Historical Record
Previous Governors of California
Governors who previously held office in California, with term dates and party affiliation.
← View all statesGavin NewsomDemocrat2019–2027
Jerry BrownDemocrat2011–2019
Arnold SchwarzeneggerRepublican2003–2011
Gray DavisDemocrat1999–2003
Pete WilsonRepublican1991–1999
George DeukmejianDemocrat1983–1991
Jerry BrownDemocrat1975–1983
Ronald ReaganRepublican1967–1975
Pat BrownDemocrat1959–1967
Goodwin KnightRepublican1953–1959
Earl WarrenDemocrat1943–1953
Culbert OlsonDemocrat1939–1943
Frank MerriamRepublican1934–1939
James RolphRepublican1931–1934
C. C. YoungRepublican1927–1931
Friend RichardsonRepublican1923–1927
William StephensRepublican1917–1923
Hiram JohnsonRepublican1911–1917
James GillettRepublican1907–1911
George PardeeRepublican1903–1907
Henry T. GageRepublican1899–1903
James BuddDemocrat1895–1899
Henry MarkhamRepublican1891–1895
Robert WatermanDemocrat1887–1891
Washington BartlettDemocrat1887–1887
George StonemanDemocrat1883–1887
George C. PerkinsRepublican1880–1883
William IrwinDemocrat1875–1880
Newton BoothRepublican1871–1875
Romualdo PachecoDemocrat1875–1875
Henry Huntly HaightDemocrat1867–1871
Frederick LowIndependent1863–1867
Leland StanfordRepublican1862–1863
John G. DowneyDemocrat1860–1862
Milton S. LathamDemocrat1860–1860
John B. WellerDemocrat1858–1860
J. Neely JohnsonIndependent1856–1858
John BiglerDemocrat1852–1856
John McDougalDemocrat1851–1852
Peter Hardeman BurnettIndependent1849–1851