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Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 until he was recalled and removed from office in 2003. He is the second state governor in U.S. history to have been recalled, after Lynn Frazier.
Sep 12, 2021 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall election this week. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gray Davis, who was removed as governor of California through a recall election in 2003.
Mar 9, 2021 · A Conversation With Gray Davis. Tuesday: Almost 20 years after becoming California’s first governor to be recalled from office, he talked about the pandemic and Gavin Newsom. Former Gov. Gray...
Sep 15, 2021 · Gov. Gray Davis was removed from office in a recall election 18 years ago. What lessons did he learn?
- nicholas.goldberg@latimes.com
- Columnist
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recall effort spanned the latter half of 2003.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 48.6%
- Republican
- 4,206,284
Jun 2, 2021 · In the midst of a massive budget deficit and an energy crisis that caused rolling blackouts around the state, California recalled Gov. Gray Davis (D), the first time in California history...
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Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American politician who served as the Democratic Governor of California from 1999 until being recalled in 2003.