RECALL ELECTION RESULTS
HOW THE RECALL WORKS
What’s on the ballot, who’s on the ballot and how you go about casting your vote — all explained in two minutes. To go deeper, check out our text recall explainer.
SHOULD NEWSOM BE RECALLED?
WHO SHOULD REPLACE NEWSOM? (MAJOR CANDIDATES)
WHO SHOULD REPLACE NEWSOM? (OTHER CANDIDATES)
Additional Links to Sections:
- Politicians
- Media celebrities
- Self funders
- Conservative activists
- Liberal activists
- Regular Joes and Jills
BUILDING BLOCS: KEY VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA’S RECALL
MAJOR MEDIA ENDORSEMENTS
Yes on Recall
No on Recall
- Los Angeles Times
- Sacramento Bee
- (San Jose) Mercury News
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Santa Barbara Independent
- New York Times
Replacement candidates
- Bakersfield Californian: Kevin Faulconer
- Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register: Larry Elder
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