Political party strength in Nevada

{{Short description|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:

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

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!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!!colspan=6|Executive offices!!colspan=2|State Legislature{{Cite book|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Publications/PHoN/PHoN.pdf|title=Political History of Nevada|publisher=Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau|year=2016|edition=12th}}!! colspan="3" |United States Congress!!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
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! 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

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!1861

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James W. Nye (R){{efn|Governor of Nevada Territory.}}

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|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Orion Clemens (R){{efn|Secretary of Nevada Territory.}}

|Benjamin B. Bunker{{efn|name=agterritory|Attorney General of Nevada Territory.}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John Henry Kinkead (R){{efn|Treasurer of Nevada Territory.}}

|rowspan=3|Perry G. Childs{{efn|name=audterritory|Auditor of Nevada Territory.}}

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|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Independent}}|John Cradlebaugh (I){{efn|name=delegate|Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada Territory.}}

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!1862

|rowspan=3|Theodore D. Edwards{{efn|name=agterritory}}

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!1863

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Gordon Newell Mott (R){{efn|name=delegate}}

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!rowspan=3 | 1864

|William W. Ross{{efn|name=audterritory}}{{efn|name=app|Appointed by governor.}}

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!colspan=12 style="background:#FFE6B0"|{{small|Nevada admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864}}

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|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry G. Blasdel (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John S. Crosman (R)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Chauncey N. Noteware (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George A. Nourse (R)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Eben Rhoades (R){{efn|name=died|Died in office.}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Alanson W. Nightingill (R)

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|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry G. Worthington (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/National Union}}|Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) {{aye}}

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!1865

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 1D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 1D

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William M. Stewart (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James W. Nye (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Delos R. Ashley (R)

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!1866

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!1867

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James S. Slingerland (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert M. Clarke (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William K. Parkinson (R){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|18R, 1D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|37R, 1D

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!1868

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Grant/
Colfax (R) {{aye}}

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!1869

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lewis Doran (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|15R, 5D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|34R, 5D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas Fitch (R)

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!1870

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Christopher C. Batterman (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!1871

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lewis R. Bradley (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Frank Denver (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James D. Minor (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Luther A. Buckner (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jerry Schooling (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William W. Hobart (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 9D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|24R, 20D, 2IR

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles West Kendall (D)

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!1872

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Grant/
Wilson (R) {{aye}}

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!1873

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 7D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|36R, 11D, 1I

|rowspan=22 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John P. Jones (R)

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!1874

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!1875

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jewett W. Adams (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John R. Kittrell (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|32R, 18D

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Sharon (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Woodburn (R)

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!1876

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Hayes/
Wheeler (R) {{aye}}

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!1877

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 12R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|35R, 15D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas Wren (R)

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!1878

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!1879

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John Henry Kinkead (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Jasper Babcock (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Michael A. Murphy (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lyman L. Crockett (R)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James F. Hallock (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|17R, 7D, 1{{abbr|Cit|Citizens Party}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|39R, 8D, 3{{abbr|Cit|Citizens Party}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Rollin M. Daggett (R)

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!1880

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hancock/
English (D) {{nay}}

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!1881

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 10D, 1{{abbr|Cit|Citizens Party}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44D, 6R

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James G. Fair (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George W. Cassidy (D)

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!1882

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!1883

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jewett W. Adams (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles E. Laughton (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John M. Dormer (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William H. Davenport (R)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George Tufly (R){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 8R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|29R, 11D

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!1884

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Blaine/
Logan (R) {{nay}}

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!1885

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|14R, 6D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|33R, 7D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William Woodburn (R)

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!1886

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!1887

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles C. Stevenson (R){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry C. Davis (R){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John F. Alexander (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|32R, 8D

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William M. Stewart (R)

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!1888

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harrison/
Morton (R) {{aye}}

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!1889

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Frank Bell (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|16R, 4D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|26R, 14D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Horace F. Bartine (R)

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!1890

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Frank Bell (R){{efn|name=ltacted|As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.}}

|vacant

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|George W. Richards (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!1891

