CALIFORNIA RECALL ELECTION 2021
California recall election 2021: results by county, vote count and map
Gavin Newsom is expected to win the historic recall election by as much as 70 percent of the vote. Our team took a look at the county by county breakdown
Within the that the polls closed in California, Gavin Newsom was declared the winner of the California recall election. Newsom is expected to overcome his recall with more than 60 percent of the vote. Currently, with 75% of the vote reported, he leads in 30 of the state's 58 counties with 63.8 percent of the vote.
County Election Results by County
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County |
No Votes |
Yes Votes |
Last Updated by County | ||
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Votes |
Percent |
Votes |
Percent | ||
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Alameda | 287,014 | 82.5% | 60,716 | 17.5% | September 15, 2021, 12:11 a.m |
| Alpine | 340 | 60.9% | 218 | 39.1% | September 14, 2021, 10:49 p.m. |
| Amador | 6,695 | 35.3% | 12,273 | 64.7% | September 15, 2021, 1:57 p.m. |
| Butte | 31,774 | 47.5% | 35,182 | 52.5% | September 14, 2021, 11:18 p.m. |
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Calaveras | 7,106 | 38.3% | 11,450 | 61.7% | September 14, 2021, 10:35 p.m. |
| Colusa | 1,436 | 37.1% | 2,434 | 62.9% | September 14, 2021, 10:07 p.m. |
| Contra Costa | 252,879 | 73.1% | 92,905 | 26.9% | September 14, 2021, 11:07 p.m. |
| Del Norte | 3,038 | 42.0% | 4,198 | 58.0% | September 14, 2021, 9:30 p.m. |
| El Dorado | 30,715 | 44.9% | 37,723 | 55.1% | September 14, 2021, 11:23 p.m. |
| Freso | 89,502 | 49.8% | 90,181 | 50.2% | September 14, 2021, 11:15 p.m |
| Glenn | 2,047 | 30.1% | 4,763 | 69.9% | September 15, 2021, 3:25 p.m. |
| Humbolt | 24,669 | 65.9% | 12,772 | 34.1% | September 14, 2021, 11:49 p.m. |
| Imperial | 9,535 | 61.9% | 5,862 | 38.1% | September 16, 2021, 12:38 p.m |
| Inyo | 2,431 | 49.2% | 2,514 | 50.8% | September 14, 2021, 10:58 p.m. |
| Kern | 37,262 | 41.9% | 51,725 | 58.1% | September 15, 2021, 1:18 a.m. |
| Kings | 8,799 | 37.2% | 14,828 | 62.8% | September 14, 2021, 10:07 p.m. |
| Lake | 5,605 | 60.1% | 3,728 | 39.9% | September 15, 2021, 12:34 a.m. |
| Lassen | 1,393 | 16.3% | 7,168 | 83.7% | September 15, 2021, 5:25 p.m. |
| Los Angeles | 1,598,140 | 70.8% | 657,584 | 29.2% | September 15, 2021, 2:15 a.m. |
| Madera | 12,757 | 41.1% | 18,271 | 58.9% | September 14, 2021, 10:49 p.m. |
| Marin | 79,616 | 84.3% | 14,873 | 15.7% | September 15, 2021, 12:51 a.m. |
| Mariposa | 3,086 | 40.3% | 4,572 | 59.7% | September 14, 2021, 9:08 p.m. |
| Mendocino | 13,015 | 69.6% | 5,686 | 30.4% | September 15, 2021, 12:38 a.m. |
| Merced | 18,168 | 50.1% | 18,130 | 49.9% | September 14, 2021, 11:47 p.m. |
| Modoc | 706 | 22.0% | 2,505 | 78.0% | September 14, 2021, 11:02 p.m. |
| Mono | 2,074 | 57.4% | 1,540 | 42.6% | September 14, 2021, 11:15 p.m. |
| Monterey | 59,525 | 70.9% | 24,456 | 29.1% | September 14, 2021, 11:39 p.m. |
| Napa | 26,526 | 70.5% | 11,098 | 29.5% | September 14, 2021, 10:57 p.m. |
| Nevada | 23,519 | 57.7% | 17,277 | 42.3% | September 14, 2021, 10:01 p.m. |
| Orange | 477,498 | 52.6% | 429,480 | 47.4% | September 15, 2021, 5:01 p.m. |
| Placer | 56,455 | 48.9% | 59,059 | 51.1% | September 15, 2021, 12:07 a.m. |
| Plumas | 3,008 | 37.1% | 5,106 | 62.9% | September 14, 2021, 8:19 p.m. |
| Riverside | 271,453 | 52.1% | 249,783 | 47.9% | September 15, 2021, 5:29 p.m. |
