NAME DOB/DOD AGE@ DEATH TERM G/LG TIME IN OFFICE   NOTES AGE @ START OF TERM POST TERM REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT AMERICAN INDEPENDENT UNION PROGRESSIVE
                                 
1 JOHN McDOUGAL 1818-1866 48 12/20/1849 - 01/09/1851 LG 1 year ELECTED Also succeeded to Governor 31 15   X        
2 PETER HARDEMAN BURNETT 1807-1895 88 12/21/1849 - 01/09/1851 G 1 year ELECTED Resigned 42 44       X    
3 JOHN BIGLER 1805-1871 66 01/08/1852 - 01/09/1856 G 4 years ELECTED   47 15   X        
4 SAMUEL PURDY 1819-1882 63 01/08/1852 - 01/09/1856 LG 4 years ELECTED   33 26   X        
5 J. NEELY JOHNSON 1825-1872 47 01/09/1856 - 01/08/1858 G 2 years ELECTED   31 14     X      
6 ROBERT M. ANDERSON 1824-1878 54 01/09/1856 - 01/09/1858 LG 2 years ELECTED   32 20     X      
7 JOHN B. WELLER 1812-1875 63 01/08/1858 - 01/09/1860 G 2 years ELECTED   46 15   X        
8 JOSEPH WALKUP 1819-1873 54 01/08/1858 - 01/09/1860 LG 2 years ELECTED   39 13   X        
9 MILTON LATHAM 1827-1882 55 01/09/1860 - 01/14/1860 G 5 days ELECTED Resigned 33 22   X        
10 JOHN G. DOWNEY 1827-1894 67 01/08/1860 - 01/20/1860 LG 12 days ELECTED Also succeeded to Governor 33 34   X        
11 LELAND STANFORD 1824-1893 69 01/10/1862 - 12/10/1863 G 1 year, 11 months ELECTED   38 30 X          
12 FREDERICK LOW 1828-1894 66 12/10/1863 - 12/05/1867 G 4 years ELECTED   35 27         X  
13 TIM N. MACHIN 1822-1905 83 12/10/1863 - 12/05/1867 LG 4 years ELECTED   41 38 X          
14 HENRY HUNTLY HAIGHT 1825-1878 53 12/05/1867 - 12/08/1871 G 4 years ELECTED   42 7   X        
15 WILLIAM HOLDEN 1824-1884 60 12/05/1867 - 12/08/1871 LG 4 years ELECTED   43 13   X        
16 NEWTON BOOTH 1825-1892 67 12/08/1871 - 02/27/1875 G 3 years, 2 months ELECTED Resigned 46 17 X          
17 ROMUALDO PACHECO 1831-1899 68 12/08/1871 - 02/27/1875 LG 3 years, 3 months ELECTED Also succeeded to Governor 40 24 X          
18 WILLIAM IRWIN 1827-1886 57 12/09/1875 - 01/08/1880 G 4 years, 1 month ELECTED   48 6   X        
19 JAMES A. JOHNSON 1829-1896 67 12/09/1875 - 01/08/1880 LG 4 years ELECTED   46 16   X        
20 JOHN MANSFIELD 1822-1896 74 01/08/1880 - 01/10/1883 LG 3 years  ELECTED   60 13 X          
21 GEORGE CLEMENT PERKINS 1839-1923 84 01/08/1880 - 01/10/1883 G 3 years  ELECTED   41 40 X          
22 GEORGE STONEMAN 1822-1894 72 01/10/1883 - 01/08/1887 G 4 years ELECTED   61 7   X        
23 JOHN DAGGETT 1833-1919 76 01/10/1883 - 01/08/1887 LG 4 years ELECTED   50 32   X        
24 WASHINGTON BARTLETT 1824-1887 63 01/08/1887 - 09/12/1887 G 9 months ELECTED Died in office 63 0   X        
25 ROBERT WATERMAN 1826-1891 65 01/08/1887 - 09/13/1887 LG 9 months ELECTED Also succeeded to Governor 61 4 X          
26 HENRY MARKHAM 1840-1923 83 01/08/1891 - 01/11/1895 G 4 years ELECTED   51 28 X          
27 JOHN B. REDDICK 1845-1895 50 01/08/1891 - 01/11/1895 LG 4 years ELECTED   46 0 X          
28 JAMES BUDD 1851-1908 57 01/11/1895 - 01/04/1899 G 4 years ELECTED   44 9   X        
29 SPENCER G. MILLARD 1856-1895 39 01/11/1895 - 10/25/1895 LG 10 months ELECTED   39 0 X          
30 HENRY TIFFT GAGE 1852-1924 72 01/04/1899 - 01/07/1903 G 4 years ELECTED   47 21 X          
31 ALDEN ANDERSON 1867-1944 77 01/06/1903 - 01/08/1907 LG 4 years ELECTED   36 37 X          
32 JACOB H. NEFF 1830-1909 79 01/03/1899 - 01/06/1903 LG 4 years ELECTED   69 6 X          
33 GEORGE PARDEE 1857-1941 84 01/07/1903 - 01/09/1907 G 4 years ELECTED   46 34 X          
34 WARREN R. PORTER 1861-1927 66 01/08/1907 - 01/03/1911 LG 4 years ELECTED   46 16 X          
35 JAMES GILLETT 1860-1937 77 01/09/1907 - 01/03/1911 G 4 years ELECTED   47 26 X          
36 HIRAM JOHNSON 1866-1945 79 01/03/1911 - 03/15/1917 G 6 years, 2 months ELECTED Resigned 45 28           X
37 ALBERT JOSEPH WALLACE 1853-1939 86 01/03/1911 - 01/05/1915 LG 4 years ELECTED   58 24 X          
