<page_title> List of Governors of California </page_title> <section_title> Governors </section_title> <table> <cell> George Stoneman <col_header> Governor </col_header> <col_header> Peter Hardeman Burnett </col_header> <col_header> J. Neely Johnson </col_header> <col_header> John B. Weller </col_header> <col_header> Leland Stanford </col_header> <col_header> Henry Huntly Haight </col_header> <col_header> Newton Booth </col_header> <col_header> William Irwin </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 10, 1883 – January 8, 1887 (not candidate for election) <col_header> Term in office </col_header> <row_header> George Stoneman </row_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header> George Stoneman </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1882 <col_header> Election </col_header> <row_header> George Stoneman </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 1882, Stoneman was elected governor of California as a Democrat and served a single four-year term.