List of governors of Nevada

Governor of Nevada
Governor of Nevada
	State seal
	Standard of the Governor
	Incumbent; Joe Lombardo; since January 2, 2023
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; (159 years ago)
Salary	$149,730 (2015)
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

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)
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
1		December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871	Republican	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
				3	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
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	8	—	^{[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]}
9		April 10, 1896 – January 5, 1903	Silver	11	James R. Judge	^{[N 4]}
10	John Sparks August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908 (aged 64)	January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908	Silver-Democratic	12	Lemuel Allen	^{[N 1]}
10	John Sparks August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908 (aged 64)	January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908	Silver-Democratic	13	Denver S. Dickerson	^{[N 1]}
11	Denver S. Dickerson January 24, 1872 – November 28, 1925 (aged 53)	May 22, 1908 – January 2, 1911	Silver-Democratic	13	—	^{[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	Maurice J. Sullivan
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	16	—	^{[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]}
18		January 2, 1939 – July 24, 1945	Democratic	19	Vail M. Pittman	^{[N 5]}
19	Vail M. Pittman September 17, 1880 – January 29, 1964 (aged 83)	July 24, 1945 – January 1, 1951	Democratic	19	—	^{[N 4]}
19		July 24, 1945 – January 1, 1951	Democratic	20	Clifford A. Jones	^{[N 4]}
20	Charles H. Russell December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989 (aged 85)	January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959	Republican	20	Clifford A. Jones
20		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
21		January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967	Democratic	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
23		January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979	Democratic	26	Robert E. Rose
24	Robert List (1936-09-01) September 1, 1936 (age 88)	January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Republican	27	Myron E. Leavitt
25	Richard Bryan (1937-07-16) July 16, 1937 (age 87)	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	Democratic	28	Bob Cashell	^{[N 6]}
25	Richard Bryan (1937-07-16) July 16, 1937 (age 87)	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	Democratic	29	Bob Miller	^{[N 6]}
26	Bob Miller (1945-03-30) March 30, 1945 (age 79)	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 (1944-12-16) December 16, 1944 (age 79)	January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Republican	33	Brian Krolicki (2007–2015)
29	Brian Sandoval (1963-08-05) August 5, 1963 (age 61)	January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019	Republican	34	Brian Krolicki (2007–2015)
29	Brian Sandoval (1963-08-05) August 5, 1963 (age 61)	January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019	Republican	34	Mark Hutchison (2015–2019)
30	Steve Sisolak (1953-12-26) December 26, 1953 (age 70)	January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023	Democratic	35	Kate Marshall
30	Steve Sisolak (1953-12-26) December 26, 1953 (age 70)	January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023	Democratic	35	Kate Marshall
31	Joe Lombardo (1962-11-08) November 8, 1962 (age 62)	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

↑ "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.

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[died-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Died in office.

[res-5] Resigned.

[ltacted-6] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.

[ltelected-7] 4.0 ^4.1 As Nevada Lieutenant Governor, acted as Governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.

[appsenate-8] Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.

[elesenate-9] Resigned after being elected to the United States Senate.

[1] "CSG Releases 2015 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[nvc-5-1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NV Const. art. V, § 1.

[3] NV Const. art. V, § 5.

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Governor of Nevada
State seal
Standard of the Governor
Incumbent Joe Lombardo since January 2, 2023
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 (159 years ago) (1864-12-05)
Salary	$149,730 (2015)^[1]
Website	Official website