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Governor of Nevada
Seal of Nevada
Standard of the governor of Nevada
Incumbent
Joe Lombardo
since January 2, 2023
Government of Nevada
Style
StatusHead of state
Head of government
ResidenceNevada Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nevada
PrecursorGovernor of the Nevada Territory
Inaugural holderHenry G. Blasdel
FormationDecember 5, 1864
(159 years ago)
 (1864-12-05)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Nevada
Salary$149,730 (2015)
Websitegov.nv.gov

The governor of Nevada is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. 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. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, as well as, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.

The governor serves a four-year term. An amendment in 1970 limits them to two terms, even if they are non-consecutive. 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. 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.

Governor of the Territory of Nevada
No. Governor Term in office Appointed by
1 James W. Nye
(1815–1876)
March 22, 1861

December 5, 1864
(statehood)
Abraham Lincoln

State of Nevada

Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. 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. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor
1   Henry G. Blasdel
(1825–1900)
December 5, 1864

January 2, 1871
(did not run)
Republican 1864   John S. Crosman
1866 James S. Slingerland
2 Lewis R. Bradley
(1805–1879)
January 2, 1871

January 7, 1879
(lost election)
Democratic 1870 Frank Denver
1874 Jewett W. Adams
3 John Henry Kinkead
(1826–1904)
January 7, 1879

January 1, 1883
(did not run)
Republican 1878
4 Jewett W. Adams
(1835–1920)
January 1, 1883

January 3, 1887
(lost election)
Democratic 1882 Charles E. Laughton
5 Charles C. Stevenson
(1826–1890)
January 3, 1887

September 21, 1890
(died in office)
Republican 1886 Henry C. Davis
(died)
Samuel W. Chubbuck
(resigned)
Frank Bell
6 Frank Bell
(1840–1927)
September 21, 1890

January 5, 1891
(successor took office)
Republican Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
7 Roswell K. Colcord
(1839–1939)
January 5, 1891

January 8, 1895
(did not run)
Republican 1890 Joseph Poujade
8 John Edward Jones
(1840–1896)
January 8, 1895

April 10, 1896
(died in office)
Silver 1894 Reinhold Sadler
9 Reinhold Sadler
(1848–1906)
April 10, 1896

January 5, 1903
(did not run)
Silver Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
1898 James R. Judge
10 John Sparks
(1843–1908)
January 5, 1903

May 22, 1908
(died in office)
Silver-
Democratic
1902 Lemuel Allen
1906 Denver S. Dickerson
11 Denver S. Dickerson
(1872–1925)
May 22, 1908

January 2, 1911
(lost election)
Silver-
Democratic
Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
12 Tasker Oddie
(1870–1950)
January 2, 1911

January 4, 1915
(lost election)
Republican 1910 Gilbert C. Ross
13 Emmet D. Boyle
(1879–1926)
January 4, 1915

January 1, 1923
(did not run)
Democratic 1914 Maurice J. Sullivan
1918
14 James G. Scrugham
(1880–1945)
January 1, 1923

January 3, 1927
(lost election)
Democratic 1922
15 Fred B. Balzar
(1880–1934)
January 3, 1927

March 21, 1934
(died in office)
Republican 1926 Morley Griswold
1930
16 Morley Griswold
(1890–1951)
March 21, 1934

January 7, 1935
(lost election)
Republican Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
17 Richard Kirman Sr.
(1877–1959)
January 7, 1935

January 2, 1939
(did not run)
Democratic 1934 Fred S. Alward
18 Edward P. Carville
(1885–1956)
January 2, 1939

July 24, 1945
(resigned)
Democratic 1938 Maurice J. Sullivan
1942 Vail Pittman
19 Vail Pittman
(1880–1964)
July 24, 1945

January 2, 1951
(lost election)
Democratic Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
1946 Clifford A. Jones
20 Charles H. Russell
(1903–1989)
January 2, 1951

January 5, 1959
(lost election)
Republican 1950
1954 Rex Bell
(died July 4, 1962)
21 Grant Sawyer
(1918–1996)
January 5, 1959

January 2, 1967
(lost election)
Democratic 1958
Maude Frazier
(appointed)
1962 Paul Laxalt
22 Paul Laxalt
(1922–2018)
January 2, 1967

January 4, 1971
(did not run)
Republican 1966 Edward Fike
23 Mike O'Callaghan
(1929–2004)
January 4, 1971

January 1, 1979
(term-limited)
Democratic 1970 Harry Reid
1974 Robert E. Rose
24 Robert List
(b. 1936)
January 1, 1979

January 3, 1983
(lost election)
Republican 1978 Myron E. Leavitt
25 Richard Bryan
(b. 1937)
January 3, 1983

January 3, 1989
(resigned)
Democratic 1982 Bob Cashell
1986 Bob Miller
26 Bob Miller
(b. 1945)
January 3, 1989

January 4, 1999
(term-limited)
Democratic Lieutenant
governor
acting
Acting as governor
1990 Sue Wagner
1994 Lonnie Hammargren
27 Kenny Guinn
(1936–2010)
January 4, 1999

January 1, 2007
(term-limited)
Republican 1998 Lorraine Hunt
2002
28 Jim Gibbons
(b. 1944)
January 1, 2007

January 3, 2011
(lost nomination)
Republican 2006 Brian Krolicki
29 Brian Sandoval
(b. 1963)
January 3, 2011

January 7, 2019
(term-limited)
Republican 2010
2014 Mark Hutchison
30 Steve Sisolak
(b. 1953)
January 7, 2019

January 2, 2023
(lost election)
Democratic 2018 Kate Marshall
(resigned September 17, 2021)
Vacant
Lisa Cano Burkhead
(appointed December 16, 2021)
31 Joe Lombardo
(b. 1962)
January 2, 2023

Incumbent
Republican 2022 Stavros Anthony

See also


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