List of Nevada governors from first to last

On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to join the union. The state is ranked as the 7th-most extensive in the country. It is also the driest state in the country.

Henry G. Blasdel became the first governor of Nevada in 1864.

Here is a chronological list of the governors of Nevada from First to last.

No.	Governor	Term in Office	Party
1	Henry G. Blasdel	December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871	Republican
2	Lewis R. Bradley	January 2, 1871 – January 7, 1879	Democratic
3	John Henry Kinkead	January 7, 1879 – January 1, 1883	Republican
4	Jewett W. Adams	January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Democratic
5	Charles C. Stevenson	January 3, 1887 – September 21, 1890	Republican
6	Frank Bell	September 21, 1890 – January 5, 1891	Republican
7	Roswell K. Colcord	January 5, 1891 – January 8, 1895	Republican
8	John Edward Jones	January 8, 1895 – April 10, 1896	Silver
9	Reinhold Sadler	April 10, 1896 – January 5, 1903	Silver
10	John Sparks	January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908	Silver-Democratic
11	Denver S. Dickerson	May 22, 1908 – January 2, 1911	Silver-Democratic
12	Tasker Oddie	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Republican
13	Emmet D. Boyle	January 4, 1915 – January 1, 1923	Democratic
14	James G. Scrugham	January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927	Democratic
15	Fred B. Balzar	January 3, 1927 – March 21, 1934	Republican
16	Morley Griswold	March 21, 1934 – January 7, 1935	Republican
17	Richard Kirman Sr.	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939	Democratic
18	Edward P. Carville	January 2, 1939 – July 24, 1945	Democratic
19	Vail Pittman	July 24, 1945 – January 2, 1951	Democratic
20	Charles H. Russell	January 2, 1951 – January 5, 1959	Republican
21	Grant Sawyer	January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967	Democratic
22	Paul Laxalt	January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971	Republican
23	Mike O’Callaghan	January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979	Democratic
24	Robert List	January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Republican
25	Richard Bryan	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	Democratic
26	Bob Miller	January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999	Democratic
27	Kenny Guinn	January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007	Republican
28	Jim Gibbons	January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Republican
29	Brian Sandoval	January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019	Republican
30	Steve Sisolak	January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023	Democratic
31	Joe Lombardo	January 2, 2023 – Incumbent	Republican