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Roswell K. Colcord (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Joseph Poujade (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Oscar H. Grey (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James D. Torreyson (R)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John F. Egan (R){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert L. Horton (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|18R, 2D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|35R, 5D

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!1892

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Populist}}|Weaver/
Field (Pop) {{nay}}

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!1893

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 5Sv, 1Pop

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition}}|15Sv, 7Pop, 5D, 2R, 1I{{efn|A Democrat, Thomas J. Bell, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites worked with the Democrats and Populists to organize the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 254{{Cite web|title=The Journal of the Assembly 1893.|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3000508;view=1up;seq=19|access-date=2021-06-23|website=HathiTrust|language=en|page=12–13}}}}

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Silver}}|William M. Stewart (Sv)

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Silver}}|Francis G. Newlands (Sv)

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!1894

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|George W. Richards (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!1895

|{{Party shading/Silver}}|John Edward Jones (Sv){{efn|name=died}}

|{{Party shading/Silver}}|Reinhold Sadler (Sv)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Silver}}|Eugene Howell (Sv)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Silver}}|Robert M. Beatty (Sv){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Silver}}|William J. Westerfield (Sv)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Silver}}|C. A. LaGrave (Sv)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|5Sv, 5R, 2D, 2I, 1Pop{{efn|A Democrat, J.E. Gignoux, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Senate was organized on a multipartisan basis.{{Cite web|title=The Journal of the Senate 1897.|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3000466;view=1up;seq=34|access-date=2021-06-23|website=HathiTrust|language=en|page=8–9, 14–15}}}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Fusion}}|14Sv, 11R, 3Pop, 2D{{efn|A Silverite, Lemuel Allen, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats and Populists sided with the Silverites to organize the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 255}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Silver}}|John P. Jones (Sv)

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!1896

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Silver}}|Reinhold Sadler (Sv){{efn|name=ltelected|As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.}}

|rowspan=3|vacant

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Fusion}}|Bryan/
Sewall (D/Pop) {{nay}}

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!1897

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Silver}}|James R. Judge (Sv){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|7Sv, 5R, 1D, 1I, 1Pop{{efn|A Republican, A.J. McCone, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Senate was organized on a multi-partisan basis.{{Cite web|title=The Journal of the Senate 1897.|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3000466;view=1up;seq=34|access-date=2021-06-23|website=HathiTrust|language=en|page=8, 12}}}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Silver}}|20Sv, 4D, 3Pop, 2R, 1I

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!1898

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!1899

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Silver}}|James R. Judge (Sv)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Free Silver}}|William D. Jones (Sv){{efn|name=res|Resigned.}}

|rowspan=12 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|David M. Ryan (Sv/D)

|rowspan=8 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|Sam P. Davis (Sv/D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Free Silver}}|8Sv, 5R, 1D, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Free Silver}}|18Sv, 10R, 1D, 1I

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!1900

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bryan/
Stevenson (D) {{nay}}

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!1901

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Silver}}|William Woodburn (Sv){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Silver}}|9Sv, 3R, 2I, 1D

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|13D, 12Sv, 5R, 1I{{efn|A Democrat, Clarence D. Van Duzer, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 257}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William M. Stewart (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John P. Jones (R)

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!1902

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!1903

|rowspan=5 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|John Sparks (Sv/D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|Lemuel Allen (Sv/D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William "Gib" Douglass (R)

|rowspan=4 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|James G. Sweeney (Sv/D)

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|7Sv, 5R, 3D, 2I{{efn|A Silverite, Charles Green, was elected President Pro Tempore with Democratic support, and they both organized the chamber.}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|13D, 12Sv, 5R, 2Fus, 2I-Sv{{efn|A Democrat, Marion S. Wilson, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites and Fusionists sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.}}

|rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Francis G. Newlands (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clarence D. Van Duzer (D)

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!1904

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) {{aye}}

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!1905

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|7R, 6Sv, 3D, 1I{{efn|A Silverite, Joseph A. Miller, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Silverites and Democrats organized the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 258}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|23R, 14D, 2Sv

