Governors of California, 1849-2025(May beincomplete!)
PeterH. Burnett 1849-51JohnMcDougal 1851-52JohnBigler 1852-56J.Neely Johnson 1856-58JohnB. Weller 1858-60MiltonS. Latham 1860JohnG. Downey 1860-62LelandStanford 1862-63FrederickF. Low 1863-67HenryH. Haight 1867-71NewtonBooth 1871-75RomualdoPacheco 1875WilliamIrwin 1875-80GeorgeC. Perkins 1880-83GeorgeStoneman 1883-87WashingtonBartlett 1887RobertW. Waterman 1887-91HenryH. Markham 1891-95JamesHerbert Budd 1895-99HenryT. Gage 1899-1903GeorgeC. Pardee 1903-07JamesN. Gillett 1907-11HiramW. Johnson 1911-17WilliamD. Stephens 1917-23FriendW. Richardson 1923-27C.C. Young 1927-31JamesRolph, Jr. 1931-34FrankF. Merriam 1934-39CulbertL. Olson 1939-43EarlWarren 1943-53GoodwinJ. Knight 1953-59EdmundG. Brown, Sr. 1959-67RonaldReagan 1967-75EdmundG. Brown, Jr. 1975-83GeorgeDeukmejian 1983-91PeteWilson 1991-99GrayDavis 1999-2003ArnoldSchwarzenegger 2003-11EdmundG. Brown, Jr. 2011-19GavinNewsom 2019- Events and Candidates(may be incomplete!)
1849 Nov 13:PeterH. Burnett, elected;WinfieldS. Sherwood, defeated;JohnA. Sutter, defeated;WilliamM. Steuart, defeated;JohnW. Geary, defeated. 1851 Sep 3:JohnBigler (Dem), elected;PiersonB. Reading (Whig), defeated. 1853 Sep 7:JohnBigler (Dem), elected;WilliamWaldo (Whig), defeated. 1855 Sep 5:J.Neely Johnson (American), elected;JohnBigler (Dem), defeated. 1857 Sep 2:JohnB. Weller (Dem), elected;EdwardStanly (Rep & Settlers and Miners), defeated;GeorgeW. Bowie (American), defeated. 1859 Sep 7:MiltonS. Latham (Lecompton Democratic), elected;JohnCurrey (Anti-Lecompton Democratic), defeated;LelandStanford (Rep), defeated. 1861 Sep 4:LelandStanford (Rep), elected;JohnConness (Union Democratic), defeated;JohnR. McConnell (Breckinridge Democratic), defeated. 1863 Sep 2:FrederickF. Low (Union), elected;JohnG. Downey (Dem), defeated. 1867 Sep 4:HenryH. Haight (Dem), elected;GeorgeC. Gorham (Union), defeated;CalebT. Fay (Union Republican), defeated. 1871 Sep 6:NewtonBooth (Rep), elected;HenryH. Haight (Dem), defeated. 1875 Sep 7:WilliamIrwin (Dem), elected;TimothyG. Phelps (Rep), defeated;JohnBidwell (Ind), defeated;WilliamE. Lovett (Prohibition), defeated. 1879 Sep 3:GeorgeC. Perkins (Rep), elected;HughJ. Glenn (Dem & New Constitution), defeated;WilliamF. White (Workingmen), defeated;A.C. Clark (Prohibition), defeated. 1882:MariettaL. B. Stow, defeated. 1882 Nov 7:GeorgeStoneman (Dem), elected;MorrisM. Estee (Rep), defeated;R.H. McDonald (Prohibition), defeated;ThomasJ. McQuiddy (Greenback Labor), defeated. 1886 Nov 2:WashingtonBartlett (Dem), elected;JohnF. Swift (Rep), defeated;C.C. O'Donnell (Ind), defeated;P.D. Wigginton (American), defeated;JoelRussell (Prohibition & Farmers), defeated. 1887 Sep 12:WashingtonBartlett, died in office. 1890 Nov 4:HenryH. Markham (Rep), elected;EdwardB. Pond (Dem), defeated;JohnBidwell (Prohibition & American), defeated. 1898:JamesG. Maguire (Dem), defeated;JobHarriman (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1902 Nov 4:GeorgeC. Pardee (Rep), elected;FranklinK. Lane (Dem), defeated. 1906 Nov 6:JamesN. Gillett (Rep), elected;TheodoreA. Bell (Dem), defeated. 1910:CharlesF. Curry (Rep), defeated in primary. 1910 Nov 8:HiramW. Johnson (Rep), elected;TheodoreA. Bell (Dem), defeated. 1914 Nov 3:HiramW. Johnson (Progressive), elected;JohnD. Fredericks (Rep), defeated;JohnB. Curtin (Dem), defeated;NobleA. Richarson (Socialist), defeated;ClintonP. Moore (Prohibition), defeated. 1918:ThomasLee Woolwine (Dem), defeated in primary. 1918 Nov 5:WilliamD. Stephens (Rep & Progressive & Prohibition), elected;TheodoreA. Bell (Ind), defeated;HenryH. Roser (Socialist), defeated;JamesRolph, Jr., defeated. 1922 Nov 7:FriendW. Richardson (Rep), elected;ThomasLee Woolwine (Dem), defeated;AlexanderHorr (Socialist), defeated. 1924:RexB. Goodcell, defeated. 1926 Nov 2:C.C. Young (Rep), elected;JustusS. Wardell (Dem), defeated;UptonSinclair (Socialist), defeated. 1930 Nov 4:JamesRolph, Jr. (Rep), elected;MiltonK. Young (Dem), defeated;UptonSinclair (Socialist), defeated. 1934:C.C. Young, defeated for nomination. 1934:JustusS. Wardell (Dem), defeated in primary;MiltonK. Young (Dem), defeated in primary. 1934:UptonSinclair (Dem), defeated. 1934 Jun 2:JamesRolph, Jr., died in office. 1938:JohnF. Dockweiler (Dem), defeated in primary. 1938:CulbertL. Olson (Dem), elected. 1942:CulbertL. Olson (Dem), defeated. 1950:JamesRoosevelt (Dem), defeated. 1958:WilliamF. Knowland (Rep), defeated. 1958 Jun 3:DonaldDonaldson (Dem), defeated in primary. 1958 Nov 4:HerbertSteiner (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1962:RichardM. Nixon, defeated. 1962 Nov 6:HerbertSteiner (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1966:GeorgeChristopher (Rep), defeated in primary. 1966:EdmundG. Brown, Sr. (Dem), defeated. 1970:JesseM. Unruh (Dem), defeated;WilliamK. Shearer (American Independent), defeated. 1970 Jun 2:WalterR. Buchanan (Dem), defeated in primary. 1974:JeromeR. Waldie (Dem), defeated in primary;JamesQ. Wedworth (Dem), defeated in primary. 1974:EdReinecke (Rep), defeated in primary. 1974:HoustonI. Flournoy, defeated. 1974 Jun 4:JosephL. Alioto (Dem), defeated in primary;EileenAnderson (Dem), defeated in primary. 1974 Jun 4:JamesA. Ware (Rep), defeated in primary. 1974 Nov 5:HerbertSteiner (Socialist Labor), defeated;OlgaL. Rodriguez (Socialist Workers), defeated. 1978:WilliamA. Burkett (Dem), defeated in primary. 1978:KennethL. Maddy (Rep), defeated in primary. 1978:EvelleJ. Younger (Rep), defeated;MelMason (Socialist Workers), defeated;FredHalstead (Socialist Workers), defeated. 1978 Oct 7:StephenEmery (Socialist Labor), defeated. 1978 Nov 7:EdClark (Ind), defeated. 1982:JohnGaramendi (Dem), defeated in primary. 1982:MikeCurb (Rep), defeated in primary. 1982:TomBradley (Dem), defeated;MelMason (Socialist Workers), defeated. 1982 Nov 2:JamesC. Griffin (American Independent), defeated. 1986:TomBradley (Dem), defeated;B.Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian), defeated. 1986 Jun 3:EileenAnderson (Dem), defeated in primary. 1990 Jun 5:DianneFeinstein (Dem), nominated;EileenAnderson (Dem), defeated in primary. 1990 Nov 6:DianneFeinstein (Dem), defeated. 1994:JohnGaramendi (Dem), defeated in primary. 1994:KathleenBrown (Dem), defeated. 1994 Nov 8:GloriaE. La Riva (Peace and Freedom), defeated. 1998:JaneF. Harman (Dem), defeated in primary. 1998:MarshaFeinland (Peace and Freedom), defeated in primary. 1998:DanLungren (Rep), defeated. 1998 Nov 3:GrayDavis (Dem), elected;GloriaE. La Riva (Peace and Freedom), defeated. 