List of governors of Nevada
Governors from the Territory and State
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The governor of Nevada is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nevada.[2] 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.[3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws[4] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature,[5] to convene the legislature at any time,[6] as well as, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.[7]
Style
- Governor
(informal) - The Honorable
(formal) - His Excellency
(courtesy)
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
| Governor of Nevada | |
|---|---|
Seal of Nevada | |
 Flag of Nevada | |
| Government of Nevada | |
| Style |
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| Status | Head of state Head of government |
| Residence | Nevada Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nevada |
| Precursor | Governor of the Nevada Territory |
| Inaugural holder | Henry G. Blasdel |
| Formation | December 5, 1864 |
| Succession | Line of succession |
| Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Nevada |
| Salary | $149,730 (2015)[1] |
| Website | gov |
The governor serves a four-year term.[8] An amendment in 1970 limits them to two terms, even if they are non-consecutive.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Appointed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
James W. Nye (1815–1876) [12][13] |
March 22, 1861[a] – December 5, 1864 (statehood) |
Abraham Lincoln |
State of Nevada
Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864.[16] 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. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Henry G. Blasdel (1825–1900) [17][18] |
December 5, 1864[19] – January 2, 1871 (did not run)[17] |
Republican[20] | 1864 | John S. Crosman | ||
| 1866 | James S. Slingerland | |||||||
| 2 |  |
Lewis R. Bradley (1805–1879) [21][22] |
January 2, 1871[23] – January 7, 1879 (lost election) |
Democratic[20] | 1870 | Frank Denver | ||
| 1874 | Jewett W. Adams[c] | |||||||
| 3 |  |
John Henry Kinkead (1826–1904) [24][25] |
January 7, 1879[26] – January 1, 1883 (did not run)[24] |
Republican[20] | 1878 | |||
| 4 |  |
Jewett W. Adams (1835–1920) [27][28] |
January 1, 1883[29] – January 3, 1887 (lost election) |
Democratic[20] | 1882 | Charles E. Laughton[d] | ||
| 5 |  |
Charles C. Stevenson (1826–1890) [30][31] |
January 3, 1887[32] – September 21, 1890 (died in office) |
Republican[20] | 1886 | Henry C. Davis (died) | ||
| Samuel W. Chubbuck (resigned) | ||||||||
| Frank Bell | ||||||||
| 6 | .jpg) |
Frank Bell (1840–1927) [33][34] |
September 21, 1890[35] – January 5, 1891 (successor took office) |
Republican[20] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 7 |  |
Roswell K. Colcord (1839–1939) [36][37] |
January 5, 1891[38] – January 8, 1895 (did not run)[36] |
Republican[20] | 1890 | Joseph Poujade | ||
| 8 |  |
John Edward Jones (1840–1896) [39][40] |
January 8, 1895[41] – April 10, 1896 (died in office) |
Silver[20] | 1894 | Reinhold Sadler | ||
| 9 |  |
Reinhold Sadler (1848–1906) [42][43] |
April 10, 1896[44] – January 5, 1903 (did not run)[42] |
Silver[20] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 1898 | James R. Judge | |||||||
| 10 |  |
John Sparks (1843–1908) [45][46] |
January 5, 1903[47] – May 22, 1908 (died in office) |
Silver- Democratic[20] |
1902 | Lemuel Allen | ||
| 1906 | Denver S. Dickerson | |||||||
| 11 | .jpg) |
Denver S. Dickerson (1872–1925) [48][49] |
May 22, 1908[50] – January 2, 1911 (lost election) |
Silver- Democratic[20] |
Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 12 | .jpg) |
Tasker Oddie (1870–1950) [51][52] |
January 2, 1911[53] – January 4, 1915 (lost election) |
Republican[20] | 1910 | Gilbert C. Ross[c] | ||
| 13 |  |
Emmet D. Boyle (1879–1926) [54][55] |
January 4, 1915[56] – January 1, 1923 (did not run)[54] |
Democratic[20] | 1914 | Maurice J. Sullivan | ||