| Sacramento | 196,291 | 64.0% | 110,502 | 36.0% | September 15, 2021, 12:17 a.m. |
| San Benito | 9,295 | 59.2% | 6,407 | 40.8% | September 14, 2021, 10:09 p.m. |
| San Bernadino | 198,709 | 52.0% | 183,168 | 48.0% | September 15, 2021, 2:55 a.m. |
| San Diego | 512,975 | 58.6% | 362,449 | 41.4% | September 15, 2021, 1:05 a.m. |
| San Francisco | 232,877 | 86.7% | 35,742 | 13.3% | September 15, 2021, 4:05 p.m. |
| San Joaquin | 66,752 | 56.0% | 52,479 | 44.0% | September 14, 2021, 10:52 p.m |
| San Luis Obispo | 26,207 | 40.8% | 37,977 | 59.2% | September 15, 2021, 5:05 p.m. |
| San Mateo | 174,757 | 79.1% | 46,076 | 20.9% | September 15, 2021, 12:25 a.m. |
| Santa Barbara | 68,185 | 65.0% | 36,713 | 35.0% | September 14, 2021, 11:29 p.m. |
| Santa Clara | 381,038 | 75.6% | 123,026 | 24.4% | September 15, 2021, 4:45 p.m. |
| Santa Cruz | 60,654 | 80.2% | 15,004 | 19.8% | September 15, 2021, 12:05 a.m. |
| Shasta | 15,726 | 33.7% | 30,932 | 66.3% | September 15, 2021, 12:23 a.m. |
| Sierra | 1,021 | 63.1% | 596 | 36.9% | September 15, 2021, 4:34 p.m. |
| Siskiyou | 6,131 | 39.4% | 9,422 | 60.6% | September 15, 2021, 4:26 p.m. |
| Solano | 81,042 | 64.0% | 45,651 | 36.0% | September 15, 2021, 5:15 p.m. |
| Sonoma | 112,264 | 77.9% | 31,939 | 22.1% | September 14, 2021, 11:59 p.m. |
| Stanislaus | 50,929 | 48.3% | 54,507 | 51.7% | September 15, 2021, 12:13 a.m |
| Sutter | 7,664 | 40.8% | 11,114 | 59.2% | September 14, 2021, 8:44 p.m. |
| Tehama | 5,721 | 73.8% | 2,035 | 36.2% | September 14, 2021, 11:08 p.m. |
| Trinity | 1,747 | 45.7% | 2,079 | 54.3% | September 16, 2021, 11:46 a.m. |
| Tulare | 30,597 | 41.4% | 43,363 | 58.6% | September 15, 2021, 12:44 a.m. |
| Tuolumne | 9,506 | 39% | 14,849 | 61.0% | September 15, 2021, 4:39 p.m. |
| Ventura | 140,083 | 59.5% | 95,203 | 40.5% | September 15, 2021, 12:50 a.m |
| Yolo | 37,591 | 71.4% | 15,052 | 28.6% | September 15, 2021, 12:25 a.m. |
| Yuba | 5,208 | 39.2% | 8,084 | 60.8% | September 14, 2021, 10:39 p.m. |
Source: Secretary of State of California
How much did the election cost taxpayers?
Elections are not cheap, especially in a state like California where the operation requires several millions of people to vote. The state has said that the election cost around 215 million dollars and with Newsom winning by such a large margin, many are wondering if it was worth the price tag.
Which candidate would have replaced Newsom?
While Newsom's victory was clear from the beginning. Larry Elder also garnered the majority of votes in every county in the state. If Gov. Newsom would have cost the recall it would have been Elder to replace him in the Governor's mansion.
While Republicans thought that Elder would be able to rile up the base, he did not. In a more liberal-leaning state, where only 24% of the population is a registered Republican, his Trump-like ideology and rhetoric did not excite voters.
Chris Stirewalt, a Republican analyst with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, reacted to the results by saying that his party "can certainly squander potential opportunities with unsatisfactory candidate selection."
Towards the end of the race, Democrats doubled down on the comparison between Elder and Trump. During a campaign event the night before the election, President Biden spoke and told the crowd, Elder was "the closest thing to a Trump clone that I've ever seen."