2002 Mar 5:GrayDavis (Dem), nominated;AnselmoA. Chavez (Dem), defeated in primary;CharlesPineda, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary;MosemarieBoyd (Dem), defeated in primary. 2002 Mar 5:BillSimon (Rep), nominated;RichardJ. Riordan (Rep), defeated in primary;BillJones (Rep), defeated in primary;NickJesson (Rep), defeated in primary;EdieBukewihge (Rep), defeated in primary;DanneyBall (Rep), defeated in primary;JimDimov (Rep), defeated in primary. 2002 Mar 5:IrisAdam (Natural Law), nominated unopposed. 2002 Mar 5:GaryD. Copeland (Libertarian), nominated;ArtOlivier (Libertarian), defeated in primary. 2002 Mar 5:ReinholdGulke (American Independent), nominated unopposed. 2002 Mar 5:PeterCamejo (Green), nominated unopposed. 2002 Nov 5:GrayDavis (Dem), elected;BillSimon (Rep), defeated;PeterCamejo (Green), defeated;GaryD. Copeland (Libertarian), defeated;ReinholdGulke (American Independent), defeated;IrisAdam (Natural Law), defeated. 2003 Oct 7:ArnoldSchwarzenegger (Rep), elected;CruzBustamante (Dem), defeated;TomMcClintock (Rep), defeated;PeterCamejo (Green), defeated;AriannaHuffington (Ind), defeated;PeterV. Ueberroth (Rep), defeated;LarryFlynt (Dem), defeated;GaryColeman (Ind), defeated;GeorgeB. Schwartzman (Ind), defeated;MaryEllen Cook (Ind), defeated;BruceMartin Margolin (Dem), defeated;BillSimon (Rep), defeated;JohnC. Burton (Socialist Equality), defeated;VanVo (Rep), defeated;DavidLaughing Horse Robinson (Dem), defeated;LeoGallagher (Ind), defeated;CherylBly-Chester (Rep), defeated;LawrenceSteven Strauss (Dem), defeated;RonaldJason Palmieri (Dem), defeated;CalvinY. Louie (Dem), defeated;BadiBadiozamani (Ind), defeated;AudieE. Bock (Dem), defeated;RalphA. Hernandez (Dem), defeated;DanFeinstein (Dem), defeated;EdwardThomas Kennedy (Dem), defeated;BobMcClain (Ind), defeated;JamesHenry Green (Dem), defeated;Angelyne(Ind), defeated;GarrettGruener (Dem), defeated;JeromeKunzman (Ind), defeated;JimWeir (Dem), defeated;IvanAlexander Hall III (Green), defeated;NedFenton Roscoe (Libertarian), defeated;GeorginaRussell (Dem), defeated;PaulMariano (Dem), defeated;JackLoyd Grisham (Ind), defeated;JonathanD. Miller (Dem), defeated;BrookeAdams (Ind), defeated;DanielT. Watts (Green), defeated;ChristopherSproul (Dem), defeated;KenHamidi (Libertarian), defeated;RandallD. Sprague (Rep), defeated;NathanWhitecloud Walton (Ind), defeated;FrankA. Macaluso, Jr. (Dem), defeated;MohammadArif (Ind), defeated;MarcValdez (Dem), defeated;JohnJ. Hickey (Libertarian), defeated;DanielC. Ramirez (Dem), defeated;C.T. Weber (Peace and Freedom), defeated;MichaelJ. Wozniak (Dem), defeated;MichaelSchmier (Dem), defeated;DianaFoss (Dem), defeated;LingelH. Winters (Dem), defeated;B.E. Smith (Ind), defeated;JoeGuzzardi (Dem), defeated;RichardJ. Simmons (Ind), defeated;MikeP. McCarthy (Ind), defeated;LeonardPadilla (Ind), defeated;ArtBrown (Dem), defeated;IrisAdam (Natural Law), defeated;MauriceJ. Walker (Green), defeated;TrekThunder Kelly (Ind), defeated;DarinPrice (Natural Law), defeated;VikramjitS. Bajwa (Dem), defeated;JohnMortensen (Dem), defeated;DavidRonald Sams (Rep), defeated;SaraAnn Hanlon (Ind), defeated;DianeTemplin (American Independent), defeated;JimHoffman (Rep), defeated;DickLane (Dem), defeated;CharlesPineda, Jr. (Dem), defeated;WilliamB. Vaughn (Dem), defeated;RobertC. Newman II (Rep), defeated;C.Stephen Henderson (Ind), defeated;ScottA. Mednick (Dem), defeated;DoreneMusilli (Rep), defeated;JamieRosemary Safford (Rep), defeated;KurtE. Rightmyer (Ind), defeated;BrianTracy (Ind), defeated;SharonRushford (Ind), defeated;RobertC. Mannheim (Dem), defeated;DarrylL. Mobley (Ind), defeated;ChristopherRanken (Dem), defeated;PatriciaG. Tilley (Ind), defeated;A.Lavar Taylor (Dem), defeated;MichaelJackson (Rep), defeated;DouglasAnderson (Rep), defeated;JoelBritton (Ind), defeated;Alex-St.James (Rep), defeated;DarrinH. Scheidle (Dem), defeated;BobLynn Edwards (Dem), defeated;PaulMailander (Dem), defeated;PaulJames Nave (Dem), defeated;EdBeyer (Rep), defeated;JohnW. Beard (Rep), defeated;ChuckWalker (Rep), defeated;WilliamS. Chambers (Rep), defeated;WarrenFarrell (Dem), defeated;RobertCullenbine (Dem), defeated;DennisDuggan McMahon (Rep), defeated;JamesM. Vandeventer, Jr. (Rep), defeated;VipBhola (Rep), defeated;GeroldLee Gorman (Dem), defeated;KellyP. Kimball (Dem), defeated;MikeMcNeilly (Rep), defeated;EricKorevaar (Dem), defeated;S.Issa (Rep), defeated;BryanQuinn (Rep), defeated;GinoMartorana (Rep), defeated;RichardAndrew Gosse (Rep), defeated;TimSylvester (Dem), defeated;PaulW. Vann (Rep), defeated;MichaelCheli (Ind), defeated;HeatherPeters (Rep), defeated;JeffRainforth (Ind), defeated;RonaldJ. Friedman (Ind), defeated;JeffreyL. Mock (Rep), defeated;BillPrady (Dem), defeated;DanielW. Richards (Rep), defeated;ScottW. Davis (Ind), defeated;ToddCarson (Rep), defeated;LorraineFontanes (Dem), defeated;CarlA. Mehr (Rep), defeated;JonW. Zellhoefer (Rep), defeated;GaryLeonard (Dem), defeated;GregoryJ. Pawlik (Rep), defeated;RevaRenee Renz (Rep), defeated;KevinRichter (Rep), defeated;StephenL. Knapp (Rep), defeated;WilliamJames Tsangares (Rep), defeated;D.Clements (Rep), defeated;RobertA. Dole (Rep), defeated;DavidE. Kessinger (Dem), defeated;GeneForte (Rep), defeated;ToddRichard Lewis (Ind), defeated. 2006 Jun 6:PhilAngelides (Dem), nominated;SteveWestly (Dem), defeated in primary;BarbaraBecnel (Dem), defeated in primary;JoeBrouillette (Dem), defeated in primary;MichaelStrimling (Dem), defeated in primary;FrankA. Macaluso, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary;VibertGreene (Dem), defeated in primary;JeraldRobert Gerst (Dem), defeated in primary. 2006 Jun 6:ArnoldSchwarzenegger (Rep), nominated;RobertC. Newman II (Rep), defeated in primary;BillChambers (Rep), defeated in primary;JeffreyR. Burns (Rep), defeated in primary. 2006 Jun 6:JaniceJordan (Peace and Freedom), nominated unopposed. 2006 Jun 6:ArtOlivier (Libertarian), nominated unopposed. 2006 Jun 6:EdwardC. Noonan (American Independent), nominated unopposed. 2006 Jun 6:PeterCamejo (Green), nominated unopposed. 2006 Nov 7:ArnoldSchwarzenegger (Rep), elected;PhilAngelides (Dem), defeated;PeterCamejo (Green), defeated;ArtOlivier (Libertarian), defeated;JaniceJordan (Peace and Freedom), defeated;EdwardC. Noonan (American Independent), defeated. 2010 Jun 8:StevePoizner (Rep), defeated in primary;MegWhitman (Rep), nominated. 2010 Jun 8:CarlosAlvarez (Peace and Freedom), nominated. 2010 Nov 2:CarlosAlvarez (Peace and Freedom), defeated;MegWhitman (Rep), defeated. | |
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