Political party strength in Nevada explained

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

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

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

YearExecutive officesState Legislature[1] United States CongressElectoral
votes
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Lt. Governor!class=unsortable Secretary of State!class=unsortable Attorney General!class=unsortable Treasurer!class=unsortable Controller!class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable Assembly!class=unsortable Senator
(Class I)!		class=unsortable Senator
(Class III)!		class=unsortable House
1861James W. Nye (R)Orion Clemens (R)Benjamin B. BunkerJohn Henry Kinkead (R)Perry G. ChildsJohn Cradlebaugh (I)
1862Theodore D. Edwards
1863Gordon Newell Mott (R)
1864William W. Ross
Henry G. Blasdel (R)John S. Crosman (R)Chauncey N. Noteware (R)George A. Nourse (R)Eben Rhoades (R)Alanson W. Nightingill (R)Henry G. Worthington (R)Lincoln/
Johnson (NU)
186517R, 1D34R, 1DWilliam M. Stewart (R)James W. Nye (R)Delos R. Ashley (R)
1866
1867James S. Slingerland (R)Robert M. Clarke (R)William K. Parkinson (R)18R, 1D37R, 1D
1868Grant/
Colfax (R)
1869Lewis Doran (R)15R, 5D34R, 5DThomas Fitch (R)
1870Christopher C. Batterman (R)
1871Lewis R. Bradley (D)Frank Denver (D)James D. Minor (R)Luther A. Buckner (D)Jerry Schooling (D)William W. Hobart (R)14R, 9D24R, 20D, 2IRCharles West Kendall (D)
1872Grant/
Wilson (R)
187317R, 7D36R, 11D, 1IJohn P. Jones (R)
1874
1875Jewett W. Adams (D)John R. Kittrell (D)17R, 8D32R, 18DWilliam Sharon (R)William Woodburn (R)
1876Hayes/
Wheeler (R)
187713D, 12R35R, 15DThomas Wren (R)
1878
1879John Henry Kinkead (R)Jasper Babcock (R)Michael A. Murphy (R)Lyman L. Crockett (R)James F. Hallock (R)17R, 7D, 139R, 8D, 3Rollin M. Daggett (R)
1880Hancock/
English (D)
188114R, 10D, 144D, 6RJames G. Fair (D)George W. Cassidy (D)
1882
1883Jewett W. Adams (D)Charles E. Laughton (R)John M. Dormer (R)William H. Davenport (R)George Tufly (R)12D, 8R29R, 11D
1884Blaine/
Logan (R)
188514R, 6D33R, 7DWilliam Woodburn (R)
1886
1887Charles C. Stevenson (R)Henry C. Davis (R)John F. Alexander (R)32R, 8DWilliam M. Stewart (R)
1888Harrison/
Morton (R)
1889Frank Bell (R)16R, 4D26R, 14DHorace F. Bartine (R)
1890Frank Bell (R)vacantGeorge W. Richards (R)
1891Roswell K. Colcord (R)Joseph Poujade (R)Oscar H. Grey (R)James D. Torreyson (R)John F. Egan (R)Robert L. Horton (R)18R, 2D35R, 5D
1892Weaver/
Field (Pop)
18939R, 5Sv, 1Pop15Sv, 7Pop, 5D, 2R, 1IWilliam M. Stewart (Sv)Francis G. Newlands (Sv)
1894George W. Richards (R)
1895John Edward Jones (Sv)Reinhold Sadler (Sv)Eugene Howell (Sv)Robert M. Beatty (Sv)William J. Westerfield (Sv)C. A. LaGrave (Sv)5Sv, 5R, 2D, 2I, 1Pop14Sv, 11R, 3Pop, 2DJohn P. Jones (Sv)
1896Reinhold Sadler (Sv)vacantBryan/
Sewall (D/Pop)
1897James R. Judge (Sv)7Sv, 5R, 1D, 1I, 1Pop20Sv, 4D, 3Pop, 2R, 1I
1898
1899James R. Judge (Sv)William D. Jones (Sv)David M. Ryan (Sv/D)Sam P. Davis (Sv/D)8Sv, 5R, 1D, 1I18Sv, 10R, 1D, 1I
1900Bryan/
Stevenson (D)
1901William Woodburn (Sv)9Sv, 3R, 2I, 1D13D, 12Sv, 5R, 1IWilliam M. Stewart (R)John P. Jones (R)
1902
1903John Sparks (Sv/D)Lemuel Allen (Sv/D)William "Gib" Douglass (R)James G. Sweeney (Sv/D)7Sv, 5R, 3D, 2I13D, 12Sv, 5R, 2Fus, 2I-SvFrancis G. Newlands (D)Clarence D. Van Duzer (D)
