Political party strength in Nevada

Politics in the US state of Nevada

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Nevada:

* Governor
* Lieutenant Governor
* Secretary of State
* Attorney General
* State Treasurer
* State Controller

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

* State Senate
* State Assembly
* State delegation to the U.S. Senate
* State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes as well as whether the nominees won the election.

## 1861–1982

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Year | Executive offices | State Legislature[1] | United States Congress | Electoral
votes

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Governor | Lt. Governor | Secretary of State | Attorney General | Treasurer | Controller | Senate | Assembly | Senator
(Class I) | Senator
(Class III) | House
1861  | James W. Nye (R)[a] |  | Orion Clemens (R)[b] | Benjamin B. Bunker[c] | John Henry Kinkead (R)[d] | Perry G. Childs[e] |  | John Cradlebaugh (I)[f]
1862  | Theodore D. Edwards[c]
1863  | Gordon Newell Mott (R)[f]
1864  | William W. Ross[e][g]
Nevada admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864
Henry G. Blasdel (R) | John S. Crosman (R) | Chauncey N. Noteware (R) | George A. Nourse (R) | Eben Rhoades (R)[h] | Alanson W. Nightingill (R) |  | Henry G. Worthington (R) | Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) Y
1865  | 17R, 1D  | 34R, 1D  | William M. Stewart (R) | James W. Nye (R) | Delos R. Ashley (R)
1866
1867  | James S. Slingerland (R) | Robert M. Clarke (R) | William K. Parkinson (R)[h] | 18R, 1D  | 37R, 1D
1868  | Grant/
Colfax (R) Y
1869  | Lewis Doran (R)[g] | 15R, 5D  | 34R, 5D  | Thomas Fitch (R)
1870  | Christopher C. Batterman (R)[g]
1871  | Lewis R. Bradley (D) | Frank Denver (D) | James D. Minor (R) | Luther A. Buckner (D) | Jerry Schooling (D) | William W. Hobart (R) | 14R, 9D  | 24R, 20D, 2IR  | Charles West Kendall (D)
1872  | Grant/
Wilson (R) Y
1873  | 17R, 7D  | 36R, 11D, 1I  | John P. Jones (R)
1874
1875  | Jewett W. Adams (D) | John R. Kittrell (D) | 17R, 8D  | 32R, 18D  | William Sharon (R) | William Woodburn (R)
1876  | Hayes/
Wheeler (R) Y
1877  | 13D, 12R  | 35R, 15D  | Thomas Wren (R)
1878
1879  | John Henry Kinkead (R) | Jasper Babcock (R) | Michael A. Murphy (R) | Lyman L. Crockett (R) | James F. Hallock (R) | 17R, 7D, 1Cit | 39R, 8D, 3Cit | Rollin M. Daggett (R)
1880  | Hancock/
English (D) N
1881  | 14R, 10D, 1Cit | 44D, 6R  | James G. Fair (D) | George W. Cassidy (D)
1882
1883  | Jewett W. Adams (D) | Charles E. Laughton (R) | John M. Dormer (R) | William H. Davenport (R) | George Tufly (R)[h] | 12D, 8R  | 29R, 11D
1884  | Blaine/
Logan (R) N
1885  | 14R, 6D  | 33R, 7D  | William Woodburn (R)
1886
1887  | Charles C. Stevenson (R)[h] | Henry C. Davis (R)[h] | John F. Alexander (R) | 32R, 8D  | William M. Stewart (R)
