Former Governors - California

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Since 1849, California has had 40 governors (35 elected), with a fairly even historical split between parties, though recently dominated by Democrats. Early history saw many Democrats and some third-party members, followed by long periods of Republican leadership (1899–1939, 1967–1975, 1983–1999) and modern Democratic dominance

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Timeline of California Governors (1849–Present)

• Democratic: 1849–1856 (Burnett, McDougal, Bigler)
• American/Know-Nothing: 1856–1858 (J. Neely Johnson)
• Democratic: 1858–1862 (Weller, Latham, Downey)
• Republican: 1862–1863 (Leland Stanford)
• Union/Republican: 1863–1867 (Frederick Low)
• Democratic: 1867–1871 (Henry Haight)
• Republican: 1871–1875 (Newton Booth)
• Republican/Independent: 1875 (Romualdo Pacheco)
• Democratic: 1875–1880 (William Irwin)
• Republican: 1880–1883 (George Perkins)
• Democratic: 1883–1887 (George Stoneman)
• Democratic: 1887 (Washington Bartlett)
• Republican: 1887–1891 (Robert Waterman)
• Republican: 1891–1895 (Henry Markham)
• Democratic: 1895–1899 (James Budd)
• Republican: 1899–1911 (Gage, Pardee, Gillett)
• Progressive/Republican: 1911–1917 (Hiram Johnson)
• Republican: 1917–1939 (Stephens, Richardson, Young, Rolph, Merriam)
• Democratic: 1939–1943 (Culbert Olson)
• Republican: 1943–1959 (Earl Warren, Goodwin Knight)
• Democratic: 1959–1967 (Edmund G. "Pat" Brown)
• Republican: 1967–1975 (Ronald Reagan)
• Democratic: 1975–1983 (Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown)
• Republican: 1983–1999 (George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson)
• Democratic: 1999–2003 (Gray Davis)
• Republican: 2003–2011 (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
• Democratic: 2011–Present (Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom)