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Governors of California, 1895--2011

Data from California's Legislature, published by the California State Assembly, 1984 & 2000; World Book Encyclopedia 1998; Governors of California Gallery, developed by the California State Library.

Term Name Party
1895-1899 James H. Budd Democrat
1899-1903 Henry T. Gage Republican
1903-1907 George C. Pardee Republican
1907-1911 James N. Gillett Republican
1911-1917 Hiram W. Johnson Republican
1917-1923 William D. Stephens Republican
1923-1927 Friend William Richardson Republican
1927-1931 Clement C. Young Republican
1931-1934 James Rolph, Jr. Republican
1934-1939 Frank F. Merriam Republican
1939-1943 Culbert L. Olson Democrat
1943-1953 Earl Warren Republican
1953-1959 Goodwin J. Knight Republican
1959-1967 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Democrat
1967-1975 Ronald Reagan Republican
1975-1983 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. Democrat
1983-1991 George Deukmejian Republican
1991-1999 Pete Wilson Republican
1999-2003 Gray Davis (recalled) Democrat
2003-2011 Arnold Schwarzenegger Republican

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