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List of governors of California

This is a list of governors of the US state of California.

List

Governors of the State of California[a]
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[b]
1     Peter Hardeman Burnett December 20, 1849[c]
–
January 9, 1851
(resigned)[d]		 Democratic 1849   John McDougal
2   John McDougal January 9, 1851
–
January 8, 1852
(not candidate for election) 		Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		David C. Broderick
(acting)
3   John Bigler January 8, 1852
–
January 9, 1856
(lost election) 		1851 Samuel Purdy
1853
4   J. Neely Johnson January 9, 1856
–
January 8, 1858
(not candidate for election) 		American 1855 Robert M. Anderson
5   John B. Weller January 8, 1858
–
January 9, 1860
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1857 Joseph Walkup
6   Milton Latham January 9, 1860
–
January 14, 1860
(resigned)[e]		 1859 John G. Downey
7   John G. Downey January 14, 1860
–
January 10, 1862
(not candidate for election) 		Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Isaac N. Quinn
(acting)
(term ended January 7, 1861)
Pablo de la Guerra
(acting)
8   Leland Stanford January 10, 1862
–
December 10, 1863
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1861 John F. Chellis
9   Frederick Low December 10, 1863
–
December 5, 1867
(not candidate for election) 		1863[f] Tim N. Machin
10   Henry Huntly Haight December 5, 1867
–
December 8, 1871
(lost election) 		Democratic 1867 William Holden
11   Newton Booth December 8, 1871
–
February 27, 1875
(resigned)[g]		 Republican 1871 Romualdo Pacheco
12   Romualdo Pacheco February 27, 1875
–
December 9, 1875
(not candidate for election) 		Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		William Irwin
(acting)
13   William Irwin December 9, 1875
–
January 8, 1880
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1875 James A. Johnson
14   George Clement Perkins January 8, 1880
–
January 10, 1883
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1879 John Mansfield
15   George Stoneman January 10, 1883
–
January 8, 1887
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1882 John Daggett
16   Washington Bartlett January 8, 1887
–
September 12, 1887
(died in office) 		1886 Robert Waterman[h]
17   Robert Waterman September 12, 1887
–
January 8, 1891
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Stephen M. White[i]
(acting)
18   Henry Markham January 8, 1891
–
January 11, 1895
(not candidate for election) 		1890 John B. Reddick
19   James Budd January 11, 1895
–
January 4, 1899
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1894 Spencer G. Millard[h]
(died October 24, 1895)
William T. Jeter
20   Henry Gage January 4, 1899
–
January 7, 1903
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1898 Jacob H. Neff
21   George Pardee January 7, 1903
–
January 9, 1907
(not candidate for election) 		1902 Alden Anderson
22   James Gillett January 9, 1907
–
January 3, 1911
(not candidate for election) 		1906 Warren R. Porter
23   Hiram Johnson January 3, 1911
–
March 15, 1917
(resigned)[j]		 Republican 1910 Albert Joseph Wallace
Progressive 1914 John M. Eshleman
(died February 28, 1916)
Vacant
William Stephens[h]
(took office July 22, 1916)
24   William Stephens March 15, 1917
–
January 8, 1923
(not candidate for election) 		Republican Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Vacant
1918 C. C. Young
25   Friend Richardson January 8, 1923
–
January 4, 1927
(not candidate for election) 		1922
26   C. C. Young January 4, 1927
–
January 6, 1931
(lost renomination)[k]		 1926 Buron Fitts
(resigned November 30, 1928)
Vacant
Herschel L. Carnahan
(appointed December 4, 1928)
27   James Rolph January 6, 1931
–
June 2, 1934
(died in office) 		1930 Frank Merriam
28   Frank Merriam June 2, 1934
–
January 2, 1939
(lost election) 		Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Vacant
1934 George J. Hatfield
29   Culbert Olson January 2, 1939
–
January 4, 1943
(lost election) 		Democratic 1938 Ellis E. Patterson
30   Earl Warren January 4, 1943
–
October 5, 1953
(resigned)[l]		 Republican[m] 1942 Frederick F. Houser
1946 Goodwin Knight
1950
31   Goodwin Knight October 5, 1953
–
January 5, 1959
(not candidate for election)[n]		 Republican Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor 		Harold J. Powers
1954
32   Pat Brown January 5, 1959
–
January 2, 1967
(lost election) 		Democratic 1958 Glenn M. Anderson
1962
33   Ronald Reagan January 2, 1967
–
January 6, 1975
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1966 Robert Finch
(resigned January 8, 1969)
Edwin Reinecke
(resigned October 2, 1974)
1970
John L. Harmer
34   Jerry Brown January 6, 1975
–
January 3, 1983
(not candidate for election) 		Democratic 1974 Mervyn M. Dymally
1978 Michael Curb[h]
35   George Deukmejian January 3, 1983
–
January 7, 1991
(not candidate for election) 		Republican 1982 Leo T. McCarthy[i]
1986
36   Pete Wilson January 7, 1991
–
January 4, 1999
(term limited) 		1990
1994 Gray Davis[i]
37   Gray Davis January 4, 1999
–
November 17, 2003
(recalled)[o]		 Democratic 1998 Cruz Bustamante[i]
2002
38   Arnold Schwarzenegger November 17, 2003
–
January 3, 2011
(term limited) 		Republican 2003
(special)[o]
2006 John Garamendi[i]
(resigned November 3, 2009)
Mona Pasquil[i]
(acting)
Abel Maldonado[h][p]
(appointed April 27, 2010)
39   Jerry Brown January 3, 2011
–
January 7, 2019
(term limited) 		Democratic 2010
Gavin Newsom[p]
(took office January 10, 2011)
2014
40   Gavin Newsom January 7, 2019
–
present[q]		 2018 Eleni Kounalakis

