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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
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 ...
Davis was recalled 11 months after he was elected in November 2002 to a second four-year term as California's governor. A total of 9.4 million voters cast a ballot on the recall question. This was an increase of 11 percent compared to vote totals for the state's 2002 gubernatorial election.
Mar 12, 2021 · The only thing that bonded the guests was their role in California’s crazy election season of 2003, when voters booted out Gov. Gray Davis in a historic recall. You wouldn’t recognize the...
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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...
On October 7, 2003, Davis was recalled. In the recall election, 55.4% of voters supported his removal. He was succeeded in office on November 17, 2003, by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who won the recall replacement election. After being recalled, Davis worked as a lecturer at the UCLA School of Public Affairs and as an attorney at Loeb & Loeb.
Sep 7, 2021 · The only California governor recalled thus far was Gray Davis, a Democrat who was first elected to lead the state in 1998. After winning re-election in 2002, Davis was recalled in the fall...
