The Recall

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The Recall was the widely used media nickname for the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election that led to the removal of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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instanceOf California gubernatorial recall election
political event
recall election
alsoKnownAs 2003 California gubernatorial recall election
surface form: California recall election of 2003
ballotQuestion selection of a replacement candidate
whether to recall Governor Gray Davis
category 2003 in California
Gubernatorial elections in California
Recall elections in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electedOfficeHolder Arnold Schwarzenegger
electedReplacement Arnold Schwarzenegger
electedReplacementParty Republican Party
electoralSystem recall with replacement election on same ballot
followed 2002 California gubernatorial election
governorAfterElection Arnold Schwarzenegger
governorBeforeElection Gray Davis
governorRemovedTermNumber second term of Gray Davis
hadTurnout approximately 61.2%
hasEndDate 2003-10-07
hasOfficialName 2003 California gubernatorial recall election
hasStartDate 2003-10-07
hasYear 2003
jurisdiction California, United States
surface form: State of California
languageOfMediaNickname English
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California
majorReplacementCandidate Arnold Schwarzenegger
Cruz Bustamante
Tom McClintock
mediaCoverageType extensive national and international coverage
mediaNicknameFor 2003 California gubernatorial recall election
notableFor being the first successful recall of a California governor
election of a major film actor as governor
numberOfReplacementCandidates 135
officeContested Governor of California
positionOnBallot statewide ballot measure
recalledOfficeHolderParty Democratic Party
recallOutcome majority voted Yes on recall
recallThresholdType voter petition signatures
removedFromOffice Gray Davis
replacedOfficeHolder Gray Davis
replacementOutcome plurality voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger
resultedIn election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California
removal of Governor Gray Davis
tookPlaceIn United States politics in the 2000s
triggeredBy petition drive to recall Gray Davis
wasPartOf 2003 California gubernatorial recall election
surface form: California state elections, 2003

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