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List of governors of California

January 01, 1970

The governor of California is the head of government of California, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The current governor is Gavin Newsom, who has been in office since 2019.

Gavin Newsom, the 40th and current governor of California

Thirty-nine people have served as governor, over 40 distinct terms. Many have been influential nationwide in areas far-flung from state politics. Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in 1891. Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the United States, won an election with the nominations of the three major parties – the only person to run essentially unopposed for governor of California. Ronald Reagan, who was president of the Screen Actors Guild and later President of the United States, and Arnold Schwarzenegger both came to prominence through acting.

Gray Davis, the 37th governor of California, was the second governor in American history to be recalled by voters. The shortest tenure was that of Milton Latham, who served only five days before being elected to fill a vacant United States Senate seat. The longest tenure is that of Jerry Brown, who served as governor from 1975 to 1983 and again from 2011 to 2019, the only governor to serve non-consecutive terms. He is the son of former governor Pat Brown who served from 1959 to 1967.

List of governors edit

For the period before statehood, see list of governors of California before 1850.

California was obtained by the United States in the Mexican Cession following the Mexican–American War. Unlike most other states, it was never organized as a territory, and was admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.

The original California Constitution of 1849 called for elections every two years, with no set start date for the term. An amendment ratified in 1862 increased the term to four years.[1] The 1879 constitution set the term to begin on the first Monday after January 1, following an election.[a] In 1990, Proposition 140 led to a constitutional amendment[2] implementing a term limit of two terms.[3]

