Peter H. Burnett, Dec. 20, 1849, First State Governor, Democratic, received 6716 votes, total vote, 12,064. John McDougall, Lieutenant Governor, became Governor Jan. 9, 1851, Democrat John Bigler, Jan. 8, 1852, Democrat John Bigler, Jan. 7, 1854, Democrat John Neely Johnson, Jan. 9, 1856, American Party John B. Weller, Jan. 8, 1858, Democrat Milton S. Latham, Jan. 9, 1860, Democrat John G. Downey (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated Jan. 14, 1860, Democrat Leland Stanford, Jan. 10, 1862, Republican Frederick F. Low, Dec. 10, 1863, Union Party Henry H. Haight, Dec. 5, 1867, Democrat Newton Booth, Dec. 8, 1871, Republican Romualdo Pacheco (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated Feb. 27, 1875, Republican (native state Governor) William Irwin, Dec. 8, 1875, Democrat Geo. C. Perkins, Jan. 8, 1880, Republican Geo. Stoneman, Jan. 10, 1883, Democrat Washington Bartlett, Jan. 8, 1887, Democrat Robert W. Waterman (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated Sept. 13, 1887, Republican H. H. Markham, Jan. 8, 1891, Republican James H. Budd, Jan. II, 1895, Democrat Henry T. Gage, Jan. 4, 1899, Republican Geo. C. Pardee, Jan. 7, 1903, Republican James N. Gillett, Jan. 9, 1907, Republican Hiram W. Johnson, January, 1911, Republican; reelected on Progressive ticket, 1914 William D. Stephens (Lieutenant Governor), inaugurated March 15, 1917, Progressive Electoral Vote 1852, Democratic, 4 votes 1856, Democratic, 4 votes 1860, Republican, 4 votes 1864, Republican, 5 votes 1868, Republican, 5 votes 1872, Republican, 6 votes 1876, Republican, 6 votes 1880 Republican, 1 vote Democratic, 5 votes 1884, Republican, 8 votes 1888, Republican, 8 votes 1892, Republican, 1 vote Democratic, 8 votes 1896, Republican, 8 votes Democratic, People’s and Silver parties, 1 vote 1900, Republican, 9 votes 1904, Republican, 9 votes 1908, Republican, to votes 1912, Democratic, 2 votes Progressive, 11 votes 1916, Democratic, 13 votes 1920, Republican, 13 votes Bibliography