List of governors of California

Earl Warren, later chief justice of the United States, won an election with the nominations of the three major parties – the only person to run essentially unopposed for governor of California.

The shortest tenure was that of Milton Latham, who served only five days before being elected to fill a vacant United States Senate seat.

California was obtained by the United States in the Mexican Cession following the Mexican–American War.

The original California Constitution of 1849 called for elections every two years, with no set start date for the term.

[3] Prior to this limit, only one governor, Earl Warren, served more than two terms.