Report Back: Election Results, What Comes Next for California

What we know so far:

Question 1: Should Governor Gavin Newsom be recalled?

Yes

3,336,480

5,887,710

36.2%

63.8%

The recall was unsuccessful because it did not receive more than 50 percent of the vote.

Question 2: If Gavin Newsom is removed, who should replace him as governor?

Larry A. Elder (R)

Kevin Paffrath (D)

Kevin L. Faulconer (D)

Brandon M. Ross (D)

John Cox (R)

Kevin Kiley (R)

Jacqueline McGowan

Joel Ventresca (D)

Daniel Watts (D)

Holly L. Baade (D)

Patrick Kilpatrick

Armando Perez (D)

Caitlyn Jenner (R)

2,402,420

502,431

440,042

286,901

225,404

162,113

147,446

135,932

118,491

66,860

65,059

58,417

56,227

47%

9.8%

8.6%

5.6%

4.4%

3.2%

2.9%

2.7%

2.3%

1.3%

1.1%

To date, all other candidates received less than one percent of the vote. Last Updated: September 16, 2021.

County Data:
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