| 1918 | ||||||||
| 14 | .jpg) |
James G. Scrugham (1880–1945) [57][58] |
January 1, 1923[59] – January 3, 1927 (lost election) |
Democratic[20] | 1922 | |||
| 15 | .jpg) |
Fred B. Balzar (1880–1934) [60][61] |
January 3, 1927[62] – March 21, 1934 (died in office) |
Republican[20] | 1926 | Morley Griswold | ||
| 1930 | ||||||||
| 16 | .jpg) |
Morley Griswold (1890–1951) [63][64] |
March 21, 1934[65] – January 7, 1935 (lost election) |
Republican[20] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 17 | .jpg) |
Richard Kirman Sr. (1877–1959) [66][67] |
January 7, 1935[68] – January 2, 1939 (did not run)[66] |
Democratic[20] | 1934 | Fred S. Alward | ||
| 18 | .jpg) |
Edward P. Carville (1885–1956) [69][70] |
January 2, 1939[71] – July 24, 1945 (resigned)[e] |
Democratic[20] | 1938 | Maurice J. Sullivan | ||
| 1942 | Vail Pittman | |||||||
| 19 | .jpg) |
Vail Pittman (1880–1964) [72][73] |
July 24, 1945[74] – January 2, 1951 (lost election) |
Democratic[20] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 1946 | Clifford A. Jones[c] | |||||||
| 20 | .jpg) |
Charles H. Russell (1903–1989) [75][76] |
January 2, 1951[77] – January 5, 1959 (lost election) |
Republican[20] | 1950 | |||
| 1954 | Rex Bell[d] (died July 4, 1962) | |||||||
| 21 | .png) |
Grant Sawyer (1918–1996) [78][79] |
January 5, 1959[80] – January 2, 1967 (lost election) |
Democratic[20] | 1958 | |||
| Maude Frazier (appointed) | ||||||||
| 1962 | Paul Laxalt[d] | |||||||
| 22 |  |
Paul Laxalt (1922–2018) [81][82] |
January 2, 1967[83] – January 4, 1971 (did not run)[81] |
Republican[20] | 1966 | Edward Fike | ||
| 23 | .jpg) |
Mike O'Callaghan (1929–2004) [84][85] |
January 4, 1971[86] – January 1, 1979 (term-limited)[f] |
Democratic[20] | 1970 | Harry Reid | ||
| 1974 | Robert E. Rose | |||||||
| 24 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Robert List (b. 1936) [88] |
January 1, 1979[89] – January 3, 1983 (lost election) |
Republican[88] | 1978 | Myron E. Leavitt[c] | ||
| 25 | .png) |
Richard Bryan (b. 1937) [90] |
January 3, 1983[91] – January 3, 1989 (resigned)[g] |
Democratic[90] | 1982 | Bob Cashell | ||
| 1986 | Bob Miller | |||||||
| 26 |  |
Bob Miller (b. 1945) [92] |
January 3, 1989[93] – January 4, 1999 (term-limited)[f] |
Democratic[92] | Lieutenant governor acting |
Acting as governor | ||
| 1990 | Sue Wagner[d] | |||||||
| 1994 | Lonnie Hammargren[d] | |||||||
| 27 |  |
Kenny Guinn (1936–2010) [94] |
January 4, 1999[95] – January 1, 2007 (term-limited)[f] |
Republican[94] | 1998 | Lorraine Hunt | ||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 28 |  |
Jim Gibbons (b. 1944) [96] |
January 1, 2007[97] – January 3, 2011 (lost nomination) |
Republican[96] | 2006 | Brian Krolicki | ||
| 29 | .jpg) |
Brian Sandoval (b. 1963) [98] |
January 3, 2011[99] – January 7, 2019 (term-limited)[f] |
Republican[98] | 2010 | |||
| 2014 | Mark Hutchison | |||||||
| 30 | .jpeg) |
Steve Sisolak (b. 1953) [100] |
January 7, 2019[101] – January 2, 2023 (lost election) |
Democratic[100] | 2018 | Kate Marshall (resigned September 17, 2021) | ||
| Vacant | ||||||||
| Lisa Cano Burkhead (appointed December 16, 2021) | ||||||||
| 31 |  |
Joe Lombardo (b. 1962) [102] |
January 2, 2023[103] – Incumbent[h] |
Republican[102] | 2022 | Stavros Anthony | ||
Timeline
| Timeline of Nevada governors |
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Electoral history (1950–)
| Year | Democratic nominee | Republican nominee | Independent candidate | Independent American nominee | Libertarian nominee | Green nominee | Other candidate | None of These Candidates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | Candidate | # | % | |||||||||
