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.
Lieutenant Governors of the State of California| {{abbr|No.|Number | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Governor{{efn|Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted. | | 1 | | | John McDougal | December 20, 1849}}
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January 9, 1851 | Democratic | 1849
{{efn|A civilian government was formed in late 1849 prior to official statehood, and operated as the state government for ten months before official statehood was granted.[1]}}{{efn|Burnett resigned and McDougal succeeded him; as president of the senate, Broderick acted as lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term.}} | | Peter Hardeman Burnett |
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| 2 | | David C. Broderick
(acting) | January 9, 1851}}
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January 8, 1852
| Democratic | John McDougal |
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| 3 | | Samuel Purdy | {{dts|January 8, 1852}}
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January 9, 1856 | Democratic | 1851 | John Bigler |
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| 1853 |
| 4 | | | Robert M. Anderson | January 9, 1856}}
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January 8, 1858 | American | 1855 | | J. Neely Johnson |
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| 5 | | | Joseph Walkup | January 8, 1858}}
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January 9, 1860 | Democratic | 1857 | | John B. Weller |
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| 6 | | John G. Downey | January 9, 1860}}
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January 20, 1860 | Democratic | 1859
{{efn|Latham resigned and Downey succeeded him. As president of the senate, Quinn acted as lieutenant governor until the legislative session ended, at which time de la Guerra was elected president of the senate and acted as lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term.}} | Milton Latham |
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| 7 | | Isaac N. Quinn
(acting) | January 20, 1860}}
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January 7, 1861 | Democratic | John G. Downey |
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| 8 | | Pablo de la Guerra
(acting) | January 7, 1861}}
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January 10, 1862 | Democratic |
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| 9 | | | John F. Chellis | January 10, 1862}}
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December 10, 1863 | Republican | 1861 | | Leland Stanford |
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| 10 | | Tim N. Machin | December 10, 1863}}
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December 5, 1867 | Republican | | {{efn>First term under an 1862 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.}}Frederick Low |
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| 11 | | | William Holden | December 5, 1867}}
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December 8, 1871 | Democratic | 1867 | | Henry Huntly Haight |
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| 12 | | | Romualdo Pacheco | December 8, 1871}}
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February 27, 1875 | Republican | 1871
{{efn|Booth resigned and Pacheco succeeded him; as president of the senate, Irwin acted as lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term.}} | | Newton Booth |
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| 13 | | | William Irwin
(acting) | February 27, 1875}}
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December 9, 1875 | Democratic | Romualdo Pacheco{{efn|Represented the Republican Party.|name=gov-rep}} |
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| 14 | | James A. Johnson | December 9, 1875}}
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January 8, 1880 | Democratic | 1875 | | William Irwin |
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| 15 | | | John Mansfield | January 8, 1880}}
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January 10, 1883 | Republican | 1879 | | George Clement Perkins |
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| 16 | | | John Daggett | January 10, 1883}}
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January 8, 1887 | Democratic | 1882 | | George Stoneman |
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| 17 | | | Robert Waterman | January 8, 1887}}
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September 13, 1887 | Republican | 1886
{{efn|Bartlett died in office and Waterman succeeded him; as president of the senate, White acted as lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term.}} | Washington Bartlett{{efn|Represented the Democratic Party.|name=gov-dem}} |
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| 18 | | | Stephen M. White
(acting) | September 13, 1887}}
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January 8, 1891 | Democratic | | Robert Waterman{{efn|name=gov-rep}} |
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| 19 | | | John B. Reddick | January 8, 1891}}
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January 11, 1895 | Republican | 1890 | Henry Markham |
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| 20 | | Spencer G. Millard | January 11, 1895}}
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October 25, 1895 | Republican | 1894
{{efn|Millard died in office; Jeter was appointed by Budd to succeed him.}} | | James Budd{{efn|name=gov-dem}} |
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| 21 | | | William T. Jeter | October 25, 1895}}
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January 3, 1899 | Democratic |
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| 22 | | | Jacob H. Neff | January 3, 1899}}
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January 6, 1903 | Republican | 1898 | | Henry Gage |
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| 23 | | Alden Anderson | January 6, 1903}}
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January 8, 1907 | Republican | 1902 | George Pardee |
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| 24 | | Warren R. Porter | January 8, 1907}}
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January 3, 1911 | Republican | 1906 | James Gillett |
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| 25 | | Albert Joseph Wallace | January 3, 1911}}
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January 5, 1915 | Republican | 1910 | Hiram Johnson{{efn|Represented the Progressive Party during Stephens' term.}} |
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| 26 | | | John Morton Eshleman | January 5, 1915}}
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February 28, 1916 | Progressive | 1914
{{efn|Eshleman died in office; Stephens was appointed to succeed him. Johnson later resigned and Stephens succeeded him; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.}} | |
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| — | Vacant | {{dts>February 28, 1916}}
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July 22, 1916 | — |
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| 27 | | | William Stephens | July 22, 1916}}
