The governor of Nevada is elected by the people of Nevada.
The current Lieutenant Governor of Nevada is Brian Krolicki. Krolicki assumed office as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada January 20, 2007.
Grant Sawyer (born December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls, Idaho; died February 19, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada) succeeded Charles H. Russell as the twenty-first Governor of Nevada, serving between January 5, 1959 and January 2, 1967. Following the end of Sawyer's term as Governor, Paul Laxalt (born August 2, 1922 in Reno, Nevada) became the twenty-second Governor of Nevada, serving between January 2, 1967 and January 4, 1971.
Grant Sawyer (born December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls, Idaho; died February 19, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada) succeeded Charles H. Russell as the twenty-first Governor of Nevada, serving between January 5, 1959 and January 2, 1967, including the whole of 1960.
Grant Sawyer (born December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls, Idaho; died February 19, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada) succeeded Charles H. Russell as the twenty-first Governor of Nevada, serving between January 5, 1959 and January 2, 1967, including the whole of 1966.
The governor of Nevada changes every couple years, but I believe that the current governor is Brian Sandoval.
The Governor of Nevada in 2009 is Jim Gibbons.
Charles H. Russell (born December 27, 1903 in Lovelock, Nevada; died September 13, 1989 in Carson City, Nevada) succeeded Vail M. Pittman as the twentieth Governor of Nevada, serving between January 1, 1951 and January 5, 1959. Following the end of Russell's term as Governor, Grant Sawyer (born December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls, Idaho; died February 19, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada) became the twenty-first Governor of Nevada, serving between January 5, 1959 and January 2, 1967.
Brian Sandoval is the current governor of Nevada. He is a Republican. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
Richard Kirman Sr. (born January 14, 1877 in Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada; died Janaury 19, 1959) succeeded Morley Griswold as the seventeenth Governor of Nevada, serving between January 7, 1935 and January 2, 1939. Following the end of Kirman's term as Governor, Edward P. Carville (born May 14, 1885 in Elko County, Nevada; died June 27, 1956 in Reno, Nevada) became the eighteenth Governor of Nevada, serving between January 2, 1939 and July 24, 1945.
The governor of Nevada has a four year term. He may not serve more than two terms.
Jim Gibbons