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The State's first popular election for Governor was held in 1865 for a 4-year term which, however, ended up being a transitional term as a result of the ratification of a new State Constitution in 1868 which scheduled State elections, thereafter, for even-numbered years.
The current governor is Jerry Brown, a Democrat who was inaugurated January 3, 2011, and who had previously served as governor from 1975 to 1983. In October 2013 Brown surpassed Earl Warren for the longest cumulative period of time served as governor.