List of Governors of Nevada

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This is a list of Governors of Nevada. The only governor of the Nevada Territory was James W. Nye, a Republican who served from 1861 until statehood in 1864.

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[edit] List of Governors

# Picture Name Party Took office Left office Notes
1 Henry G. Blasdel Henry G. Blasdel Republican December 5, 1864 January 2, 1871
2 Lewis R. Bradley Lewis R. Bradley Democratic January 2, 1871 January 6, 1879
3 John H. Kinkead Republican January 6, 1879 January 1, 1883
4 Jewett W. Adams Democratic January 1, 1883 January 3, 1887
5 Charles C. Stevenson Republican January 3, 1887 September 21, 1890 [1]
6 Frank Bell Republican September 21, 1890 January 5, 1891 [2]
7 Roswell K. Colcord Republican January 5, 1891 January 7, 1895
8 John E. Jones Silver January 7, 1895 April 10, 1896 [1]
9 Reinhold Sadler Silver April 10, 1896 January 5, 1903 [3]
10 John Sparks Silver-Democratic January 5, 1903 May 22, 1908 [1]
11 Denver S. Dickerson Silver-Democratic May 22, 1908 January 2, 1911 [2]
12 Tasker L. Oddie Tasker L. Oddie Republican January 2, 1911 January 4, 1915
13 Emmet D. Boyle Democratic January 4, 1915 January 1, 1923
14 James G. Scrugham James G. Scrugham Democratic January 1, 1923 January 3, 1927
15 Fred B. Balzar Republican January 3, 1927 March 21, 1934 [1]
16 Morley Griswold Republican March 21, 1934 January 7, 1935 [2]
17 Richard Kirman, Sr. Democratic January 7, 1935 January 2, 1939
18 Carville Edward P. Carville Democratic January 2, 1939 July 24, 1945 [4]
19 Vail M. Pittman Democratic July 24, 1945 January 1, 1951 [3]
20 Charles H. Russell Republican January 1, 1951 January 5, 1959
21 Grant Sawyer Democratic January 5, 1959 January 2, 1967
22 Paul Laxalt Paul Laxalt Republican January 2, 1967 January 4, 1971
23 Mike O'Callaghan Democratic January 4, 1971 January 1, 1979
24 Robert List Republican January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983
25 Richard Hudson Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan Democratic January 3, 1983 January 3, 1989
26 Bob Miller Bob Miller Democratic January 3, 1989 January 4, 1999
27 Kenny Guinn Kenny Guinn Republican January 4, 1999 January 1, 2007
28 Jim Gibbons Jim Gibbons Republican January 1, 2007 Incumbent [5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Died in office.
  2. ^ a b c As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  3. ^ a b As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  4. ^ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
  5. ^ Governor Gibbons' first term expires in 2011; he is not yet term limited.

[edit] Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional offices and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Nevada. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
James W. Nye 1861–1864 (territorial) S
John Henry Kinkead 1879–1883 Governor of District of Alaska
Tasker Oddie 1911–1915 S
James G. Scrugham 1923–1927 H S
Edward P. Carville 1939–1945 S*
Charles H. Russell 1951–1959 H
Paul Laxalt 1969–1971 S
Richard Bryan 1983–1989 S
Jim Gibbons 2007–present H

[edit] Living former governors

As of August 2007, five former governors were alive, the oldest being Paul Laxalt (19671–1971, born 1922). The most recent governor to die was Mike O'Callaghan (1971–1979), on March 5, 2004.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Paul Laxalt 1967–1971 August 2, 1922
Robert List 1979–1983 September 1, 1936
Richard Bryan 1983–1989 July 16, 1937
Bob Miller 1989–1999 March 30, 1945
Kenny Guinn 1999–2007 August 24, 1936
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