List of governors of Nevada

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Governor of Nevada
State Seal of Nevada.svg
Seal of Nevada
Flag of the Governor of Nevada.svg
Standard of the governor of Nevada
Governor Joe Lombardo.jpg
Incumbent
Joe Lombardo
since January 2, 2023
Government of Nevada
Style
Status Head of state
Head of government
Residence Nevada Governor's Mansion
Term length Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Nevada
PrecursorGovernor of the Nevada Territory
Inaugural holder Henry G. Blasdel
FormationDecember 5, 1864
(159 years ago)
 (1864-12-05)
Deputy Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Salary$149,730 (2015) [1]
Website gov.nv.gov

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]

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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 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]

Governor of the Territory of Nevada
No.GovernorTerm in officeAppointed by
1 James W. Nye - Brady-Handy.jpg James W. Nye
(1815–1876)
[12] [13]
March 22, 1861 [lower-alpha 1]

December 5, 1864
(statehood)
Abraham Lincoln

State of Nevada

Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. [16] There have been thirty 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.

Governors of the State of Nevada
No.GovernorTerm in officePartyElection Lt. Governor [lower-alpha 2]
1 Henry Goode Blasdel.jpg   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 Rice Bradley.jpg 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 [lower-alpha 3]
3 John Henry Kinkead.gif John Henry Kinkead
(1826–1904)
[24] [25]
January 7, 1879 [26]

January 1, 1883
(did not run) [24]
Republican [20] 1878
4 Adams.jpeg Jewett W. Adams
(1835–1920)
[27] [28]
January 1, 1883 [29]

January 3, 1887
(lost election)
Democratic [20] 1882 Charles E. Laughton [lower-alpha 4]
5 Stevenson.jpeg 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 Frank Bell (Nevada Governor).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.jpg Roswell K. Colcord
(1839–1939)
[36] [37]
January 5, 1891 [38]

January 8, 1895
(did not run) [36]
Republican [20] 1890 Joseph Poujade
8 Jones.jpeg John Edward Jones
(1840–1896)
[39] [40]
January 8, 1895 [41]

April 10, 1896
(died in office)
Silver [20] 1894 Reinhold Sadler
9 Sadler.jpeg 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 JohnSparks.jpg 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 Denver Sylvester Dickerson.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 Senator Tasker Oddie.jpg Tasker Oddie
(1870–1950)
[51] [52]
January 2, 1911 [53]

January 4, 1915
(lost election)
Republican [20] 1910 Gilbert C. Ross [lower-alpha 3]
13 Emmet D. Boyle.jpg 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 James G. Scrugham (Nevada Governor and US Senator).jpg James G. Scrugham
(1880–1945)
[57] [58]
January 1, 1923 [59]

January 3, 1927
(lost election)
Democratic [20] 1922
15 Fred B. Balzar (Nevada Governor).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 Morley Griswold (Nevada Governor).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 Richard Kirman Sr. (Nevada Governor).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 Edward P. Carville (Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator).jpg Edward P. Carville
(1885–1956)
[69] [70]
January 2, 1939 [71]

July 24, 1945
(resigned) [lower-alpha 5]
Democratic [20] 1938 Maurice J. Sullivan
1942 Vail Pittman
19 Vail Pittman (Nevada Governor).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 [lower-alpha 3]
20 Charles H. Russell, 1954.jpg Charles H. Russell
(1903–1989)
[75] [76]
January 2, 1951 [77]

January 5, 1959
(lost election)
Republican [20] 1950
1954 Rex Bell [lower-alpha 4]
(died July 4, 1962)
21 Grant Sawyer (1967).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 [lower-alpha 4]
22 Governor Laxalt.jpg Paul Laxalt
(1922–2018)
[81] [82]
January 2, 1967 [83]

January 4, 1971
(did not run) [81]
Republican [20] 1966 Edward Fike
23 D. N. Mike O'Callaghan (Nevada Governor).jpg Mike O'Callaghan
(1929–2004)
[84] [85]
January 4, 1971 [86]

January 1, 1979
(term-limited) [lower-alpha 6]
Democratic [20] 1970 Harry Reid
1974 Robert E. Rose
24 Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg Robert List
(b. 1936)
[88]
January 1, 1979 [89]

January 3, 1983
(lost election)
Republican [88] 1978 Myron E. Leavitt [lower-alpha 3]
25 Richard Bryan (NV).png Richard Bryan
(b. 1937)
[90]
January 3, 1983 [91]

January 3, 1989
(resigned) [lower-alpha 7]
Democratic [90] 1982 Bob Cashell
1986 Bob Miller
26 Bob Miller at an event, Dec 22, 1994 - cropped to Miller.jpg Bob Miller
(b. 1945)
[92]
January 3, 1989 [93]

January 4, 1999
(term-limited) [lower-alpha 6]
Democratic [92] Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
1990 Sue Wagner [lower-alpha 4]
1994 Lonnie Hammargren [lower-alpha 4]
27 Kenny Guinn.jpg Kenny Guinn
(1936–2010)
[94]
January 4, 1999 [95]

January 1, 2007
(term-limited) [lower-alpha 6]
Republican [94] 1998 Lorraine Hunt
2002
28 Jimgibbons.jpg Jim Gibbons
(b. 1944)
[96]
January 1, 2007 [97]

January 3, 2011
(lost nomination)
Republican [96] 2006 Brian Krolicki
29 Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg Brian Sandoval
(b. 1963)
[98]
January 3, 2011 [99]

January 7, 2019
(term-limited) [lower-alpha 6]
Republican [98] 2010
2014 Mark Hutchison
30 Steve Sisolak (cropped).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 for Governor, Nevada - 9-15-109 (crop).jpg Joe Lombardo
(b. 1962)
[102]
January 2, 2023 [103]

Incumbent [lower-alpha 8]
Republican [102] 2022 Stavros Anthony

See also

Notes

  1. Nye was nominated on March 20, 1861; [14] confirmed by the Senate on March 22; [15] and arrived in the territory on July 8. [12]
  2. Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Represented the Democratic Party
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Represented the Republican Party
  5. Carville resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate. [69]
  6. 1 2 3 4 Under a 1970 amendment to the constitution, governors are ineligible to be elected more than twice. [87]
  7. Bryan resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate. [90]
  8. Lombardo's first term will expire January 4, 2027.

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