1888  | Harrison/
Morton (R) Y
1889  | Frank Bell (R)[g] | 16R, 4D  | 26R, 14D  | Horace F. Bartine (R)
1890  | Frank Bell (R)[i] | vacant | George W. Richards (R)[g]
1891  | Roswell K. Colcord (R) | Joseph Poujade (R) | Oscar H. Grey (R) | James D. Torreyson (R) | John F. Egan (R)[h] | Robert L. Horton (R) | 18R, 2D  | 35R, 5D
1892  | Weaver/
Field (Pop) N
1893  | 9R, 5Sv, 1Pop  | 15Sv, 7Pop, 5D, 2R, 1I[j] | William M. Stewart (Sv) | Francis G. Newlands (Sv)
1894  | George W. Richards (R)[g]
1895  | John Edward Jones (Sv)[h] | Reinhold Sadler (Sv) | Eugene Howell (Sv) | Robert M. Beatty (Sv)[h] | William J. Westerfield (Sv) | C. A. LaGrave (Sv) | 5Sv, 5R, 2D, 2I, 1Pop[k] | 14Sv, 11R, 3Pop, 2D[l] | John P. Jones (Sv)
1896  | Reinhold Sadler (Sv)[m] | vacant | Bryan/
Sewall (D/Pop) N
1897  | James R. Judge (Sv)[g] | 7Sv, 5R, 1D, 1I, 1Pop[n] | 20Sv, 4D, 3Pop, 2R, 1I
1898
1899  | James R. Judge (Sv) | William D. Jones (Sv)[o] | David M. Ryan (Sv/D) | Sam P. Davis (Sv/D) | 8Sv, 5R, 1D, 1I  | 18Sv, 10R, 1D, 1I
1900  | Bryan/
Stevenson (D) N
1901  | William Woodburn (Sv)[g] | 9Sv, 3R, 2I, 1D  | 13D, 12Sv, 5R, 1I[p] | William M. Stewart (R) | John P. Jones (R)
1902
1903  | John Sparks (Sv/D)[h] | Lemuel Allen (Sv/D) | William "Gib" Douglass (R) | James G. Sweeney (Sv/D) | 7Sv, 5R, 3D, 2I[q] | 13D, 12Sv, 5R, 2Fus, 2I-Sv[r] | Francis G. Newlands (D)[h] | Clarence D. Van Duzer (D)
1904  | Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Y
1905  | 7R, 6Sv, 3D, 1I[s] | 23R, 14D, 2Sv  | George S. Nixon (R)[h]
1906
1907  | Denver S. Dickerson (Sv/D) | Richard C. Stoddard (Sv/D) | Jacob Eggers (R) | 7R, 7D, 2Sv, 1I[t] | 18D, 17R, 5Sv[u] | George A. Bartlett (D)
1908  | Denver S. Dickerson (Sv/D)[i] | vacant | Bryan/
Kern (D) N
1909  | 12D, 6R, 1I  | 34D, 14R
1910
1911  | Tasker Oddie (R) | Gilbert C. Ross (D) | George Brodigan (D) | Cleveland H. Baker (D)[h] | William McMillan (R) | 14D, 6R  | 25R, 24D  | Edwin E. Roberts (R)
1912  | William A. Massey (R) | Wilson/
Marshall (D) Y
1913  | George B. Thatcher (D)[g] | 14D, 6R, 1IR, 1Sv  | 30D, 18R, 2I, 1IR, 1Prog, 1Sv  | Key Pittman (D)[h]
1914
1915  | Emmet D. Boyle (D) | Maurice J. Sullivan (D) | Edward C. Malley (D) | George A. Cole (D) | 9R, 9D, 2I, 1IR, 1Sv[v] | 26R, 23D, 3I, 1Sv[w]
1916
1917  | 9R, 5D, 3I  | 20D, 14R, 3I
1918  | Charles Henderson (D)
1919  | Leonard B. Fowler (D) | 8R, 6D, 2I[x] | 16D, 15R, 6I[y] | Charles R. Evans (D)
1920  | Harding/
Coolidge (R) Y
1921  | 7D, 6R, 4I[z] | 28R, 7D, 2I  | Tasker Oddie (R) | Samuel S. Arentz (R)
1922
1923  | James G. Scrugham (D) | William G. Greathouse (D)[h] | Michael A. Diskin (D) | 10R, 5D, 2I  | 26R, 9D, 2I  | Charles L. Richards (D)
1924  | Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Y
