041.61%Green Party (United States)}}"Charles Laws4,7750.95%–None}}"None Of These
Candidates23,6744.70%
2006Democratic Party (United States)}}"Dina Titus255,68443.92%Republican Party (United States)}}"Jim Gibbons279,00347.93%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Christopher H. Hansen20,0193.44%–Green Party (United States)}}"Craig Bergland6,7531.16%–None}}"None Of These
Candidates20,6993.56%
2010Democratic Party (United States)}}"Rory Reid298,17141.61%Republican Party (United States)}}"Brian Sandoval382,35053.56%Nonpartisan}}"Eugene DiSimone6,4030.89%Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Floyd Fitzgibbons5,0490.70%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Arthur F. Lampitt4,6720.65%Green Party (United States)}}"David S. Curtis4,4370.62%Nonpartisan}}"Aaron Y. Honig3,2160.45%None}}"None Of These
Candidates12,2311.71%
2014Democratic Party (United States)}}"Bob Goodman130,72223.88%Republican Party (United States)}}"Brian Sandoval386,34070.58%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"David L. VanDerBeek14,5362.66%–––None}}"None Of These
Candidates15,7512.88%
2018Democratic Party (United States)}}"Steve Sisolak480,00749.39%Republican Party (United States)}}"Adam Laxalt440,32045.31%Nonpartisan}}"Ryan Bundy13,8911.43%Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Russell Best10,0761.04%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Jared Lord8,6400.89%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates18,8651.94%
2022Democratic Party (United States)}}"Steve Sisolak481,99147.30%Republican Party (United States)}}"Joe Lombardo497,37748.81%–Independent American Party of Nevada}}"Ed Bridges9,9180.97%Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Brandon Davis14,9191.46%––None}}"None Of These
Candidates14,8661.46%

Notes

References

;General

; Specific

References

  1. (June 25, 2013). "CSG Releases 2015 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments.
  2. NV Const. art. V, § 1.
  3. NV Const. art. V, § 5.
  4. NV Const. art. V, § 7.
  5. NV Const. art. IV, § 35.
  6. NV Const. art. V, § 9.
  7. NV Const. art. V, § 13.
  8. NV Const. art. V, § 2
  9. NV Const. art. V, § 3
  10. {{usstat. 12. 209
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  12. "James Warren Nye". [[National Governors Association]].
  13. U.S. Congress. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 37th Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=5i8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA318 318], accessed March 29, 2023.
  14. U.S. Congress. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 37th Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=5i8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA328 328], accessed March 29, 2023.
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  17. (1864-12-05). "The Inauguration". Gold Hill Daily News.
  18. "Lewis Rice Bradley". [[National Governors Association]].
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  20. "John Henry Kinkead". [[National Governors Association]].
  21. Nebraska Legislature. ''Journal of the Assembly''. 9th sess., 1879, [https://asm.leg.state.nv.us/Journals/1879%209th%20Session%20Journal%20of%20the%20Nevada%20State%20Assembly.pdf 15], accessed March 29, 2023.
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  35. (1903-01-05). "John Sparks Is Governor". Reno Gazette-Journal.
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  41. (1915-01-05). "Simple Ceremonies Mark Inauguration". Daily Independent.
  42. "James Graves Scrugham". [[National Governors Association]].
  43. (1922-12-27). "Colonel J.G. Scrugham Takes Oath of Office". Nevada State Journal.
  44. "Frederick Bennett Balzar". [[National Governors Association]].
  45. (1927-01-03). "Simple Ceremony Gives to State New Executive Head Today". Reno Gazette-Journal.
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  68. Melton, Wayne. (1989-01-04). "Nearly 100 Nevadans on Hand As Bryan Takes Senate Oath". Reno Gazette-Journal.
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  71. "Jim Gibbons". [[National Governors Association]].
  72. Hagar, Ray. (2007-01-02). "Incoming Chief Fills Top Security Posts After Taking Oath Just After Midnight". Reno Gazette-Journal.
  73. "Brian Sandoval". [[National Governors Association]].
  74. Hagar, Ray. (2011-01-04). "Sandoval Issues Call for Optimism". Reno Gazette-Journal.
  75. "Steve Sisolak". [[National Governors Association]].
  76. DeHaven, James. "Nevada Gov. Sisolak Delivers Emotional Inaugural Address on the Steps of the Capitol".
  77. "Joe Lombardo". [[National Governors Association]].
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