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March 15, 1917 | Republican |
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| — | Vacant | {{dts>February 28, 1916}}
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July 22, 1916 | — | | William Stephens |
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| 28 | | | C. C. Young | {{dts|January 7, 1919}}
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January 4, 1927 | Republican | 1918 |
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| 1922 | Friend Richardson |
| 29 | | Buron Fitts | January 4, 1927}}
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November 30, 1928 | Republican | 1926
{{efn|Fitts resigned to serve as a special prosecutor; Carnahan was appointed to succeed him.}} | C. C. Young |
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| — | Vacant | {{dts>November 30, 1928}}
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December 4, 1928 | — |
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| 30 | | | Herschel L. Carnahan | December 4, 1928}}
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January 6, 1931 | Republican |
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| 31 | | Frank Merriam | January 5, 1931}}
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June 2, 1934 | Republican | 1930
{{efn|Rolph died in office and Merriam succeeded him, rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.}} | James Rolph |
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| — | Vacant | {{dts>June 2, 1934}}
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January 7, 1935 | — | Frank Merriam |
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| 32 | | | George J. Hatfield | January 8, 1935}}
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January 2, 1939 | Republican | 1934 |
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| 33 | | | Ellis E. Patterson | January 2, 1939}}
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January 4, 1943 | Democratic | 1938 | | Culbert Olson |
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| 34 | | | Frederick F. Houser | January 4, 1943}}
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January 6, 1947 | Republican | 1942 | | Earl Warren |
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| 35 | | Goodwin Knight | {{dts|January 6, 1947}}
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October 5, 1953 | Republican | 1946 |
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1950
{{efn|Warren resigned and Knight succeeded him; as president pro tempore of the senate, Powers succeeded Knight.}} |
| 36 | | Harold J. Powers | {{dts|October 5, 1953}}
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January 5, 1959 | Republican | Goodwin Knight |
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| 1954 |
| 37 | | | Glenn M. Anderson | {{dts|January 5, 1959}}
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January 2, 1967 | Democratic | 1958 | | Pat Brown |
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| 1962 |
| 38 | | | Robert Finch | January 2, 1967}}
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January 8, 1969 | Republican | 1966
{{efn|Finch resigned to be United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and Reinecke was appointed to succeed him.}} | | Ronald Reagan |
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| 39 | | Edwin Reinecke | {{dts|January 8, 1969}}
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October 2, 1974 | Republican |
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1970
{{efn|Reineke was forced to resign when convicted and sentenced for perjury; it was later overturned on appeal. Harmer was appointed to succeed him.}} |
| 40 | | John L. Harmer | October 2, 1974}}
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January 6, 1975 | Republican |
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| 41 | | | Mervyn M. Dymally | January 6, 1975}}
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January 8, 1979 | Democratic | 1974 | | Jerry Brown{{efn|name=gov-dem}} |
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| 42 | | | Mike Curb | January 8, 1979}}
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January 3, 1983 | Republican | 1978 |
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| 43 | | | Leo T. McCarthy | {{dts|January 3, 1983}}
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January 3, 1995 | Democratic | 1982 | | George Deukmejian{{efn|name=gov-rep}} |
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| 1986 |
| 1990 | Pete Wilson{{efn|name=gov-rep}} |
| 44 | | Gray Davis | January 3, 1995}}
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January 4, 1999 | Democratic | 1994 |
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| 45 | | Cruz Bustamante | {{dts|January 4, 1999}}
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January 7, 2007 | Democratic | 1998 | | Gray Davis
(recalled November 17, 2003) |
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| 2002 |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger{{efn|name=gov-rep}} |
| 46 | | John Garamendi | January 7, 2007}}
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November 3, 2009 | Democratic | 2006
{{efn|Garamendi resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives; Maldonado was appointed to succeed him, and Pasquil was appointed to act as lieutenant governor pending Maldonado's confirmation.}} |
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| 47 | | Mona Pasquil
(acting) | November 3, 2009}}
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April 27, 2010 | Democratic |
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| 48 | | | Abel Maldonado | {{dts|April 27, 2010}}
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January 10, 2011 | Republican |
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2010
{{efn|Newsom delayed his swearing in as lieutenant governor until January 10, 2011, to remain mayor of San Francisco; Maldonado stayed on as lieutenant governor until then.[2]}} | | Jerry Brown{{efn|name=gov-dem}} |
| 49 | | | Gavin Newsom | {{dts|January 10, 2011}}
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January 7, 2019 | Democratic |
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| 2014 |
| 50 | | Eleni Kounalakis | January 7, 2019}}
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present | Democratic | {{efn>Kounalakis' first term expires on January 2, 2023.}} | Gavin Newsom |
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1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_california/col2-content/main-content-list/title_burnett_peter.html | title=Peter Hardeman Burnett | publisher=National Governors Association | accessdate=September 6, 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baycitizen.org/news/politics/newsoms-dual-role-raises-legal-quandary/|title=Newsom's Dual Role Raises Legal Quandary|last=Upton Oot|first=John|work=The Bay Citizen|accessdate=September 6, 2015|date=January 7, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20160419192008/https://www.baycitizen.org/news/politics/newsoms-dual-role-raises-legal-quandary/|archivedate=April 19, 2016|df=}}
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