1925  | 9R, 8D  | 23R, 13D, 1I  | Samuel S. Arentz (R)
1926
1927  | Fred B. Balzar (R)[h] | Morley Griswold (R) | George B. Russell (R)[g] | Edward C. Peterson (R) | 8R, 8D, 1I[aa] | 17R, 17D, 3I[ab]
1928  | Hoover/
Curtis (R) Y
1929  | 12R, 4D, 1I  | 21R, 14D, 2I
1930
1931  | Gray Mashburn (D) | 13R, 4D  | 19D, 16R, 2I[ac]
1932  | Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Y
1933  | 9R, 7D, 1I  | 25D, 12R, 3I  | Pat McCarran (D)[h] | James G. Scrugham (D)
1934  | Morley Griswold (R)[i] | vacant
1935  | Richard Kirman Sr. (D) | Fred S. Alward (D) | Dan W. Franks (D) | Henry C. Schmidt (D) | 10D, 5R, 2I  | 29D, 9R, 2I
1936
1937  | Malcolm McEachin (D)[g] | 11D, 3R, 3I  | 30D, 10R
1938
1939  | Edward P. Carville (D)[ad] | Maurice J. Sullivan (D) | 7D, 7R, 3I[ae] | 27D, 11R, 2I
1940  | Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Y
1941  | 10R, 6D, 1I  | 26D, 13R, 1I  | Berkeley L. Bunker (D)
1942
1943  | Vail Pittman (D) | Alan Bible (D) | 10R, 7D  | 23D, 17R  | James G. Scrugham (D)[h] | Maurice J. Sullivan (D)
1944  | Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Y
1945  | Vail Pittman (D)[m] | Clifford A. Jones (D) | 9R, 8D  | 27D, 13R  | Edward P. Carville (D) | Berkeley L. Bunker (D)
1946
1947  | John Koontz (D) | Jerome P. Donovan (D) | 10R, 7D  | 22D, 18R, 1I  | George W. Malone (R) | Charles H. Russell (R)
1948  | Truman/
Barkley (D) Y
1949  | 11R, 6D  | 25D, 18R  | Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)
1950
1951  | Charles H. Russell (R) | William T. Mathews (D) | Peter Merialdo (R) | 23D, 20R
1952  | Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Y
1953  | 12R, 5D  | 29D, 18R  | Clarence Clifton Young (R)
1954  | Ernest S. Brown (R)
1955  | Rex Bell (R) | Harvey Dickerson (D) | 13R, 4D  | 30D, 17R  | Alan Bible (D)
1956
1957  | 12R, 5D  | 31D, 16R  | Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)
1958
1959  | Grant Sawyer (D) | Roger D. Foley (D)[af] | Keith L. Lee (D) | 10R, 7D  | 33D, 14R  | Howard Cannon (D)
1960  | Kennedy/
Johnson (D) Y
1961
1962  | Maude Frazier (D) | Charles E. Springer (D)[g]
1963  | Paul Laxalt (R) | Harvey Dickerson (D) | Michael Mirabelli (D) | 32D, 15R
1964  | Johnson/
Humphrey (D) Y
1965  | 9R, 7D, 1I  | 25D, 12R
1966
1967  | Paul Laxalt (R) | Edward Fike (R) | Wilson McGowan (R) | 11D, 9R  | 21D, 19R
1968  | Nixon/
Agnew (R) Y
1969  | 22R, 18D
1970
1971  | Mike O'Callaghan (D) | Harry Reid (D) | Robert List (R) | 13D, 7R  | 21R, 19D
1972
1973  | William D. Swackhamer (D) | 14D, 6R  | 25D, 15R  | David Towell (R)
1974
1975  | Robert E. Rose (D) | 17D, 3R  | 31D, 9R  | Paul Laxalt (R) | James David Santini (D)
1976  | Ford/
Dole (R) N
1977  | 35D, 5R
1978
1979  | Robert List (R) | Myron E. Leavitt (D) | Richard Bryan (D) | Stanton Colton (D) | 15D, 5R  | 26D, 14R
1980  | Reagan/
Bush (R) Y
1981
1982