Prior to this limit, only one governor, Earl Warren, served more than two terms. Jerry Brown was elected to a third term in 2010, because his previous terms were before the term limit was enacted. The 1849 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor, who, in cases of vacancy in the office of governor, becomes governor.[4] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of California
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[b]
1     Peter Hardeman Burnett
(1807–1895)
[5][6][7] 		December 20, 1849[8][c]
–
January 9, 1851
(resigned)[d] 		Nonpartisan[e] 1849   John McDougal
2   John McDougal
(1818–1866)
[10][11][12] 		January 9, 1851[13]
–
January 8, 1852
(did not run) 		Nonpartisan[f] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		David C. Broderick[g]
(acting)
3   John Bigler
(1805–1871)
[14][15][16] 		January 8, 1852[17]
–
January 9, 1856
(lost election) 		Democratic[18] 1851 Samuel Purdy
1853
4   J. Neely Johnson
(1825–1872)
[19][20][21] 		January 9, 1856[22]
–
January 8, 1858
(did not run) 		American[23] 1855 Robert M. Anderson
5   John B. Weller
(1812–1875)
[24][25][26] 		January 8, 1858[27]
–
January 9, 1860
(did not run) 		Democratic[23] 1857 Joseph Walkup
6   Milton Latham
(1827–1882)
[28][29][30] 		January 9, 1860[31]
–
January 14, 1860
(resigned)[h] 		Lecompton
Democratic[23] 		1859 John G. Downey
7   John G. Downey
(1827–1894)
[32][33][34] 		January 14, 1860[35]
–
January 10, 1862
(did not run) 		Lecompton
Democratic[36] 		Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Isaac N. Quinn
(acting)
(term ended January 7, 1861)
Pablo de la Guerra
(acting)
8   Leland Stanford
(1824–1893)
[37][38][39] 		January 10, 1862[40]
–
December 10, 1863
(did not run)[i] 		Republican[36] 1861 John F. Chellis
9   Frederick Low
(1828–1894)
[42][43][44] 		December 10, 1863[45]
–
December 5, 1867
(did not run) 		Union[36] 1863[j] Tim N. Machin
10   Henry Huntly Haight
(1825–1878)
[46][47][48] 		December 5, 1867[49]
–
December 8, 1871
(lost election) 		Democratic[36] 1867 William Holden
11   Newton Booth
(1825–1892)
[50][51][52] 		December 8, 1871[53]
–
February 27, 1875
(resigned)[k] 		Republican[36] 1871 Romualdo Pacheco
12   Romualdo Pacheco
(1831–1899)
[54][55][56] 		February 27, 1875[57]
–
December 9, 1875
(did not run) 		Republican[36] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		William Irwin[g]
(acting)
13   William Irwin
(1827–1886)
[58][59][60] 		December 9, 1875[61]
–
January 8, 1880
(did not run) 		Democratic[36] 1875 James A. Johnson
14   George C. Perkins
(1839–1923)
[62][63][64] 		January 8, 1880[65]
–
January 10, 1883
(did not run) 		Republican[36] 1879 John Mansfield
15   George Stoneman
(1822–1894)
[66][67][68] 		January 10, 1883[69]
–
January 8, 1887
(did not run)[70] 		Democratic[36] 1882 John Daggett
16   Washington Bartlett
(1824–1887)
[71][72][73] 		January 8, 1887[74]
–
September 12, 1887
(died in office) 		Democratic[36] 1886 Robert Waterman[l]
17   Robert Waterman
(1826–1891)
[75][76][77] 		September 12, 1887[78]
–
January 8, 1891
(did not run) 		Republican[36] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Stephen M. White[g]
(acting)
18   Henry Markham
(1840–1923)
[79][80][81] 		January 8, 1891[82]
–
January 11, 1895
(did not run) 		Republican[36] 1890 John B. Reddick
19   James Budd
(1851–1908)
[83][84][85] 		January 11, 1895[86]
–
January 4, 1899
(did not run)[83] 		Democratic[36] 1894 Spencer G. Millard[l]
(died October 24, 1895)
Vacant
William T. Jeter
(appointed October 26, 1895)
20   Henry T. Gage
(1852–1924)
[87][88][89] 		January 4, 1899[90]
–
January 7, 1903
(lost nomination)[87] 		Republican[36] 1898 Jacob H. Neff
21   George Pardee
(1857–1941)
[91][92][93] 		January 7, 1903[94]
–
January 9, 1907
(lost nomination)[91] 		Republican[36] 1902 Alden Anderson
22   James Gillett
(1860–1937)
[95][96][97] 		January 9, 1907[98]
–
January 3, 1911
(did not run)[95] 		Republican[36] 1906 Warren R. Porter
23   Hiram Johnson
(1866–1945)
[99][100][101] 		January 3, 1911[102]
–
March 15, 1917
(resigned)[m] 		Republican[36] 1910 Albert Joseph Wallace
Progressive[36] 1914 John M. Eshleman
(died February 28, 1916)
Vacant
William Stephens[l]
(took office July 22, 1916)
24   William Stephens
(1859–1944)
[103][104][105] 		March 15, 1917[106]
–
January 9, 1923
(lost nomination)[103] 		Republican[36] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
1918 C. C. Young
25   Friend Richardson
(1865–1943)
[107][108][109] 		January 9, 1923[110]
–
January 4, 1927
(lost nomination)[111] 		Republican[36] 1922
26   C. C. Young
(1869–1947)
[112][113][114] 		January 4, 1927[115]
–
January 6, 1931
(lost nomination)[116] 		Republican[36] 1926 Buron Fitts
(resigned November 30, 1928)
Vacant
Herschel L. Carnahan
(appointed December 4, 1928)
27   James Rolph
(1869–1934)
[117][118][119] 		January 6, 1931[120]
–
June 2, 1934
(died in office) 		Republican[36] 1930 Frank Merriam
28   Frank Merriam
(1865–1955)
[121][122][123] 		June 2, 1934[124]
–
January 2, 1939
(lost election) 		Republican[36] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
1934 George J. Hatfield
29   Culbert Olson
(1876–1962)
[125][126][127] 		January 2, 1939[128]
–
January 4, 1943
(lost election) 		Democratic[36] 1938 Ellis E. Patterson
30   Earl Warren
(1891–1974)
[129][130][131] 		January 4, 1943[132]
–
October 4, 1953
(resigned)[n] 		Republican[o] 1942 Frederick F. Houser
1946 Goodwin Knight
1950
31   Goodwin Knight
(1896–1970)
[135][136][137] 		October 5, 1953[138]
–
January 5, 1959
(did not run)[p] 		Republican[36] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Harold J. Powers
1954
32   Pat Brown
(1905–1996)
[139][140][141] 		January 5, 1959[142]
–
January 2, 1967
(lost election) 		Democratic[36] 1958 Glenn M. Anderson
1962
33   Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004)
[143][144][145] 		January 2, 1967[146]
–
January 6, 1975
(did not run)[143] 		Republican[36] 1966 Robert Finch
(resigned January 8, 1969)
Edwin Reinecke
(resigned October 2, 1974)
1970
John L. Harmer
34   Jerry Brown
(b. 1938)
[147][148][149] 		January 6, 1975[150]
–
January 3, 1983
(did not run) 		Democratic[36] 1974 Mervyn M. Dymally
1978 Michael Curb[l]
35   George Deukmejian
(1928–2018)
[151][152] 		January 3, 1983[153]
–
January 7, 1991
(did not run) 		Republican[152] 1982 Leo T. McCarthy[g]
1986
36   Pete Wilson
(b. 1933)
[154][155] 		January 7, 1991[156]
–
January 4, 1999
(term-limited)[q] 		Republican[155] 1990
1994 Gray Davis[g]
37   Gray Davis
(b. 1942)
[158][159] 		January 4, 1999[160]
–
November 17, 2003
(recalled)[r] 		Democratic[159] 1998 Cruz Bustamante[g]
2002
38   Arnold Schwarzenegger
(b. 1947)
[162][161] 		November 17, 2003[163]
–
January 3, 2011
(term-limited)[q] 		Republican[161] 2003
(recall)[r]
2006 John Garamendi[g]
(resigned November 3, 2009)
Mona Pasquil[g]
(acting)
Abel Maldonado[l][s]
(appointed April 27, 2010)
39   Jerry Brown
(b. 1938)
[148][164] 		January 3, 2011[165]
–
January 7, 2019
(term-limited)[q] 		Democratic[164] 2010
Gavin Newsom[s]
(took office January 10, 2011)
2014
40   Gavin Newsom
(b. 1967)
[167][168] 		January 7, 2019[169]
–
Incumbent[t] 		Democratic[168] 2018 Eleni Kounalakis
2021
(recall)[u]
2022