1904Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)
19057R, 6Sv, 3D, 1I23R, 14D, 2SvGeorge S. Nixon (R)
1906
1907Denver S. Dickerson (Sv/D)Richard C. Stoddard (Sv/D)Jacob Eggers (R)7R, 7D, 2Sv, 1I18D, 17R, 5SvGeorge A. Bartlett (D)
1908Denver S. Dickerson (Sv/D)vacantBryan/
Kern (D)
190912D, 6R, 1I34D, 14R
1910
1911Tasker Oddie (R)Gilbert C. Ross (D)George Brodigan (D)Cleveland H. Baker (D)William McMillan (R)14D, 6R25R, 24DEdwin E. Roberts (R)
1912William A. Massey (R)Wilson/
Marshall (D)
1913George B. Thatcher (D)14D, 6R, 1IR, 1Sv30D, 18R, 2I, 1IR, 1Prog, 1SvKey Pittman (D)
1914
1915Emmet D. Boyle (D)Maurice J. Sullivan (D)Edward C. Malley (D)George A. Cole (D)9R, 9D, 2I, 1IR, 1Sv26R, 23D, 3I, 1Sv
1916
19179R, 5D, 3I20D, 14R, 3I
1918Charles Henderson (D)
1919Leonard B. Fowler (D)8R, 6D, 2I16D, 15R, 6ICharles R. Evans (D)
1920Harding/
Coolidge (R)
19217D, 6R, 4I28R, 7D, 2ITasker Oddie (R)Samuel S. Arentz (R)
1922
1923James G. Scrugham (D)William G. Greathouse (D)Michael A. Diskin (D)10R, 5D, 2I26R, 9D, 2ICharles L. Richards (D)
1924Coolidge/
Dawes (R)
19259R, 8D23R, 13D, 1ISamuel S. Arentz (R)
1926
1927Fred B. Balzar (R)Morley Griswold (R)George B. Russell (R)Edward C. Peterson (R)8R, 8D, 1I17R, 17D, 3I
1928Hoover/
Curtis (R)
192912R, 4D, 1I21R, 14D, 2I
1930
1931Gray Mashburn (D)13R, 4D19D, 16R, 2I
1932Roosevelt/
Garner (D)
19339R, 7D, 1I25D, 12R, 3IPat McCarran (D)James G. Scrugham (D)
1934Morley Griswold (R)vacant
1935Richard Kirman Sr. (D)Fred S. Alward (D)Dan W. Franks (D)Henry C. Schmidt (D)10D, 5R, 2I29D, 9R, 2I
1936
1937Malcolm McEachin (D)11D, 3R, 3I30D, 10R
1938
1939Edward P. Carville (D)Maurice J. Sullivan (D)7D, 7R, 3I27D, 11R, 2I
1940Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)
194110R, 6D, 1I26D, 13R, 1IBerkeley L. Bunker (D)
1942
1943Vail Pittman (D)Alan Bible (D)10R, 7D23D, 17RJames G. Scrugham (D)Maurice J. Sullivan (D)
1944Roosevelt/
Truman (D)
1945Vail Pittman (D)Clifford A. Jones (D)9R, 8D27D, 13REdward P. Carville (D)Berkeley L. Bunker (D)
1946
1947John Koontz (D)Jerome P. Donovan (D)10R, 7D22D, 18R, 1IGeorge W. Malone (R)Charles H. Russell (R)
1948Truman/
Barkley (D)
194911R, 6D25D, 18RWalter S. Baring Jr. (D)
1950
1951Charles H. Russell (R)William T. Mathews (D)Peter Merialdo (R)23D, 20R
1952Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)
195312R, 5D29D, 18RClarence Clifton Young (R)
1954Ernest S. Brown (R)
1955Rex Bell (R)Harvey Dickerson (D)13R, 4D30D, 17RAlan Bible (D)
1956
195712R, 5D31D, 16RWalter S. Baring Jr. (D)
1958
1959Grant Sawyer (D)Roger D. Foley (D)Keith L. Lee (D)10R, 7D33D, 14RHoward Cannon (D)
1960Kennedy/
Johnson (D)
1961
1962Maude Frazier (D)Charles E. Springer (D)
1963Paul Laxalt (R)Harvey Dickerson (D)Michael Mirabelli (D)32D, 15R
1964Johnson/
Humphrey (D)
19659R, 7D, 1I25D, 12R
1966
1967Paul Laxalt (R)Edward Fike (R)Wilson McGowan (R)11D, 9R21D, 19R
1968Nixon/
Agnew (R)
196922R, 18D
1970
1971Mike O'Callaghan (D)Harry Reid (D)Robert List (R)13D, 7R21R, 19D
1972
1973William D. Swackhamer (D)14D, 6R25D, 15RDavid Towell (R)
1974
1975Robert E. Rose (D)17D, 3R31D, 9RPaul Laxalt (R)James David Santini (D)
1976Ford/
Dole (R)
197735D, 5R
1978
1979Robert List (R)Myron E. Leavitt (D)Richard Bryan (D)Stanton Colton (D)15D, 5R26D, 14R
1980Reagan/
Bush (R)
1981
1982