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George S. Nixon (R){{efn|name=died}}

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!1906

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!1907

|bgcolor=#A3DEE6|Denver S. Dickerson (Sv/D)

|rowspan=4 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|Richard C. Stoddard (Sv/D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Jacob Eggers (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|7R, 7D, 2Sv, 1I{{efn|The Independent, J.D. Campbell, was elected President Pro Tempore with Republican and renegade Democratic support, and the Republicans organized the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 258{{Cite web|title=The Journal of the Senate 1907.|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3000471;view=1up;seq=40|access-date=2021-06-23|website=HathiTrust|language=en|page=2}}}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|18D, 17R, 5Sv{{efn|A Democrat, Robert E. Skaggs, was elected Speaker, and the Silverites sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 259}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George A. Bartlett (D)

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!1908

|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#A3DEE6|Denver S. Dickerson (Sv/D){{efn|name=ltacted}}

|rowspan=3|vacant

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bryan/
Kern (D) {{nay}}

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!1909

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 6R, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 14R

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!1910

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!1911

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Tasker Oddie (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Gilbert C. Ross (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George Brodigan (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Cleveland H. Baker (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|William McMillan (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14D, 6R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|25R, 24D

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edwin E. Roberts (R)

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!1912

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|William A. Massey (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Wilson/
Marshall (D) {{aye}}

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!1913

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George B. Thatcher (D){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14D, 6R, 1IR, 1Sv

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30D, 18R, 2I, 1IR, 1Prog, 1Sv

|rowspan=28 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Key Pittman (D){{efn|name=died}}

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!1914

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!1915

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Emmet D. Boyle (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Maurice J. Sullivan (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward C. Malley (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George A. Cole (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 9D, 2I, 1IR, 1Sv{{efn|A Republican, Fred B. Balzar, was elected President Pro Tempore.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 262}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|26R, 23D, 3I, 1Sv{{efn|A Republican, Allen G. McBride, was elected Speaker, and the Independents sided with the Republicans to organize the chamber.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 263}}

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!1916

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!1917

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 5D, 3I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20D, 14R, 3I

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!1918

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles Henderson (D)

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!1919

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Leonard B. Fowler (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 6D, 2I{{efn|A Republican, Nealy H. Chapin, was elected President Pro Tempore.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 264}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16D, 15R, 6I{{efn|A Democrat, D. J. Fitzgerald, was elected Speaker, and the Independents sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles R. Evans (D)

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!1920

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Harding/
Coolidge (R) {{aye}}

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!1921

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition}}|7D, 6R, 4I{{efn|An Independent, E.W. Griffith, was elected President Pro Tempore.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|28R, 7D, 2I

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Tasker Oddie (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Samuel S. Arentz (R)

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!1922

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!1923

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James G. Scrugham (D)

|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William G. Greathouse (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Michael A. Diskin (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 5D, 2I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|26R, 9D, 2I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles L. Richards (D)

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!1924

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Coolidge/
Dawes (R) {{aye}}

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!1925

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|23R, 13D, 1I

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Samuel S. Arentz (R)

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!1926

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!1927

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Fred B. Balzar (R){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Morley Griswold (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George B. Russell (R){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward C. Peterson (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|8R, 8D, 1I{{efn|A Republican, Noble H. Getchell, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Independent sided with the Republicans to organize the chamber.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition}}|17R, 17D, 3I{{efn|An Independent, Douglas H. Tandy, was elected Speaker.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 268}}

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!1928

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Hoover/
Curtis (R) {{aye}}

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!1929

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 4D, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|21R, 14D, 2I

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!1930

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!1931

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Gray Mashburn (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 4D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19D, 16R, 2I{{efn|Elected a minority party speaker, Douglas H. Tandy, who was an Independent.Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 269}}

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!1932

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Garner (D) {{aye}}

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!1933

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 7D, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 12R, 3I

|rowspan=21 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Pat McCarran (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James G. Scrugham (D)

