| Term | Governor | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-2011 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 98%
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| 2019- | Gavin Newsom | 88%
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| 1967-1975 | Ronald Reagan | 83%
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| 2011-2019 | Jerry Brown | 76%
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| 1959-1967 | Pat Brown | 74%
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| 1999-2003 | Gray Davis | 50%
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| 1991-1999 | Pete Wilson | 49%
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| 1943-1953 | Earl Warren | 42%
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| 1911-1917 | Hiram Johnson | 42%
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| 1856-1858 | J. Neely Johnson | 42%
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| 1983-1991 | George Deukmejian | 28%
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| 1862-1863 | Leland Stanford | 18%
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| 1953-1959 | Goodwin Knight | 14%
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| 1934-1939 | Frank Merriam | 10%
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| 1860-1862 | John G. Downey | 10%
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| 1931-1934 | James Rolph | 9%
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| 1852-1856 | John Bigler | 8%
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| 1849-1851 | Peter Hardeman Burnett | 8%
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| 1923-1927 | Friend Richardson | 7%
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| 1880-1883 | George Clement Perkins | 7%
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| 1867-1871 | Henry Huntly Haight | 7%
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| 1871-1891 | Robert Waterman | 7%
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| 1875 | Romualdo Pacheco | 7%
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| 1917-1923 | William Stephens | 7%
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| 1927-1931 | C. C. Young | 6%
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| 1939-1943 | Culbert Olson | 6%
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| 1863-1867 | Frederick Low | 6%
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| 1903-1907 | George Pardee | 6%
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| 1883-1887 | George Stoneman | 6%
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| 1891-1895 | Henry Markham | 6%
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| 1895-1899 | James Budd | 6%
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| 1858-1860 | John B. Weller | 6%
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| 1851-1852 | John McDougal | 6%
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| 1860 | Milton Latham | 6%
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| 1871-1875 | Newton Booth | 6%
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| 1887 | Washington Bartlett | 6%
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| 1875-1880 | William Irwin | 6%
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| 1899-1903 | Henry Gage | 5%
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| 1907-1911 | James Gillett | 5%
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