Politics

While counties with high COVID-19 vaccination rates tended to vote no in the California recall and vice-versa, other political factors played a major role. In some Democratic counties, the no vote was even higher than the vaccination rate.

While Larry Elder clearly led all replacement candidates in the California recall election, he finished far behind none of the above. Millions left that question blank —exactly what Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats wanted.

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the California recall a partisan contest, and Republican elected officials had an embarrassing showing. Larry Elder, on the other hand, is the new power in the GOP.

The day after Gov. Newsom easily defeats the recall, Democrats start a push to make recalls more difficult.

Gov. Newsom's robust defeat of the recall gives him a head start in the 2022 gubernatorial election.

The governor declared that in saying "no" to the recall, Californians were really saying "yes" to vaccines, science, inclusion and pluralism.

Get up-to-date results — by county and statewide — on California's recall election.

The recall election could end up with three very different results for the future of Gov. Gavin Newsom and of politics in California. Here's how the scenarios could play out.

The early August survey suggested Gov. Gavin Newsom would get ousted — and scared Democrats and progressives into ramping up their efforts. Republican Larry Elder's rise only fueled those fears.

Women have held a wide range of statewide elected offices in California, so why never the governor’s office? In the Newsom recall election, the best finish for a woman was seventh.