List of governors of Nevada
Appearance
Governor of Nevada | |
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Standard of the Governor | |
Style | The Honorable |
Residence | Nevada Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nevada |
Precursor | Governor of Nevada Territory |
Inaugural holder | Henry G. Blasdel |
Formation | December 5, 1864 |
Salary | $149,730 (2015)[1] |
Website | Official website |
The Governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate of the U.S. state of Nevada,[2] the head of the executive department of Nevada's state government[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[3]
The current governor is Republican Joe Lombardo, who took office on January 2, 2023.
List of governors
[change | change source]Prior to becoming a territory, parts of Nevada were part of Utah Territory and New Mexico Territory; see List of governors of Utah and List of governors of New Mexico.
Democratic (12) Silver (4) Republican (14) | ||||||||||
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Governor | Term in office | Party | Term | Lieutenant Governor | Notes | |||||
1 | Henry G. Blasdel January 29, 1825 – July 26, 1900 (aged 75) |
December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871 |
Republican | 1 | John S. Crosman | |||||
2 | James S. Slingerland | |||||||||
2 | Lewis R. Bradley February 18, 1805 – March 21, 1879 (aged 74) |
January 2, 1871 – January 6, 1879 |
Democratic | 3 | Frank Denver | |||||
Pressly C. Hyman (Acting) | ||||||||||
4 | Jewett W. Adams | |||||||||
3 | John H. Kinkead December 10, 1826 – August 15, 1904 (aged 77) |
January 6, 1879 – January 1, 1883 |
Republican | |||||||
4 | Jewett W. Adams August 6, 1835 – June 18, 1920 (aged 84) |
January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887 |
Democratic | 5 | Charles E. Laughton | |||||
5 | Charles C. Stevenson February 20, 1826 – September 21, 1890 (aged 64) |
January 3, 1887 – September 21, 1890 |
Republican | 6 | Henry C. Davis[N 1] | [N 1] | ||||
7 | Samuel W. Chubbuck[N 2] | |||||||||
8 | Frank Bell | |||||||||
6 | Frank Bell January 28, 1840 – February 13, 1927 (aged 87) |
September 21, 1890 – January 5, 1891 |
Republican | — | [N 3] | |||||
7 | Roswell K. Colcord April 25, 1839 – October 30, 1939 (aged 100) |
January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 |
Republican | 9 | Joseph Poujade | |||||
8 | John E. Jones December 5, 1840 – April 10, 1896 (aged 55) |
January 7, 1895 – April 10, 1896 |
Silver | 10 | Reinhold Sadler | [N 1] | ||||
9 | Reinhold Sadler January 10, 1848 - January 30, 1906 (aged 58) |
April 10, 1896 – January 5, 1903 |
Silver | 11 | — | [N 4] | ||||
James R. Judge | ||||||||||
10 | John Sparks August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908 (aged 64) |
January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908 |
Silver-Democratic | 12 | Lemuel Allen | [N 1] | ||||
13 | Denver S. Dickerson | |||||||||
11 | Denver S. Dickerson January 24, 1872 – November 28, 1925 (aged 53) |
May 22, 1908 – January 2, 1911 |
Silver-Democratic | — | [N 3] | |||||
12 | Tasker L. Oddie October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950 (aged 79) |
January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 |
Republican | 14 | Gilbert C. Ross | |||||
13 | Emmet D. Boyle July 26, 1879 – January 3, 1926 (aged 46) |
January 4, 1915 – January 1, 1923 |
Democratic | 15 | Maurice J. Sullivan | |||||
14 | James G. Scrugham January 19, 1880 – June 23, 1945 (aged 65) |
January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927 |
Democratic | |||||||
15 | Fred B. Balzar June 15, 1880 – March 21, 1934 (aged 53) |
January 3, 1927 – March 21, 1934 |
Republican | 16 | Morley Griswold | [N 1] | ||||
16 | Morley Griswold October 10, 1890 – October 3, 1951 (aged 60) |
March 21, 1934 – January 7, 1935 |
Republican | — | [N 3] | |||||
17 | Richard Kirman, Sr. January 14, 1877 – January 19, 1959 (aged 82) |
January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939 |
Democratic | 17 | Fred S. Alward | |||||
18 | Edward P. Carville May 14, 1885 – June 27, 1956 (aged 71) |
January 2, 1939 – July 24, 1945 |
Democratic | 18 | Maurice J. Sullivan | [N 5] | ||||
19 | Vail M. Pittman | |||||||||
19 | Vail M. Pittman September 17, 1880 – January 29, 1964 (aged 83) |
July 24, 1945 – January 1, 1951 |
Democratic | — | [N 4] | |||||
20 | Clifford A. Jones | |||||||||
20 | Charles H. Russell December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989 (aged 85) |
January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959 |
Republican | |||||||
21 | Rex Bell | [N 1] | ||||||||
21 | Grant Sawyer December 14, 1918 – February 19, 1996 (aged 77) |
January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 |
Democratic | 22 | Maude Frazier | |||||
23 | Paul Laxalt | |||||||||
22 | Paul Laxalt August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018 (aged 96) |
January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971 |
Republican | 24 | Edward Fike | |||||
23 | Mike O'Callaghan September 10, 1929 – March 5, 2004 (aged 74) |
January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979 |
Democratic | 25 | Harry Reid | |||||
26 | Robert E. Rose | |||||||||
24 | Robert List September 1, 1936 |
January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
Republican | 27 | Myron E. Leavitt | |||||
25 | Richard Bryan July 16, 1937 |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 |
Democratic | 28 | Bob Cashell | [N 6] | ||||
29 | Bob Miller | |||||||||
26 | Bob Miller March 30, 1945 |
January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999 |
Democratic | — | ||||||
30 | Sue Wagner | |||||||||
31 | Lonnie Hammargren | |||||||||
27 | Kenny Guinn August 24, 1936 – July 22, 2010 (aged 73) |
January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007 |
Republican | 32 | Lorraine Hunt | |||||
28 | Jim Gibbons December 16, 1944 |
January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
Republican | 33 | Brian Krolicki (2007–2015) |
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29 | Brian Sandoval August 5, 1963 |
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 |
Republican | 34 | ||||||
Mark Hutchison (2015–2019) | ||||||||||
30 | Steve Sisolak December 26, 1953 |
January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023 |
Democratic | 35 | Kate Marshall | |||||
31 | Joe Lombardo November 8, 1962 |
January 2, 2023 – Incumbent |
Republican | 36 | Stavros Anthony |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Died in office.
- ↑ Resigned.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 As Nevada Lieutenant Governor, acted as Governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ↑ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
- ↑ Resigned after being elected to the United States Senate.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "CSG Releases 2015 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NV Const. art. V, § 1.
- ↑ NV Const. art. V, § 5.