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Governor Newsom Survives Recall Election

With 70% of the California counties reporting, not enough outstanding votes remain to recall the sitting Governor, therefor solidifying that Gavin Newson has survived the 2021 Recall Election.

The currently tally of votes shows 5,840,283 votes against Governor Newson’s recall and 3,297,145 in favor. Republican challenger Larry Elder received 2,373,551 votes, or 46.9% votes over all to be the next governor.

This is California’s 179th attempted political recall since 1913 (source).