List of governors of Nevada

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]

Governor of Nevada
Seal of Nevada
Standard of the governor of Nevada
Incumbent Joe Lombardo since January 2, 2023
Government of Nevada
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (courtesy)
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 (160 years ago) (1864-12-05)
Succession	Line of succession
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Salary	$149,730 (2015)[1]
Website	gov.nv.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]

Governor of the Territory of Nevada

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.

Governors of the State of Nevada

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			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			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			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			James G. Scrugham (1880–1945) [57][58]	January 1, 1923[59] – January 3, 1927 (lost election)	Democratic[20]	1922
15			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 (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. (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 (1885–1956) [69][70]	January 2, 1939[71] – July 24, 1945 (resigned)[e]	Democratic[20]	1938		Maurice J. Sullivan
						1942		Vail Pittman
19			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			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			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			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			Robert List (b. 1936) [88]	January 1, 1979[89] – January 3, 1983 (lost election)	Republican[88]	1978		Myron E. Leavitt[c]
25			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			Brian Sandoval (b. 1963) [98]	January 3, 2011[99] – January 7, 2019 (term-limited)[f]	Republican[98]	2010
						2014		Mark Hutchison
30			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

See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Nevada

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. Represented the Democratic Party
4. Represented the Republican Party
5. Carville resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.^[69]
6. 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 term will expire on January 4, 2027.