September 14, 2021
California recall election results: Newsom prevails, will remain governor
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, survived a GOP-led recall election on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Out of 55 previous attempts to recall a governor of California, this is the second to ever qualify for the ballot. The only successful attempt resulted in the ouster of Gray Davis as governor in 2003. He was replaced by the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Shall Gavin Newsom be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?
No
100% of expected vote in
County
- Alameda100% in
- Alpine100% in
- Amador100% in
- Butte100% in
- Calaveras100% in
- Colusa100% in
- Contra Costa100% in
- Del Norte100% in
- El Dorado100% in
- Fresno100% in
- Glenn100% in
- Humboldt100% in
- Imperial100% in
- Inyo100% in
- Kern100% in
- Kings100% in
- Lake100% in
- Lassen100% in
- Los Angeles100% in
- Madera100% in
No
61.9%
7,944,092
Percent
- 81.2%
- 61.1%
- 35%
- 45.6%
- 35.5%
- 33.4%
- 71.4%
- 40.1%
- 40.6%
- 48.7%
- 28.2%
- 64%
- 59.4%
- 45.9%
- 38.2%
- 36.3%
- 51%
- 15.8%
- 70.8%
- 38.8%
Votes
- 465,901
- 354
- 6,957
- 36,128
- 8,320
- 2,027
- 324,747
- 3,505
- 39,907
- 126,488
- 2,485
- 33,164
- 19,288
- 3,502
- 81,030
- 11,242
- 11,367
- 1,604
- 2,077,859
- 16,233
Yes
38.1%
4,894,473
Percent
- 18.8%
- 38.9%
- 65%
- 54.4%
- 64.5%
- 66.6%
- 28.6%
- 59.9%
- 59.4%
- 51.3%
- 71.8%
- 36%
- 40.6%
- 54.1%
- 61.8%
- 63.7%
- 49%
- 84.2%
- 29.2%
- 61.2%
Votes
- 108,081
- 225
- 12,895
- 43,129
- 15,133
- 4,037
- 130,058
- 5,243
- 58,393
- 133,309
- 6,331
- 18,621
- 13,177
- 4,134
- 131,061
- 19,710
- 10,923
- 8,538
- 855,940
- 25,638
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County
- Alameda100% in
- Alpine100% in
- Amador100% in
- Butte100% in
- Calaveras100% in
gop
Larry ElderElder
48.4%
3,563,867
Percent
- 26.8%
- 48%
- 60.7%
- 52.4%
- 62.6%
Votes
- 68,410
- 157
- 8,862
- 28,705
- 10,660
dem
Kevin PaffrathPaffrath
9.6%
706,778
Percent
- 18.6%
- 7.6%
- 3.2%
- 6.5%
- 2.9%
Votes
- 47,543
- 25
- 467
- 3,547
- 499
gop
Kevin FaulconerFaulconer
8.0%
590,346
Percent
- 7.4%
- 4%
- 7.3%
- 3.8%
- 6.3%
Votes
- 18,755
- 13
- 1,066
- 2,083
- 1,077
dem
Brandon RossRoss
5.3%
392,029
Percent
- 6.7%
- 4.9%
- 2.1%
- 3.4%
- 1.8%
Votes
- 17,067
- 16
- 305
- 1,876
- 309
gop
John CoxCox
4.1%
305,095
Percent
- 4.1%
- 1.2%
- 7%
- 6.8%
- 6.5%
Votes
- 10,350
- 4
- 1,026
- 3,697
- 1,099
gop
Kevin KileyKiley
3.5%
255,490
Percent
- 2.5%
- 4.9%
- 6%
- 8.1%
- 6.5%
Votes
- 6,327
- 16
- 877
- 4,437
- 1,108
dem
Jacqueline McGowanMcGowan
2.9%
214,242
Percent
- 6.1%
- 3.7%
- 1.1%
- 2.2%
- 1.1%
Votes
- 15,573
- 12
- 159
- 1,194
- 190
dem
Joel VentrescaVentresca
2.5%
186,345
Percent
- 5.9%
- 1.8%
- 1%
- 2.2%
- 1.2%
Votes
- 15,029
- 6
- 144
- 1,216
- 210
dem
Daniel WattsWatts
2.3%
167,355
Percent
- 3.9%
- 0.3%
- 0.4%
- 1.2%
- 0.4%
Votes
- 9,872
- 1
- 59
- 684
- 70
dem
Holly BaadeBaade
1.3%
92,218
Percent
- 1.9%
- 0.9%
- 0.5%
- 0.7%
- 0.3%
Votes
- 4,751
- 3
- 71
- 389
- 50
dem
Patrick KilpatrickKilpatrick
1.2%
86,617
Percent
- 1.5%
- 1.5%
- 1.1%
- 1.2%
- 1.1%
Votes
- 3,951
- 5
- 162
- 664
- 195
dem
Armando Perez-SerratoPerez-Serrato
1.2%
85,061
Percent
- 1.2%
- 0.3%
- 0.1%
- 0.5%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 2,959
- 1
- 20
- 283
- 14
gop
Caitlyn JennerJenner
1.0%
75,215
Percent
- 1%
- 2.4%
- 1.1%
- 1.2%
- 1.1%
Votes
- 2,441
- 8
- 161
- 631
- 188
dem
John DrakeDrake
0.9%
68,545
Percent
- 1.3%
- 0%
- 0.3%
- 0.5%
- 0.2%
Votes
- 3,306
- 0
- 42
- 284
- 36
other
Dan KapelovitzKapelovitz
0.9%
64,375
Percent
- 2.2%
- 2.1%
- 0.5%
- 0.7%
- 0.4%
Votes
- 5,497
- 7
- 71
- 370
- 61
lib
Jeff HewittHewitt
0.7%
50,378
Percent
- 0.9%
- 0.9%
- 0.4%
- 0.6%
- 0.6%
Votes
- 2,297
- 3
- 62
- 327
- 102
gop
Ted GainesGaines
0.7%
47,937
Percent
- 0.4%
- 4.3%
- 2%
- 1.7%
- 1.4%
Votes
- 1,119
- 14
- 298
- 922
- 245
other
AngelyneAngelyne
0.5%
35,900
Percent
- 0.7%
- 0%
- 0.2%
- 0.3%
- 0.2%
Votes
- 1,788
- 0
- 34
- 190
- 32
other
David MooreMoore
0.4%
31,224
Percent
- 0.7%
- 1.2%
- 0.2%
- 0.3%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 1,672
- 4
- 22
- 140
- 24
gop
Anthony TriminoTrimino
0.4%
28,101
