| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
|
Isaac Roop (provisional) |
15 December 1859 |
2 March 1861 |
Whig |
Carroll County, Maryland, U.S. |
| — |
James W. Nye (territorial) |
2 March 1861 |
5 December 1864 |
Republican |
DeRuyter (town), New York, US |
| 1 |
Henry G. Blasdel |
5 December 1864 |
2 January 1871 |
Republican |
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| 2 |
Lewis R. Bradley |
2 January 1871 |
6 January 1879 |
Democratic |
Virginia |
| 3 |
John H. Kinkead |
6 January 1879 |
1 January 1883 |
Republican |
Smithfield, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Jewett W. Adams |
1 January 1883 |
3 January 1887 |
Democratic |
South Hero, Vermont, U.S. |
| 5 |
Charles C. Stevenson |
3 January 1887 |
21 September 1890 |
Republican |
Phelps, New York, U.S. |
| 6 |
Frank Bell |
21 September 1890 |
5 January 1891 |
Republican |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 7 |
Roswell K. Colcord |
5 January 1891 |
7 January 1895 |
Republican |
Searsport, Maine |
| 8 |
John E. Jones |
7 January 1895 |
10 April 1896 |
Silver |
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| 9 |
Reinhold Sadler |
10 April 1896 |
5 January 1903 |
Silver |
Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia |
| 10 |
John Sparks |
5 January 1903 |
22 May 1908 |
Silver-Democratic |
Winston County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 11 |
Denver S. Dickerson |
22 May 1908 |
2 January 1911 |
Silver-Democratic |
Millville, California, U.S. |
| 12 |
Tasker L. Oddie |
2 January 1911 |
4 January 1915 |
Republican |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 13 |
Emmet D. Boyle |
4 January 1915 |
1 January 1923 |
Democratic |
Gold Hill, Nevada, U.S. |
| 14 |
James G. Scrugham |
1 January 1923 |
3 January 1927 |
Democratic |
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 15 |
Fred B. Balzar |
3 January 1927 |
21 March 1934 |
Republican |
Virginia City, Nevada, U.S. |
| 16 |
Morley Griswold |
21 March 1934 |
7 January 1935 |
Republican |
Elko, Nevada, U.S. |
| 17 |
Richard Kirman, Sr. |
7 January 1935 |
2 January 1939 |
Democratic |
Virginia City, Nevada, U.S. |
| 18 |
Edward P. Carville |
2 January 1939 |
24 July 1945 |
Democratic |
Elko County, Nevada, U.S. |
| 19 |
Vail M. Pittman |
24 July 1945 |
1 January 1951 |
Democratic |
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 20 |
Charles H. Russell (1903-1989) |
1 January 1951 |
5 January 1959 |
Republican |
Lovelock, Nevada, U.S. |
| 21 |
Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) |
5 January 1959 |
2 January 1967 |
Democratic |
Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S. |
| 22 |
Paul Laxalt (1922- ) |
2 January 1967 |
4 January 1971 |
Republican |
Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 23 |
Mike O’Callaghan (1929-2004) |
4 January 1971 |
1 January 1979 |
Democratic |
La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 24 |
Robert List (1936- ) |
1 January 1979 |
3 January 1983 |
Republican |
Visalia, California, U.S. |
| 25 |
Richard Bryan (1937- ) |
3 January 1983 |
3 January 1989 |
Democratic |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 26 |
Bob Miller (1945- ) |
3 January 1989 |
4 January 1999 |
Democratic |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 27 |
Kenny Guinn (1936-2010) |
4 January 1999 |
1 January 2007 |
Republican |
Garland, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 28 |
Jim Gibbons (1944- ) |
1 January 2007 |
3 January 2011 |
Republican |
Sparks, Nevada, U.S. |
| 29 |
Brian Sandoval (1963- ) |
3 January 2011 |
7 January 2019 |
Republican |
Redding, California, U.S. |
| 30 |
Steve Sisolak |
7 January 2019 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
