Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
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Nevada State Seal
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years, two term limit |
Inaugural holder |
James W. Nye 1864 |
Formation | Constitution of Nevada |
Website | Office of the Lieutenant Governor |
The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is an elected office in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is based in Carson City, Nevada and elected for 4 year terms. The 34th and current Lieutenant Governor (since January 2015) is Mark Hutchison.
See List of Governors of Nevada for a full list of Lieutenant Governors.
As of January 2017[update], ten former U.S. lieutenant governors of Nevada were alive. The oldest is Paul Laxalt (served 1963–1967, born 1922). The most recent U.S. lieutenant governor of Nevada to die was Myron E. Leavitt (served 1979–1983, born 1930), on January 9, 2004.