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The rule of the term beginning on the first Monday after January 1 does not seem to have been followed until 1939; all terms between 1880 and 1931, except for 1923, began on the "wrong" day, often just one or two days off. This is well sourced, and it is unknown why the terms did not match the constitution, or why they began to match the constitution in 1939.
  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.[6]
  4. ^ Burnett abruptly resigned after his first annual address was criticized by the legislature.[6]
  5. ^ The 1849 election was non-partisan;[5][9] sources say Burnett was an Independent Democrat.[7]
  6. ^ The 1849 election was non-partisan;[5][9] sources say McDougal was an Independent Democrat.[12]
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Represented the Democratic Party
  8. ^ Latham resigned, having been elected to in the United States Senate.[29]
  9. ^ Stanford withdrew after losing the early primaries of the Union/Republican nomination.[41]
  10. ^ First term under an 1862 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.[1]
  11. ^ Booth resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[51]
  12. ^ a b c d e Represented the Republican Party
  13. ^ Johnson resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[100]
  14. ^ Warren resigned, having been appointed Chief Justice of the United States.[130] His resignation letter specified he would leave office at "12 o'clock midnight, Sunday, Oct 4, 1953".[133]
  15. ^ 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.[134]
  16. ^ Knight instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.[135]
  17. ^ a b c Under a 1990 amendment to the constitution, governors may not serve more than two terms.[157]
  18. ^ a b Davis was recalled and Schwarzenegger elected to replace him in a special election.[161]
  19. ^ a b 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.[166]
  20. ^ Newsom's second term began on January 2, 2023, and will expire January 4, 2027; he will be term-limited.
  21. ^ Newsom survived a recall election.[170]