1983–present

YearExecutive officesState Legislature[2] United States CongressElectoral
votes
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Lt. Governor!class=unsortable Secretary of State!class=unsortable Attorney General!class=unsortable Treasurer!class=unsortable Controller!class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable Assembly!class=unsortable Senator
(Class I)!		class=unsortable Senator
(Class III)!		class=unsortable House
1983Richard Bryan (D)Bob Cashell (R)William D.
Swackhamer (D)		Brian McKay (R)Patricia Cafferata (R)Darrel R. Daines (R)17D, 4R22D, 20RChic Hecht (R)Paul Laxalt (R)1D, 1RReagan/
Bush (R)
1984
198513D, 8R25R, 17D
1986
1987Bob Miller (D)Frankie Sue Del Papa (D)Kenneth F. Santor (R)12R, 9D29D, 13RHarry Reid (D)
1988Bush/
Quayle (R)
1989Bob Miller (D)vacant13R, 8D32D, 10RRichard Bryan (D)
1990
1991Sue Wagner (R)Cheryl Lau (R)Frankie Sue Del Papa (D)Bob Seale (R)11D, 10R22D, 20R
1992Clinton/
Gore (D)
199311R, 10D29D, 13R
1994
1995Lonnie Hammargren (R)Dean Heller (R)13R, 8D21R, 21D2R
1996
199712R, 9D25D, 17R
1998
1999Kenny Guinn (R)Lorraine Hunt (R)Brian Krolicki (R)Kathy Augustine (R)28D, 14R1R, 1D
2000Bush/
Cheney (R)
200127D, 15RJohn Ensign (R)
2002
2003Brian Sandoval (R)13R, 8D23D, 19R2R, 1D
2004
200512R, 9D26D, 16R
George Chanos (R)
2006Steve Martin (R)
2007Jim Gibbons (R)Brian Krolicki (R)Ross Miller (D)Catherine Cortez
Masto (D)		Kate Marshall (D)Kim Wallin (D)11R, 10D27D, 15R
2008Obama/
Biden (D)
200912D, 9R28D, 14R2D, 1R
2010
2011Brian Sandoval (R)11D, 10R26D, 16RDean Heller (R)2R, 1D
2012
201327D, 15R2R, 2D
2014
2015Mark Hutchison (R)Barbara Cegavske (R)Adam Laxalt (R)Dan Schwartz (R)Ron Knecht (R)11R, 10D25R, 17D3R, 1D
201624R, 17D, 1LClinton/
Kaine (D)
201711D, 8R, 1I27D, 15RCatherine Cortez
Masto (D)		3D, 1R
2018
2019Steve Sisolak (D)Kate Marshall (D)Aaron D. Ford (D)Zach Conine (D)Catherine Byrne (D)13D, 8R29D, 13RJacky Rosen (D)
2020Biden/
Harris (D)
202112D, 9R26D, 16R
vacant
2022Lisa Cano Burkhead (D)
2023Joe Lombardo (R)Stavros Anthony (R)Cisco Aguilar (D)Andy Matthews (R)13D, 8R28D, 14R
2024Trump/
Vance (R)
202527D, 15R

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Political History of Nevada. Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2016. 12th.
  2. Book: Political History of Nevada. Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2016. 12th.

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