List Of Governors Of California Media

  • Gavin Newsom in April 2024

  • Seated portrait of Governor John Bigler; right arm resting on a table, left hand in his lap.

  • John G. Downey (1827-1894), 7th Governor of California

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Hardeman Burnett". National Governors Association. 3 January 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ Durham, Walter T. (1997). Volunteer Forty-niners: Tennesseans and the California Gold Rush. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-8265-1298-4. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Milton Slocum Latham". National Governors Association. 3 January 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Newton Booth". National Governors Association. 3 January 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hiram Warren Johnson". National Governors Association. 3 January 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Rolph Victor in California Race. Nashville, Tennessee. August 28, 1930. p. 13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44348999/rolph_victor_in_california_race/. Retrieved February 14, 2020. 
  7. ↑ "Earl Warren". National Governors Association. 3 January 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Biography of Earl Warren". Earl Warren College. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Goodwin Jess Knight". National Governors Association. 3 January 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Statewide Special Election". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2020. {{cite web}}: More than one of |accessdate= and |access-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  11. ↑ Upton Oot, John (January 7, 2011). "Newsom's Dual Role Raises Legal Quandary". The Bay Citizen. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2020. {{cite web}}: More than one of |accessdate= and |access-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)

Notes

  1. ↑ Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.
  2. ↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  3. ↑ A civilian government was formed in late 1849 prior to official statehood, and operated as the state government for ten months before official statehood was granted.[1]
  4. ↑ Burnett resigned, citing personal reasons; he was reportedly unhappy with the legislature, and wanted more time to manage his business.[2]
  5. ↑ Latham resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[3]
  6. ↑ First term under an 1862 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.>
  7. ↑ Booth resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[4]
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Represented the Republican Party
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Represented the Democratic Party
  10. ↑ Johnson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.[5]
  11. ↑ Richardson lost the Republican nomination to James Rolph.[6]
  12. ↑ Warren resigned to be Chief Justice of the United States.[7]
  13. ↑ Warren ran as a Republican for his first and third terms. For his second term, he won the nomination of the Republican, Democratic, and Progressive parties.[8]
  14. ↑ Knight instead unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate.[9]
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Davis was recalled and Schwarzenegger elected to replace him in a special election.[10]
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Newsom delayed his swearing in as lieutenant governor until January 10, 2011, to remain mayor of San Francisco; Maldonado stayed on as lieutenant governor until then.[11]
  17. ↑ Newsom's first term expires on January 2, 2023.
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