Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 until he was recalled and removed from office in 2003. He is the second state governor in U.S. history to have been recalled, after Lynn Frazier.
Davis in 2010
Davis with Shelley Duvall, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, and Morgan Fairchild in 1986.
Davis's official biography profile as governor
Official state portrait
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
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. Seven of the nine previous governors, including Davis, had faced unsuccessful recall attempts.
Image: A. Schwarzenegger (3x 4a)
Image: Tom Mc Clintock (3x 4a)
California Secretary of State building on October 7, 2003.
Newsvans at Schwarzenegger inauguration.