Percent
- 0.2%
- 0%
- 0.4%
- 0.2%
- 0.5%
Votes
- 593
- 0
- 59
- 129
- 89
gop
Doug OseOse
0.4%
26,204
Percent
- 0.3%
- 0.9%
- 1.3%
- 1.3%
- 1.1%
Votes
- 668
- 3
- 196
- 711
- 191
other
Michael LoebsLoebs
0.3%
25,468
Percent
- 0.8%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.2%
- 0.2%
Votes
- 2,132
- 0
- 18
- 126
- 28
other
Heather CollinsCollins
0.3%
24,260
Percent
- 0.8%
- 0.3%
- 0.3%
- 0.4%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 2,104
- 1
- 37
- 194
- 14
other
Major SinghSingh
0.3%
21,394
Percent
- 0.7%
- 0.6%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 1,683
- 2
- 10
- 68
- 12
gop
David LozanoLozano
0.3%
19,945
Percent
- 0.6%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 1,554
- 0
- 5
- 62
- 9
gop
Denver StonerStoner
0.3%
19,588
Percent
- 0.2%
- 5.2%
- 0.4%
- 0.3%
- 0.9%
Votes
- 453
- 17
- 55
- 191
- 149
gop
Sam GallucciGallucci
0.2%
18,134
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0.3%
- 0.2%
- 0.2%
- 0.2%
Votes
- 368
- 1
- 25
- 96
- 30
gop
Steve LodgeLodge
0.2%
17,435
Percent
- 0.3%
- 0%
- 0.3%
- 0.4%
- 0.2%
Votes
- 639
- 0
- 44
- 208
- 38
gop
Jenny Rae Le RouxRoux
0.2%
16,032
Percent
- 0.3%
- 0%
- 0.2%
- 0.4%
- 0.2%
Votes
- 792
- 0
- 32
- 206
- 27
gop
David BramanteBramante
0.2%
11,501
Percent
- 0.2%
- 0.3%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 408
- 1
- 16
- 63
- 21
gop
Diego MartinezMartinez
0.1%
10,860
Percent
- 0.2%
- 0.3%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.3%
Votes
- 582
- 1
- 17
- 49
- 43
gop
Robert NewmanNewman
0.1%
10,602
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0.3%
- 0.2%
- 0.2%
- 0.4%
Votes
- 236
- 1
- 27
- 133
- 67
gop
Sarah StephensStephens
0.1%
10,583
Percent
- 0.2%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 554
- 0
- 16
- 73
- 9
other
Dennis RichterRichter
0.1%
10,468
Percent
- 0.3%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.2%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 673
- 0
- 16
- 88
- 21
other
Write-insWrite-ins
0.1%
9,391
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.2%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 189
- 0
- 17
- 119
- 25
other
Denis LuceyLucey
0.1%
8,182
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0%
Votes
- 370
- 0
- 10
- 48
- 8
other
James HaninkHanink
0.1%
7,193
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 298
- 0
- 3
- 44
- 9
gop
Daniel MercuriMercuri
0.1%
7,110
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 306
- 0
- 11
- 37
- 13
gop
Chauncey KillensKillens
0.1%
6,879
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0.3%
- 0.1%
- 0.4%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 212
- 1
- 21
- 222
- 10
gop
Leo ZackyZacky
0.1%
6,099
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0.6%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 259
- 2
- 20
- 77
- 14
other
Kevin KaulKaul
0.1%
5,600
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0%
Votes
- 265
- 0
- 6
- 29
- 1
gop
David HillbergHillberg
0.1%
4,435
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Votes
- 184
- 0
- 5
- 20
- 4
other
Adam PapaganPapagan
0.1%
4,021
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Votes
- 250
- 0
- 4
- 26
- 2
gop
Rhonda FurinFurin
0.1%
3,964
Percent
- 0%
- 0.6%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
Votes
- 98
- 2
- 9
- 28
- 12
gop
Nickolas WildstarWildstar
0.1%
3,811
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0.1%
- 0.1%
- 0%
Votes
- 136
- 0
- 9
- 44
- 5
other
Jeremiah MarciniakMarciniak
0.0%
2,894
Percent
- 0.1%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Votes
- 152
- 0
- 7
- 21
- 6
gop
Joe SymmonSymmon
0.0%
2,397
Percent
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Votes
- 113
- 0
- 2
- 15
- 0
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The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)
California Governor Recall Exit Polls
- Yes
- No
Gender
Male (47%)
Female (53%)
Race
White (56%)
Black (8%)
Hispanic/Latino (24%)
Asian (8%)
Other (4%)
Sex by race
White men (24%)
White women (32%)
Black men (4%)
Black women (4%)
Latino men (12%)
Latino women (12%)
All other races (12%)
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