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Democratic nominees for Governor of California
- 1849 Peter Hardeman Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and the first state Governor of California, serving from December 20, 1849 to January 9 1851. He was also the first California governor to resign from office...
- 1851 John Bigler
John Bigler was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as the third Governor of California from 1852 to 1856 and was the first California governor to successfully complete an entire term in office, as well as the first to win re-election...
- 1853 John Bigler
John Bigler was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as the third Governor of California from 1852 to 1856 and was the first California governor to successfully complete an entire term in office, as well as the first to win re-election...
- 1855 John Bigler
John Bigler was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as the third Governor of California from 1852 to 1856 and was the first California governor to successfully complete an entire term in office, as well as the first to win re-election...
- 1857 John B. Weller
John B. Weller was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a Congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.-Life:...
- 1859 Milton Latham
Milton Slocum Latham was an American politician, and served as the sixth Governor of California and as a member to the federal U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history, lasting for five days between...
- 1861 John Conness
John Conness was a first-generation Irish-American businessman who served as a U.S. Senator from California....
- 1863 John G. Downey
John Gately Downey was an Irish-American politician and Governor of California from January 14, 1860 to January 10, 1862. Until the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003, Downey was California's only foreign-born governor...
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- 1867 H. H. Haight
- 1871 H. H. Haight
- 1875 William Irwin
- 1879 Hugh J. Glenn
Hugh James Glenn was a businessman and California politician. Educated as a doctor at McDowell's Medical College, Glenn worked as a farmer. Familiar with agrarian issues from his experience on the land, he began his public career on the California State Board of Agriculture...
- 1882 George Stoneman
George Stoneman, Jr. was a career United States Army officer, a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, and the Governor of California between 1883 and 1887.-Early life:...
- 1886 Washington Bartlett
Washington Montgomery Bartlett was Mayor of San Francisco, California from 1883–1887 and was California's first and to date only Jewish governor....
- 1890 Edward B. Pond
Edward B. Pond was a Democratic politician from California. He was the Mayor of San Francisco from 1887 to 1891. In 1890, he ran for Governor of California under the Democratic ticket, but lost to Henry Markham....
- 1894 James Budd
James Herbert Budd was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. Involved in federal and state politics, Budd was a member of the U.S...
- 1898 James G. Maguire
James George Maguire was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Maguire moved with his parents to California in April 1854. He attended the public schools of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County and the private academy of Joseph K....
- 1902 Franklin K. Lane
- 1906 Theodore A. Bell
Theodore Arlington Bell was a Democratic politician from California.Born in Vallejo, California, he began his political career as District Attorney of Napa County, California between 1895-1903. He served on the 58th congress from 1903 to 1905 representing the 2nd district. In the 1904 election, he...
- 1910 Theodore A. Bell
Theodore Arlington Bell was a Democratic politician from California.Born in Vallejo, California, he began his political career as District Attorney of Napa County, California between 1895-1903. He served on the 58th congress from 1903 to 1905 representing the 2nd district. In the 1904 election, he...
- 1914 J. B. Curtin
- 1918
- 1922 Thomas Lee Woolwine
- 1926 Justus S. Wardell
- 1930 Milton K. Young
- 1934 Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair, Jr. , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning prolific American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres. He achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the 20th century, gaining particular fame for his 1906 muckraking novel The Jungle. The book...
- 1938 Culbert Olson
Culbert Levy Olson was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Olson was involved in Utah and California politics and was elected as the twenty-ninth Governor of California from 1939 to 1943.-Personal background:...
- 1942 Culbert Olson
Culbert Levy Olson was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Olson was involved in Utah and California politics and was elected as the twenty-ninth Governor of California from 1939 to 1943.-Personal background:...
- 1946 Earl Warren
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and is to date the only person elected Governor of California three times. Prior to holding these positions, Warren served as a district attorney for Alameda County, California and Attorney General of California.His tenure as California...
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- 1950 James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt was the oldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a U.S. Representative, officer in the United States Marine Corps, aide to his father, official Secretary to the President, Democratic Party activist, and businessman.-Early life:Roosevelt was born in New York City...
- 1954 Richard P. Graves
Richard P. Graves was a veteran director of the League of California Cities. He became executive director in 1933. In 1954, he ran for Governor of California against incumbent Goodwin J. Knight. He later moved to Philadelphia where he started the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. After...
- 1958 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
- 1962 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
- 1966 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
- 1970 Jess Unruh
- 1974 Jerry Brown
- 1978 Jerry Brown
- 1982 Tom Bradley
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was a five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles. His 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history...
- 1986 Tom Bradley
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was a five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles. His 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history...
- 1990 Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California and a member of the Democratic Party. Feinstein was first elected to the U.S...
- 1994 Kathleen Brown
Kathleen Lynn Brown is a Democratic politician from California. She is the daughter of former Governor Pat Brown and the sister of California Attorney General Jerry Brown ....
- 1998 Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003. Davis is a Democrat who was often known as a moderate...
- 2002 Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003. Davis is a Democrat who was often known as a moderate...
- 2006 Phil Angelides
Philip Nicholas "Phil" Angelides , is an American politician who was California State Treasurer and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 2006 elections.-Personal:Phil Angelides was born to Helen and Jerry Angelides, the son of Greek immigrants in Sacramento,...
All except those in italics won the general election and were elected Governor of California.