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!1934

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Morley Griswold (R){{efn|name=ltacted}}

|vacant

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!1935

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Richard Kirman Sr. (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Fred S. Alward (D)

|rowspan=28 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dan W. Franks (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Henry C. Schmidt (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10D, 5R, 2I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29D, 9R, 2I

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!1936

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!1937

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Malcolm McEachin (D){{efn|name=app}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 3R, 3I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30D, 10R

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!1938

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!1939

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward P. Carville (D){{efn|Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Maurice J. Sullivan (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7D, 7R, 3I{{efn|A Democrat, John E. Robbins, was elected President Pro Tempore, and the Independents sided with the Democrats to organize the chamber.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 11R, 2I

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!1940

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) {{aye}}

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!1941

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 6D, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26D, 13R, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Berkeley L. Bunker (D)

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!1942

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!1943

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Vail Pittman (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Alan Bible (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 7D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23D, 17R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James G. Scrugham (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Maurice J. Sullivan (D)

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!1944

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Truman (D) {{aye}}

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!1945

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Vail Pittman (D){{efn|name=ltelected}}

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clifford A. Jones (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 13R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward P. Carville (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Berkeley L. Bunker (D)

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!1946

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!1947

|rowspan=26 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Koontz (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jerome P. Donovan (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 7D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22D, 18R, 1I

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George W. Malone (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles H. Russell (R)

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!1948

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Truman/
Barkley (D) {{aye}}

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!1949

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 6D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 18R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)

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!1950

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!1951

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles H. Russell (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William T. Mathews (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Peter Merialdo (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23D, 20R

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!1952

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) {{aye}}

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!1953

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 5D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29D, 18R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Clarence Clifton Young (R)

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!1954

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Ernest S. Brown (R)

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!1955

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Rex Bell (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Harvey Dickerson (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 4D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30D, 17R

|rowspan=20 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Alan Bible (D)

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!1956

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!1957

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 5D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31D, 16R

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Walter S. Baring Jr. (D)

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!1958

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!1959

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Grant Sawyer (D)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roger D. Foley (D){{efn|name=judgeship|Resigned to accepted federal judgeship.}}

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Keith L. Lee (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|10R, 7D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33D, 14R

|rowspan=24 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Howard Cannon (D)

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!1960

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kennedy/
Johnson (D) {{aye}}

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!1961

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!1962

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Maude Frazier (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles E. Springer (D){{efn|name=app}}

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!1963

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Paul Laxalt (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Harvey Dickerson (D)

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Michael Mirabelli (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32D, 15R

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!1964

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Johnson/
Humphrey (D) {{aye}}

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!1965

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|9R, 7D, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 12R

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!1966

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!1967

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Paul Laxalt (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward Fike (R)

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Wilson McGowan (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 9R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|21D, 19R

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!1968

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Nixon/
Agnew (R) {{aye}}

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!1969

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|22R, 18D

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!1970

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!1971

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Mike O'Callaghan (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Harry Reid (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert List (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 7R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|21R, 19D

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!1972

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!1973

| rowspan="10" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |William D. Swackhamer (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14D, 6R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 15R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}| David Towell (R)

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!1974

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!1975

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert E. Rose (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17D, 3R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31D, 9R

| rowspan="8" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Paul Laxalt (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James David Santini (D)

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!1976

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Ford/
Dole (R) {{nay}}

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!1977

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35D, 5R

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!1978

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!1979

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert List (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Myron E. Leavitt (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Richard Bryan (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Stanton Colton (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15D, 5R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26D, 14R

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!1980

| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Reagan/
Bush (R) {{aye}}

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!1981

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!1982

1983–present

{{sticky header}}

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center"

!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!!colspan=6|Executive offices!!colspan=2|State Legislature{{Cite book|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Publications/PHoN/PHoN.pdf|title=Political History of Nevada|publisher=Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau|year=2016|edition=12th}}!! colspan=3 |United States Congress!!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
votes

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! 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

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!1983

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Richard Bryan (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bob Cashell (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William D.
Swackhamer
(D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Brian McKay (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Patricia Cafferata (R)

|rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Darrel R. Daines (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17D, 4R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22D, 20R

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Chic Hecht (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Paul Laxalt (R)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Tie}}|1D, 1R

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Reagan/
Bush (R) {{aye}}

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!1984

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!1985

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13D, 8R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|25R, 17D

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!1986

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!1987

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bob Miller (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Frankie Sue Del Papa (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Kenneth F. Santor (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29D, 13R

|rowspan=31 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Harry Reid (D)

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!1988

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bush/
Quayle (R) {{aye}}

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!1989

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bob Miller (D)

|rowspan=2|vacant

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32D, 10R

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Richard Bryan (D)

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!1990

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!1991

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Sue Wagner (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Cheryl Lau (R)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Frankie Sue Del Papa (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bob Seale (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 10R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22D, 20R

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!1992

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton/
Gore (D) {{aye}}

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!1993

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29D, 13R

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!1994

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!1995

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lonnie Hammargren (R)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Dean Heller (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|21R, 21D{{efn|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.{{Cite book|last=Driggs|first=Don W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JLBDXNGLi88C&pg=PA81|title=Nevada Politics & Government: Conservatism in an Open Society|date=1996-01-01|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0-8032-1703-4|language=en|page=81}}}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|2R

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!1996

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!1997

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 17R

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!1998

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!1999

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Kenny Guinn (R)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lorraine Hunt (R)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Brian Krolicki (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Kathy Augustine (R)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28D, 14R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Tie}}|1R, 1D

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!2000

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bush/
Cheney (R) {{aye}}

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!2001

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 15R

|rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}}|John Ensign (R)

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!2002

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!2003

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Brian Sandoval (R){{efn|name=judgeship}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|13R, 8D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23D, 19R

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|2R, 1D

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!2004

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!rowspan=2|2005

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|12R, 9D

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26D, 16R

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|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George Chanos (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!2006

|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Steve Martin (R){{efn|name=app}}

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!2007

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Jim Gibbons (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Brian Krolicki (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ross Miller (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Catherine Cortez
Masto
(D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kate Marshall (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kim Wallin (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|11R, 10D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 15R

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!2008

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Obama/
Biden (D) {{aye}}

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!2009

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12D, 9R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28D, 14R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2D, 1R

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!2010

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!2011

| rowspan=8 {{party shading/Republican}}|Brian Sandoval (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11D, 10R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26D, 16R

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Dean Heller (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|2R, 1D

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!2012

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!2013

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 15R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tie}}|2R, 2D

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!2014

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!2015

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}| Mark Hutchison (R)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Barbara Cegavske (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}| Adam Laxalt (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}| Dan Schwartz (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}| Ron Knecht (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}| 11R, 10D

| {{Party shading/Republican}}| 25R, 17D

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}| 3R, 1D

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!2016

| {{Party shading/Republican}}| 24R, 17D, 1L

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton/
Kaine (D) {{nay}}

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!2017

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 11D, 9R, 1I{{efn|A Republican Senator switched parties to Independent and caucused with the Democrats.}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 27D, 15R

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | Catherine Cortez
Masto
(D)

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | 3D, 1R

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!2018

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!2019

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Steve Sisolak (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Kate Marshall (D){{efn|Resigned September 17, 2021 to join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.}}

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | Aaron D. Ford (D)

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | Zach Conine (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Catherine Byrne (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 13D, 8R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}| 29D, 13R

| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | Jacky Rosen (D)

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!2020

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Biden/
Harris (D) {{aye}}

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! rowspan=2|2021

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |12D, 9R

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |26D, 16R

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|{{Party shading/Vacant}} | vacant

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! 2022

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lisa Cano Burkhead (D){{efn|name=app}}

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!2023

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} | Joe Lombardo (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} | Stavros Anthony (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | Cisco Aguilar (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} | Andy Matthews (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | 13D, 8R

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 28D, 14R

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!2024

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Trump/
Vance (R) {{aye}}

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!2025

| rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic/current}} | 27D, 15R

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