# List of governors of Nevada

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 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. 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 | 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 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 |
| 1 | Henry G. Blasdel (1825–1900) | December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871 (did not run) | Republican | 1864 | John S. Crosman |
| 1 | Henry G. Blasdel (1825–1900) | December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871 (did not run) | Republican | 1866 | James S. Slingerland |
| 2 | Lewis R. Bradley (1805–1879) | January 2, 1871 – January 7, 1879 (lost election) | Democratic | 1870 | Frank Denver |
| 2 | Lewis R. Bradley (1805–1879) | January 2, 1871 – January 7, 1879 (lost election) | Democratic | 1874 | Jewett W. Adams |
| 3 | John Henry Kinkead (1826–1904) | January 7, 1879 – January 1, 1883 (did not run) | Republican | 1878 | Jewett W. Adams |
| 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) |
| 5 | Charles C. Stevenson (1826–1890) | January 3, 1887 – September 21, 1890 (died in office) | Republican | 1886 | Samuel W. Chubbuck (resigned) |
| 5 | Charles C. Stevenson (1826–1890) | January 3, 1887 – September 21, 1890 (died in office) | Republican | 1886 | 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 |
| 9 | Reinhold Sadler (1848–1906) | April 10, 1896 – January 5, 1903 (did not run) | Silver | 1898 | James R. Judge |
| 10 | John Sparks (1843–1908) | January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908 (died in office) | Silver- Democratic | 1902 | Lemuel Allen |
| 10 | John Sparks (1843–1908) | January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908 (died in office) | Silver- Democratic | 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 |
| 13 | Emmet D. Boyle (1879–1926) | January 4, 1915 – January 1, 1923 (did not run) | Democratic | 1918 | Maurice J. Sullivan |
| 14 | James G. Scrugham (1880–1945) | January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927 (lost election) | Democratic | 1922 | Maurice J. Sullivan |
| 15 | Fred B. Balzar (1880–1934) | January 3, 1927 – March 21, 1934 (died in office) | Republican | 1926 | Morley Griswold |
| 15 | Fred B. Balzar (1880–1934) | January 3, 1927 – March 21, 1934 (died in office) | Republican | 1930 | Morley Griswold |
| 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 |
| 18 | Edward P. Carville (1885–1956) | January 2, 1939 – July 24, 1945 (resigned) | Democratic | 1942 | Vail Pittman |
| 19 | Vail Pittman (1880–1964) | July 24, 1945 – January 2, 1951 (lost election) | Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting | Acting as governor |
| 19 | Vail Pittman (1880–1964) | July 24, 1945 – January 2, 1951 (lost election) | Democratic | 1946 | Clifford A. Jones |
| 20 | Charles H. Russell (1903–1989) | January 2, 1951 – January 5, 1959 (lost election) | Republican | 1950 | Clifford A. Jones |
| 20 | Charles H. Russell (1903–1989) | January 2, 1951 – January 5, 1959 (lost election) | Republican | 1954 | Rex Bell (died July 4, 1962) |
| 21 | Grant Sawyer (1918–1996) | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 (lost election) | Democratic | 1958 | Rex Bell (died July 4, 1962) |
| 21 | Grant Sawyer (1918–1996) | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 (lost election) | Democratic | 1958 | Maude Frazier (appointed) |
| 21 | Grant Sawyer (1918–1996) | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 (lost election) | Democratic | 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 |
| 23 | Mike O'Callaghan (1929–2004) | January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979 (term-limited) | Democratic | 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 |
| 25 | Richard Bryan (b. 1937) | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 (resigned) | Democratic | 1986 | Bob Miller |
| 26 | Bob Miller (b. 1945) | January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999 (term-limited) | Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting | Acting as governor |
| 26 | Bob Miller (b. 1945) | January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999 (term-limited) | Democratic | 1990 | Sue Wagner |
| 26 | Bob Miller (b. 1945) | January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999 (term-limited) | Democratic | 1994 | Lonnie Hammargren |
| 27 | Kenny Guinn (1936–2010) | January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007 (term-limited) | Republican | 1998 | Lorraine Hunt |
| 27 | Kenny Guinn (1936–2010) | January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007 (term-limited) | Republican | 2002 | Lorraine Hunt |
| 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 | Brian Krolicki |
| 29 | Brian Sandoval (b. 1963) | January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 (term-limited) | Republican | 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 ||
| 30 | Steve Sisolak (b. 1953) | January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023 (lost election) | Democratic | 2018 | Lisa Cano Burkhead (appointed December 16, 2021) |
| 31 | Joe Lombardo (b. 1962) | January 2, 2023 – Incumbent | Republican | 2022 | Stavros Anthony |