| 1950 | Vail Pittman | 26,164 | 42.36% | Charles H. Russell | 35,609 | 57.65% | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Vail Pittman | 36,797 | 46.90% | Charles H. Russell | 41,665 | 53.10% | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Grant Sawyer | 50,864 | 59.92% | Charles H. Russell | 34,025 | 40.08% | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Grant Sawyer | 64,784 | 66.84% | Oran K. Gragson | 32,145 | 33.16% | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Grant Sawyer | 65,870 | 47.84% | Paul Laxalt | 71,807 | 52.16% | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Mike O'Callaghan | 70,697 | 48.10% | Ed Fike | 64,400 | 43.81% | Charles E. Springer | 6,479 | 4.41% | Daniel M. Hansen | 5,415 | 3.68% | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Mike O'Callaghan | 114,114 | 67.38% | Shirley Crumpler | 28,959 | 17.10% | – | James Ray Houston | 26,285 | 15.52% | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Robert E. Rose | 76,361 | 39.68% | Robert List | 108,097 | 56.17% | – | Thomas F. Jefferson | 3,282 | 1.71% | John W. Grayson | 1,487 | 0.77% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
3,218 | 1.67% | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Richard Bryan | 128,132 | 53.44% | Robert List | 100,104 | 41.75% | – | – | Dan Becan | 4,621 | 1.93% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
6,894 | 2.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Richard Bryan | 187,268 | 71.92% | Patricia Cafferata | 65,081 | 25.00% | – | – | Lou Tomburello | 2,555 | 0.98% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
5,471 | 2.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Bob Miller | 207,878 | 64.81% | Jim Gallaway | 95,789 | 29.86% | – | – | James Frye | 8,059 | 2.51% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
9,017 | 2.81% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Bob Miller | 200,026 | 52.68% | Jim Gibbons | 156,875 | 41.32% | – | Daniel M. Hansen | 10,012 | 2.64% | Denis Sholty | 3,978 | 1.05% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
8,785 | 2.31% | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Jan Laverty Jones | 182,281 | 42.04% | Kenny Guinn | 223,892 | 51.63% | – | Chuck Horne | 7,509 | 1.73% | Terry C. Savage | 7,307 | 1.69% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
12,641 | 2.92% | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Joe Neal | 110,935 | 22.01% | Kenny Guinn | 344,001 | 68.24% | Jerry L. Norton | 5,543 | 1.10% | David G. Holmgren | 7,047 | 1.40% | Dick Geyer | 8,104 | 1.61% | Charles Laws | 4,775 | 0.95% | – | None Of These Candidates |
23,674 | 4.70% | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Dina Titus | 255,684 | 43.92% | Jim Gibbons | 279,003 | 47.93% | – | Christopher H. Hansen | 20,019 | 3.44% | – | Craig Bergland | 6,753 | 1.16% | – | None Of These Candidates |
20,699 | 3.56% | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Rory Reid | 298,171 | 41.61% | Brian Sandoval | 382,350 | 53.56% | Eugene DiSimone | 6,403 | 0.89% | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 5,049 | 0.70% | Arthur F. Lampitt | 4,672 | 0.65% | David S. Curtis | 4,437 | 0.62% | Aaron Y. Honig | 3,216 | 0.45% | None Of These Candidates |
12,231 | 1.71% | ||||||||
| 2014 | Bob Goodman | 130,722 | 23.88% | Brian Sandoval | 386,340 | 70.58% | – | David L. VanDerBeek | 14,536 | 2.66% | – | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
15,751 | 2.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Steve Sisolak | 480,007 | 49.39% | Adam Laxalt | 440,320 | 45.31% | Ryan Bundy | 13,891 | 1.43% | Russell Best | 10,076 | 1.04% | Jared Lord | 8,640 | 0.89% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
18,865 | 1.94% | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Steve Sisolak | 481,991 | 47.30% | Joe Lombardo | 497,377 | 48.81% | – | Ed Bridges | 9,918 | 0.97% | Brandon Davis | 14,919 | 1.46% | – | – | None Of These Candidates |
14,866 | 1.46% | ||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
- Represented the Democratic Party
- Represented the Republican Party
- Carville resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.[69]
- Bryan resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[90]
- Lombardo's term will expire on January 4, 2027.