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General
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list, governors, california, governor, california, head, government, california, whose, responsibilities, include, making, annual, state, state, addresses, california, state, legislature, submitting, budget, ensuring, that, state, laws, enforced, governor, als. The governor of California is the head of government of California whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature submitting the budget and ensuring that state laws are enforced The governor is also the commander in chief of the state s military forces The current governor is Gavin Newsom who has been in office since 2019 Gavin Newsom the 40th and current governor of California Thirty nine people have served as governor over 40 distinct terms Many have been influential nationwide in areas far flung from state politics Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in 1891 Earl Warren later Chief Justice of the United States won an election with the nominations of the three major parties the only person to run essentially unopposed for governor of California Ronald Reagan who was president of the Screen Actors Guild and later President of the United States and Arnold Schwarzenegger both came to prominence through acting Gray Davis the 37th governor of California was the second governor in American history to be recalled by voters The shortest tenure was that of Milton Latham who served only five days before being elected to fill a vacant United States Senate seat The longest tenure is that of Jerry Brown who served as governor from 1975 to 1983 and again from 2011 to 2019 the only governor to serve non consecutive terms He is the son of former governor Pat Brown who served from 1959 to 1967 Contents 1 List of governors 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksList of governors editFor the period before statehood see list of governors of California before 1850 California was obtained by the United States in the Mexican Cession following the Mexican American War Unlike most other states it was never organized as a territory and was admitted as the 31st state on September 9 1850 The original California Constitution of 1849 called for elections every two years with no set start date for the term An amendment ratified in 1862 increased the term to four years 1 The 1879 constitution set the term to begin on the first Monday after January 1 following an election a In 1990 Proposition 140 led to a constitutional amendment 2 implementing a term limit of two terms 3 Prior to this limit only one governor Earl Warren served more than two terms Jerry Brown was elected to a third term in 2010 because his previous terms were before the term limit was enacted The 1849 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor who in cases of vacancy in the office of governor becomes governor 4 The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket Governors of the State of California No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor b 1 nbsp Peter Hardeman Burnett 1807 1895 5 6 7 December 20 1849 8 c January 9 1851 resigned d Nonpartisan e 1849 John McDougal 2 nbsp John McDougal 1818 1866 10 11 12 January 9 1851 13 January 8 1852 did not run Nonpartisan f Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor David C Broderick g acting 3 nbsp John Bigler 1805 1871 14 15 16 January 8 1852 17 January 9 1856 lost election Democratic 18 1851 Samuel Purdy 1853 4 nbsp J Neely Johnson 1825 1872 19 20 21 January 9 1856 22 January 8 1858 did not run American 23 1855 Robert M Anderson 5 nbsp John B Weller 1812 1875 24 25 26 January 8 1858 27 January 9 1860 did not run Democratic 23 1857 Joseph Walkup 6 nbsp Milton Latham 1827 1882 28 29 30 January 9 1860 31 January 14 1860 resigned h LecomptonDemocratic 23 1859 John G Downey 7 nbsp John G Downey 1827 1894 32 33 34 January 14 1860 35 January 10 1862 did not run LecomptonDemocratic 36 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Isaac N Quinn acting term ended January 7 1861 Pablo de la Guerra acting 8 nbsp Leland Stanford 1824 1893 37 38 39 January 10 1862 40 December 10 1863 did not run i Republican 36 1861 John F Chellis 9 nbsp Frederick Low 1828 1894 42 43 44 December 10 1863 45 December 5 1867 did not run Union 36 1863 j Tim N Machin 10 nbsp Henry Huntly Haight 1825 1878 46 47 48 December 5 1867 49 December 8 1871 lost election Democratic 36 1867 William Holden 11 nbsp Newton Booth 1825 1892 50 51 52 December 8 1871 53 February 27 1875 resigned k Republican 36 1871 Romualdo Pacheco 12 nbsp Romualdo Pacheco 1831 1899 54 55 56 February 27 1875 57 December 9 1875 did not run Republican 36 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor William Irwin g acting 13 nbsp William Irwin 1827 1886 58 59 60 December 9 1875 61 January 8 1880 did not run Democratic 36 1875 James A Johnson 14 nbsp George C Perkins 1839 1923 62 63 64 January 8 1880 65 January 10 1883 did not run Republican 36 1879 John Mansfield 15 nbsp George Stoneman 1822 1894 66 67 68 January 10 1883 69 January 8 1887 did not run 70 Democratic 36 1882 John Daggett 16 nbsp Washington Bartlett 1824 1887 71 72 73 January 8 1887 74 September 12 1887 died in office Democratic 36 1886 Robert Waterman l 17 nbsp Robert Waterman 1826 1891 75 76 77 September 12 1887 78 January 8 1891 did not run Republican 36 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Stephen M White g acting 18 nbsp Henry Markham 1840 1923 79 80 81 January 8 1891 82 January 11 1895 did not run Republican 36 