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(Since statehood)
"Peter Burnett
1st Governor (1849-1851) *
Henry Gage
20th Governor (1899-1903) +
John McDougall
2nd Governor (1851-1852) *
George Pardee
21st Governor (1903-1907) +
John Bigler
3rd Governor (1852-1856) *
James Gillett
22nd Governor (1907-1911) +
J. Neeley Johnson
4th Governor (1856-1858)
Hiram Johnson
23rd Governor (1911-1917) +
John Weller
5th Governor (1858-1860) *
William Stephens
24th Governor (1917-1923) +
Milton Latham
6th Governor (1860-1860)
Friend Richardson
25th Governor (1923-1927) +
John Downey
7th Governor (1860-1862)
C. C. Young
26th Governor (1927-1931) +
Leland Stanford
8th Governor (1862-1863) +
James Rolph
27th Governor (1931-1934) +
Frederick Low
9th Governor (1863-1867)
Frank Merriam
28th Governor (1934-1939) +
Henry Haight
10th Governor (1867-1871) *
Culburt Olson
29th Governor (1939-1943) *
Newton Booth
11th Governor (1871-1875) +
Earl Warren
30th Governor (1943-1953) +
Romualdo Pacheco
12th Governor (1875-1875) +
Goodwin Knight
31st Governor (1953-1959) +
William Irwin
13th Governor (1875-1880) *
Edmund G. \"Pat\" Brown
32nd Governor (1959-1967) *
George Perkins
14th Governor (1880-1883) +
Ronald Reagan
33rd Governor (1967-1975) +
George Stoneman
15th Governor (1883-1887) *
Edmund G. \"Jerry\" Brown
34th Governor (1975-1983) *
Washington Bartlett
16th Governor (1887-1887) *
George Deukmejian
35th Governor (1983-1991) +
Robert Waterman
17th Governor (1887-1891) +
Pete Wilson
36th Governor (1991-1999) +
Henry Markham
18th Governor (1891-1895) +
Gray Davis
37th Governor (1999-2003) *
James Budd
19th Governor (1895-1899) *
Arnold Schwarzenegger
38th Governor (2003-"[8] +
The crosses or the stars behind their term of office stand for their affiliation in the partys. The cross stands for the Republicans and the stars for the Democrats' party.
The most governors of California were Republicans, a total of 21, especially since 1899. The percentage is a bit more than 55 % whereas there were only 13 Democratic governors (34 %). The first Democratic governor of California, Peter Burnett, who was born in 1807 and died in 1895, was in office for 2 years. The first Republican governor was Leland Stanford, born in 1824, who was in office for 1 year.
The shortest terms had Bartlett, Pacheco and Latham. They all were replaced in the same year as they were elected. The longest period of office had Earl Warren - he was Governor for 10 years. The only Gov. of CA who later became US President was Ronald Reagan. Another interesting parallel to A. Schwarzenegger: both were first actors and Hollywood stars before they decided to start a career as a politician.
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