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Political party strength in Nevada

Political party strength in 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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1983–present

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Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
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)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-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)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. Governor of Nevada Territory.
  2. Secretary of Nevada Territory.
  3. Attorney General of Nevada Territory.
  4. Treasurer of Nevada Territory.
  5. Auditor of Nevada Territory.
  6. Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada Territory.
  7. Appointed by governor.
  8. Died in office.
  9. 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. 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. 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 United States Department of the Interior.

References

  1. [1]
    Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2016.
  2. [2]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 254
  3. [3]
    "The Journal of the Assembly 1893". HathiTrust. p. 12–13. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. [4]
    "The Journal of the Senate 1897". HathiTrust. p. 8–9, 14–15. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. [5]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 255
  6. [6]
    "The Journal of the Senate 1897". HathiTrust. p. 8, 12. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  7. [7]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 257
  8. [8]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 258
  9. [9]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 258
  10. [10]
    "The Journal of the Senate 1907". HathiTrust. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  11. [11]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 259
  12. [12]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 262
  13. [13]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 263
  14. [14]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 264
  15. [15]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 268
  16. [16]
    Political History of Nevada (11th Ed.), p. 269
  17. [17]
    Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2016.
  18. [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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