1890 John B Reddick 19 nbsp James Budd 1851 1908 83 84 85 January 11 1895 86 January 4 1899 did not run 83 Democratic 36 1894 Spencer G Millard l died October 24 1895 Vacant William T Jeter appointed October 26 1895 20 nbsp Henry T Gage 1852 1924 87 88 89 January 4 1899 90 January 7 1903 lost nomination 87 Republican 36 1898 Jacob H Neff 21 nbsp George Pardee 1857 1941 91 92 93 January 7 1903 94 January 9 1907 lost nomination 91 Republican 36 1902 Alden Anderson 22 nbsp James Gillett 1860 1937 95 96 97 January 9 1907 98 January 3 1911 did not run 95 Republican 36 1906 Warren R Porter 23 nbsp Hiram Johnson 1866 1945 99 100 101 January 3 1911 102 March 15 1917 resigned m Republican 36 1910 Albert Joseph Wallace Progressive 36 1914 John M Eshleman died February 28 1916 Vacant William Stephens l took office July 22 1916 24 nbsp William Stephens 1859 1944 103 104 105 March 15 1917 106 January 9 1923 lost nomination 103 Republican 36 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 1918 C C Young 25 nbsp Friend Richardson 1865 1943 107 108 109 January 9 1923 110 January 4 1927 lost nomination 111 Republican 36 1922 26 nbsp C C Young 1869 1947 112 113 114 January 4 1927 115 January 6 1931 lost nomination 116 Republican 36 1926 Buron Fitts resigned November 30 1928 Vacant Herschel L Carnahan appointed December 4 1928 27 nbsp James Rolph 1869 1934 117 118 119 January 6 1931 120 June 2 1934 died in office Republican 36 1930 Frank Merriam 28 nbsp Frank Merriam 1865 1955 121 122 123 June 2 1934 124 January 2 1939 lost election Republican 36 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 1934 George J Hatfield 29 nbsp Culbert Olson 1876 1962 125 126 127 January 2 1939 128 January 4 1943 lost election Democratic 36 1938 Ellis E Patterson 30 nbsp Earl Warren 1891 1974 129 130 131 January 4 1943 132 October 4 1953 resigned n Republican o 1942 Frederick F Houser 1946 Goodwin Knight 1950 31 nbsp Goodwin Knight 1896 1970 135 136 137 October 5 1953 138 January 5 1959 did not run p Republican 36 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Harold J Powers 1954 32 nbsp Pat Brown 1905 1996 139 140 141 January 5 1959 142 January 2 1967 lost election Democratic 36 1958 Glenn M Anderson 1962 33 nbsp Ronald Reagan 1911 2004 143 144 145 January 2 1967 146 January 6 1975 did not run 143 Republican 36 1966 Robert Finch resigned January 8 1969 Edwin Reinecke resigned October 2 1974 1970 John L Harmer 34 nbsp Jerry Brown b 1938 147 148 149 January 6 1975 150 January 3 1983 did not run Democratic 36 1974 Mervyn M Dymally 1978 Michael Curb l 35 nbsp George Deukmejian 1928 2018 151 152 January 3 1983 153 January 7 1991 did not run Republican 152 1982 Leo T McCarthy g 1986 36 nbsp Pete Wilson b 1933 154 155 January 7 1991 156 January 4 1999 term limited q Republican 155 1990 1994 Gray Davis g 37 nbsp Gray Davis b 1942 158 159 January 4 1999 160 November 17 2003 recalled r Democratic 159 1998 Cruz Bustamante g 2002 38 nbsp Arnold Schwarzenegger b 1947 162 161 November 17 2003 163 January 3 2011 term limited q Republican 161 2003 recall r 2006 John Garamendi g resigned November 3 2009 Mona Pasquil g acting Abel Maldonado l s appointed April 27 2010 39 nbsp Jerry Brown b 1938 148 164 January 3 2011 165 January 7 2019 term limited q Democratic 164 2010 Gavin Newsom s took office January 10 2011 2014 40 nbsp Gavin Newsom b 1967 167 168 January 7 2019 169 Incumbent t Democratic 168 2018 Eleni Kounalakis 2021 recall u 2022See also edit nbsp California portal Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States California List of California state legislatures List of governors of California before 1850 Spouses of the governor of CaliforniaNotes edit The rule of the term beginning on the first Monday after January 1 does not seem to have been followed until 1939 all terms between 1880 and 1931 except for 1923 began on the wrong day often just one or two days off This is well sourced and it is unknown why the terms did not match the constitution or why they began to match the constitution in 1939 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted 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 6 Burnett abruptly resigned after his first annual address was criticized by the legislature 6 The 1849 election was non partisan 5 9 sources say Burnett was an Independent Democrat 7 The 1849 election was non partisan 5 9 sources say McDougal was an Independent Democrat 12 a b c d e f g h Represented the Democratic Party Latham resigned having been elected to in the United States Senate 29 Stanford withdrew after losing the early primaries of the Union Republican nomination 41 First term under an 1862 constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to four years 1 Booth resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 51 a b c d e Represented the Republican Party Johnson resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 100 Warren resigned having been appointed Chief Justice of the United States 130 His resignation letter specified he would leave office at 12 o clock midnight Sunday Oct 4 1953 133 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 134 Knight instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate 135 a b c Under a 1990 amendment to the constitution governors may not serve more than two terms 157 a b Davis was recalled and Schwarzenegger elected to replace him in a special election 161 a b 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 166 Newsom s second term began on January 2 2023 and will 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