List of lieutenant governors of California

Below is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of California, 1849 to present. In California, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor. Per the 1879 California Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor is the President of the State Senate.

List of lieutenant governors

Lieutenant governors of the State of California
No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor
1   John McDougal
(1818–1866)
December 20, 1849

January 9, 1851
(succeeded to governor)
Democratic 1849   Peter Hardeman Burnett
(resigned January 9, 1851)
2 David C. Broderick
(1820–1859)
January 9, 1851

January 8, 1852
(did not run)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
John McDougal
3 Samuel Purdy
(1819–1882)
January 8, 1852

January 9, 1856
(lost election)
Democratic 1851 John Bigler
1853
4 Robert M. Anderson
(1824–1878)
January 9, 1856

January 8, 1858
(did not run)
American 1855 J. Neely Johnson
5 Joseph Walkup
(1819–1873)
January 8, 1858

January 9, 1860
(did not run)
Democratic 1857 John B. Weller
6 John G. Downey
(1827–1894)
January 9, 1860

January 20, 1860
(succeeded to governor)
Democratic 1859 Milton Latham
7 Isaac N. Quinn
(acting)
(1795–1865)
January 20, 1860

January 7, 1861
(presidency expired)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
John G. Downey
8 Pablo de la Guerra
(acting)
(1819–1874)
January 7, 1861

January 10, 1862
(did not run)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
9 John F. Chellis
(1792–1883)
January 10, 1862

December 10, 1863
(did not run)
Republican 1861 Leland Stanford
10 Tim N. Machin
(1822–1905)
December 10, 1863

December 5, 1867
(did not run)
Republican 1863 Frederick Low
11 William Holden
(1824–1884)
December 5, 1867

December 8, 1871
(did not run)
Democratic 1867 Henry Huntly Haight
12 Romualdo Pacheco
(1831–1899)
December 8, 1871

February 27, 1875
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1871 Newton Booth
13 William Irwin
(acting)
(1827–1886)
February 27, 1875

December 9, 1875
(elected governor)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
Romualdo Pacheco
14 James A. Johnson
(1829–1896)
December 9, 1875

January 8, 1880
(did not run)
Democratic 1875 William Irwin
15 John Mansfield
(1822–1896)
January 8, 1880

January 10, 1883
(did not run)
Republican 1879 George C. Perkins
16 John Daggett
(1833–1919)
January 10, 1883

January 8, 1887
(did not run)
Democratic 1882 George Stoneman
17 Robert Waterman
(1826–1891)
January 8, 1887

September 13, 1887
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1886 Washington Bartlett
(died September 12, 1887)
18 Stephen M. White
(acting)
(1853–1901)
September 13, 1887

January 8, 1891
(did not run)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
Robert Waterman
19 John B. Reddick
(1845–1895)
January 8, 1891

January 11, 1895
(did not run)
Republican 1890 Henry Markham
20 Spencer G. Millard
(1856–1895)
January 11, 1895

October 24, 1895
(died in office)
Republican 1894 James Budd
Vacant October 24, 1895

October 26, 1895
Office vacated
by death
21 William T. Jeter
(1850–1930)
October 26, 1895

January 3, 1899
(did not run)
Democratic Appointed by
governor
22 Jacob H. Neff
(1830–1909)
January 3, 1899

January 6, 1903
(did not run)
Republican 1898 Henry T. Gage
23 Alden Anderson
(1867–1944)
January 6, 1903

January 8, 1907
(did not run)
Republican 1902 George Pardee
24 Warren R. Porter
(1861–1927)
January 8, 1907

January 3, 1911
(did not run)
Republican 1906 James Gillett
25 Albert Joseph Wallace
(1853–1939)
January 3, 1911

January 5, 1915
(did not run)
Republican 1910 Hiram Johnson
(resigned March 15, 1917)
26 John Morton Eshleman
(1876–1916)
January 5, 1915

February 28, 1916
(died in office)
Progressive 1914
Vacant February 28, 1916

July 22, 1916
Office vacated
by death
27 William Stephens
(1859–1944)
July 22, 1916

March 15, 1917
(succeeded to governor)
Republican Appointed by
governor
Vacant March 15, 1917

January 6, 1919
Office vacated
by succession to governor
William Stephens
28 C. C. Young
(1869–1947)
January 7, 1919

January 4, 1927
(elected governor)
Republican 1918
1922 Friend Richardson
29 Buron Fitts
(1895–1973)
January 4, 1927

November 30, 1928
(resigned)
Republican 1926 C. C. Young
Vacant November 30, 1928

December 4, 1928
Office vacated
by resignation
30 Herschel L. Carnahan
(1879–1941)
December 4, 1928

January 6, 1931
(did not run)
Republican Appointed by
governor
31 Frank Merriam
(1865–1955)
January 5, 1931

June 2, 1934
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1930 James Rolph
(died June 2, 1934)
Vacant June 2, 1934

January 7, 1935
Office vacated
by succession to governor
Frank Merriam
32 George J. Hatfield
(1887–1953)
January 8, 1935

January 2, 1939
(did not run)
Republican 1934
33 Ellis E. Patterson
(1897–1985)
January 2, 1939

January 4, 1943
(lost election)
Democratic 1938 Culbert Olson
34 Frederick F. Houser
(1904–1989)
January 4, 1943

January 6, 1947
(did not run)
Republican 1942 Earl Warren
(resigned October 4, 1953)
35 Goodwin Knight
(1896–1970)
January 6, 1947

October 4, 1953
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1946
1950
36 Harold J. Powers
(1900–1996)
October 5, 1953

January 5, 1959
(lost election)
Republican Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
Goodwin Knight
1954
37 Glenn M. Anderson
(1913–1994)
January 5, 1959

January 2, 1967
(lost election)
Democratic 1958 Pat Brown
1962
38 Robert Finch
(1925–1995)
January 2, 1967

January 8, 1969
(resigned)
Republican 1966 Ronald Reagan
39 Edwin Reinecke
(1924–2016)
January 8, 1969

October 2, 1974
(resigned)
Republican Appointed by
governor
1970
40 John L. Harmer
(1934–2019)
October 2, 1974

January 6, 1975
(lost election)
Republican Appointed by
governor
41 Mervyn Dymally
(1926–2012)
January 6, 1975

January 8, 1979
(lost election)
Democratic 1974 Jerry Brown
42 Mike Curb
(b. 1944)
January 8, 1979

January 3, 1983
(did not run)
Republican 1978
43 Leo T. McCarthy
(1930–2007)
January 3, 1983

January 3, 1995
(did not run)
Democratic 1982 George Deukmejian
1986
1990 Pete Wilson
44 Gray Davis
(b. 1942)
January 3, 1995

January 4, 1999
(elected governor)
Democratic 1994
45 Cruz Bustamante
(b. 1953)
January 4, 1999

January 7, 2007
(term-limited)
Democratic 1998 Gray Davis
(recalled November 17, 2003)
2002
Arnold Schwarzenegger
46 John Garamendi
(b. 1945)
January 7, 2007

November 3, 2009
(resigned)
Democratic 2006
47 Mona Pasquil
(acting)
(b. 1962)
November 3, 2009

April 27, 2010
(successor took office)
Democratic Appointed by
governor
48 Abel Maldonado
(b. 1967)
April 27, 2010

January 10, 2011
(lost election)
Republican Appointed by
governor
2010
Jerry Brown
49 Gavin Newsom
(b. 1967)
January 10, 2011

January 7, 2019
(elected governor)
Democratic
2014
50 Eleni Kounalakis
(b. 1966)
January 7, 2019

Incumbent
Democratic 2018 Gavin Newsom
2022

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