## 1983–present

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Year | Executive offices | State Legislature[17] | United States Congress | Electoral
votes

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Governor | Lt. Governor | Secretary of State | Attorney General | Treasurer | Controller | Senate | Assembly | Senator
(Class I) | Senator
(Class III) | House
1983  | Richard Bryan (D) | Bob Cashell (R) | William D.
Swackhamer (D) | Brian McKay (R) | Patricia Cafferata (R) | Darrel R. Daines (R) | 17D, 4R  | 22D, 20R  | Chic Hecht (R) | Paul Laxalt (R) | 1D, 1R  | Reagan/
Bush (R) Y
1984
1985  | 13D, 8R  | 25R, 17D
1986
1987  | Bob Miller (D) | Frankie Sue Del Papa (D) | Kenneth F. Santor (R) | 12R, 9D  | 29D, 13R  | Harry Reid (D)
1988  | Bush/
Quayle (R) Y
1989  | Bob Miller (D) | vacant | 13R, 8D  | 32D, 10R  | Richard Bryan (D)
1990
1991  | Sue Wagner (R) | Cheryl Lau (R) | Frankie Sue Del Papa (D) | Bob Seale (R) | 11D, 10R  | 22D, 20R
1992  | Clinton/
Gore (D) Y
1993  | 11R, 10D  | 29D, 13R
1994
1995  | Lonnie Hammargren (R) | Dean Heller (R) | 13R, 8D  | 21R, 21D[ag] | 2R
1996
1997  | 12R, 9D  | 25D, 17R
1998
1999  | Kenny Guinn (R) | Lorraine Hunt (R) | Brian Krolicki (R) | Kathy Augustine (R) | 28D, 14R  | 1R, 1D
2000  | Bush/
Cheney (R) Y
2001  | 27D, 15R  | John Ensign (R)
2002
2003  | Brian Sandoval (R)[af] | 13R, 8D  | 23D, 19R  | 2R, 1D
2004
2005  | 12R, 9D  | 26D, 16R
George Chanos (R)[g]
2006  | Steve Martin (R)[g]
2007  | Jim Gibbons (R) | Brian Krolicki (R) | Ross Miller (D) | Catherine Cortez
Masto (D) | Kate Marshall (D) | Kim Wallin (D) | 11R, 10D  | 27D, 15R
2008  | Obama/
Biden (D) Y
2009  | 12D, 9R  | 28D, 14R  | 2D, 1R
2010
2011  | Brian Sandoval (R) | 11D, 10R  | 26D, 16R  | Dean Heller (R) | 2R, 1D
2012
2013  | 27D, 15R  | 2R, 2D
2014
2015  | Mark Hutchison (R) | Barbara Cegavske (R) | Adam Laxalt (R) | Dan Schwartz (R) | Ron Knecht (R) | 11R, 10D  | 25R, 17D  | 3R, 1D
2016  | 24R, 17D, 1L  | Clinton/
Kaine (D) N
2017  | 11D, 9R, 1I[ah] | 27D, 15R  | Catherine Cortez
Masto (D) | 3D, 1R
2018
2019  | Steve Sisolak (D) | Kate Marshall (D)[ai] | Aaron D. Ford (D) | Zach Conine (D) | Catherine Byrne (D) | 13D, 8R  | 29D, 13R  | Jacky Rosen (D)
2020  | Biden/
Harris (D) Y
2021  | 12D, 9R  | 26D, 16R
vacant
2022  | Lisa Cano Burkhead (D)[g]
2023  | Joe Lombardo (R) | Stavros Anthony (R) | Cisco Aguilar (D) | Andy Matthews (R) | 13D, 8R  | 28D, 14R
2024  | Trump/
Vance (R) Y
2025  | 27D, 15R
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials  | Alaskan Independence (AKIP)

Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
| Democratic (D)

Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
| Free Soil (FS)

Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
| Libertarian (L)

National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
| Prohibition (Proh)

Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
| Vermont Progressive (VP)

Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

1. ^ Governor of Nevada Territory.
2. ^ Secretary of Nevada Territory.
3. ^ a b Attorney General of Nevada Territory.
4. ^ Treasurer of Nevada Territory.
5. ^ a b Auditor of Nevada Territory.
6. ^ a b Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada Territory.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Appointed by governor.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Died in office.
9. ^ a b c As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
10. ^ A Democrat, Thomas J. Bell, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites worked with the Democrats and Populists to organize the chamber.[2][3]
11. ^ A Democrat, J.E. Gignoux, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Senate was organized on a multipartisan basis.[4]
12. ^ A Silverite, Lemuel Allen, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats and Populists sided with the Silverites to organize the chamber.[5]
13. ^ a b As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
14. ^ A Republican, A.J. McCone, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Senate was organized on a multi-partisan basis.[6]
15. ^ Resigned.
16. ^ A Democrat, Clarence D. Van Duzer, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.[7]
17. ^ A Silverite, Charles Green, was elected President Pro Tempore with Democratic support, and they both organized the chamber.[7]
18. ^ A Democrat, Marion S. Wilson, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites and Fusionists sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.[7]
19. ^ A Silverite, Joseph A. Miller, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Silverites and Democrats organized the chamber.[8]
20. ^ The Independent, J.D. Campbell, was elected President Pro Tempore with Republican and renegade Democratic support, and the Republicans organized the chamber.[9][10]
21. ^ A Democrat, Robert E. Skaggs, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.[11]
22. ^ A Republican, Fred B. Balzar, was elected President Pro Tempore.[12]
23. ^ A Republican, Allen G. McBride, was elected Speaker, and the Independents sided with the Republicans to organize the chamber.[13]
24. ^ A Republican, Nealy H. Chapin, was elected President Pro Tempore.[14]
25. ^ A Democrat, D. J. Fitzgerald, was elected Speaker, and the Independents sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.[14]
26. ^ An Independent, E.W. Griffith, was elected President Pro Tempore.
27. ^ A Republican, Noble H. Getchell, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Independent sided with the Republicans to organize the chamber.
28. ^ An Independent, Douglas H. Tandy, was elected Speaker.[15]
29. ^ Elected a minority party speaker, Douglas H. Tandy, who was an Independent.[16]
30. ^ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
31. ^ A Democrat, John E. Robbins, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Independents sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.
32. ^ a b Resigned to accepted federal judgeship.
33. ^ Due to a split chamber, the Democrats and Republicans negotiated a power-sharing agreement to split committees, and the House elected co-Speakers from both parties.[18]
34. ^ A Republican Senator switched parties to Independent and caucused with the Democrats.
35. ^ Resigned September 17, 2021 to join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

## See also

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* Politics in Nevada
* Elections in Nevada
* List of Nevada state legislatures

## References

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1. ^ Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2016.
2. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 254
3. ^ "The Journal of the Assembly 1893". HathiTrust. p. 12–13. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
4. ^ "The Journal of the Senate 1897". HathiTrust. p. 8–9, 14–15. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
5. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 255
6. ^ "The Journal of the Senate 1897". HathiTrust. p. 8, 12. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
7. ^ a b c Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 257
8. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 258
9. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 258
10. ^ "The Journal of the Senate 1907". HathiTrust. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
11. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 259
12. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 262
13. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 263
14. ^ a b Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 264
15. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 268
16. ^ Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 269
17. ^ Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2016.
18. ^ Driggs, Don W. (1996-01-01). Nevada Politics & Government: Conservatism in an Open Society. University of Nebraska Press. p. 81\. ISBN 978-0-8032-1703-4.

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