38 JOHN MORTON ESHLEMAN 1876-1916 40 01/05/1915 - 02/28/1916 LG 1 year, 1 month ELECTED   38 0       X    
39 WILLIAM STEPHENS 1859-1944 85 03/15/1917 - 01/09/1923 G 5 years, 9 months SUCCEEDED/ELECTED   58 21 X          
40 C.C. YOUNG 1869-1947 78 01/07/1919 - 01/04/1927 LG 8 years ELECTED Also elected as Governor 50 20 X          
41 FRIEND RICHARDSON 1865-1943 78 01/09/1923 - 01/04/1927 G 4 years ELECTED   58 16 X          
42 BURON FITTS 1895-1973 78 01/04/1927 - 11/30/1928 LG 22 months ELECTED   32 45 X          
43 JAMES ROLPH 1869-1934 65 01/06/1931 - 06/02/1934 G 3 years, 5 months ELECTED Died in office 62 0 X          
44 FRANK MERRIAM 1865-1955 90 01/05/1931 - 06/02/1934 LG 3 years, 6 months ELECTED Also succeeded to & elected as Governor 66 21 X          
45 GEORGE J. HATFIELD 1887-1953 66 01/08/1935 - 01/02/1939 LG 4 years ELECTED   48 14 X          
46 CULBERT OLSON 1876-1962 84 01/02/1939 - 01/04/1943 G 4 years ELECTED   63 19   X        
47 ELLIS E. PATTERSON 1897-1985 88 01/02/1939 - 01/04/1943 LG 4 years ELECTED   42 42   X        
48 EARL WARREN 1891-1974 83 01/04/1943 - 10/05/1953 G 10 years, 9 months ELECTED Resigned 52 21 X          
49 FREDERICK F. HOUSER 1904-1989 85 01/04/1943 - 01/06/1947 LG 4 years ELECTED   39 42 X          
50 GOODWIN KNIGHT 1896-1970 74 01/06/1947 - 10/05/1953 LG 6 years, 10 months ELECTED Also succeeded to & elected as Governor 51 17 X          
51 HAROLD J. POWERS 1900-1996 96 10/05/1953 - 01/05/1959 LG 5 years, 3 months ELECTED   53 37 X          
52 PAT BROWN 1905-1996 91 01/05/1959 - 01/02/1967 G 8 years ELECTED   54 29   X        
53 GLEN M.  ANDERSON 1913-1994 81 01/05/1959 - 01/02/1967 LG 8 years ELECTED   46 27   X        
54 RONALD REAGAN 1911-2004 93 01/02/1967 - 01/06/1975 G 8 years ELECTED   56 29 X          
55 ROBERT FINCH 1925-1995 70 01/02/1967 - 01/08/1969 LG 2 years ELECTED   42 26 X          
56 EDWIN REINECKE 1924-2016 92 01/08/1969 - 10/02/1974 LG 5 years, 9  months APPPOINTED/ELECTED Resigned 45 42 X          
57 MERVYN M. DYMALLY 1926-2012 86 01/06/1975 - 01/08/1979 LG 4 years ELECTED   49 33   X        
58 MIKE CURB 1944- 78+ 01/08/1979 - 01/03/1983 LG 4 years ELECTED Also served over 8 months as Acting Governor 33 40+ X          
59 GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN 1928-2018 90 01/03/1983 - 01/07/1991 G 8 years ELECTED   55 27 X          
60 PETE WILSON 1933- 90+ 01/07/1991 - 01/04/1999 G 8 years ELECTED   58 24+ X          
61 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER 1947- 76+ 11/17/2003 - 01/03/2011 G 7 years, 2 months ELECTED   56 12+ X          
62 JERRY BROWN 1938- 85+ 01/06/1975 - 01/03/1983
01/03/2011 - 01/07/2019
G 16 years ELECTED   37
73
4+   X        
63 LEO T. McCARTHY 1930-2007 77 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1995 LG 12 years ELECTED   53 12   X        
64 GAVIN NEWSOM 1967- 56+ 01/07/2019 - Present G 4+ years ELECTED   56 0   X        
65 GRAY DAVIS 1942- 80+ 01/03/1995 - 01/04/1999 LG 4 years ELECTED Also elected as Governor 53 24+   X        
66 CRUZ BUSTAMANTE 1953- 70+ 01/04/1999 - 01/07/2007 LG 8 years ELECTED   46 16+   X        
67 JOHN GARAMENDI 1945- 78+ 01/07/2007 - 11/03/2009  LG 2 years, 10 months ELECTED   62 14+   X        
68 ELENI KOUNALAKIS 1966- 57+ 01/07/2019 -  LG 4 years + ELECTED   53 0   X        
                                 
                                 
  68 Elected                              
     35 Republican                              
     27 Democrat                              
     2 American                              
     1 Union                              
     1 Progressive                              
                                 
  46 served at least 4 years                              
     24 Republican                              
     20 Democrat                              
     1 Union                              
     1 Progressive