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 Arnold Schw
A. Schwarzenegger
Tom Mc Clintock
California Secretary of State building on October 7, 2003
Newsvans at Schwarzenegger inauguration
The 2002 California gubernatorial election was an election that occurred on November 5, 2002. Gray Davis, a Democrat and the incumbent governor of California, defeated the Republican challenger Bill S
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
…for that office. For the 2003 recall election, that meant a minimum of 897,156 signatures, based on the November 2002 statewide elections. As the 2002 California gubernatorial election had the lowest turnout in modern history, the number of signatures required was less than usual. The effort to recall Gray Davis began with Republicans…
Gray Davis, portrait
Bill Simon