Recall History in California (1913 to Present)
Since 1913, there have been 155 recall attempts of state elected officials in California. Nine recall efforts collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot and of those, the elected official was recalled in five instances.
A list of California Recall Attempts
| Attempted |
|
Official |
| 47 |
|
Governor |
| 1 |
|
Lieutenant Governor |
| 5 |
|
Attorney General |
| 1 |
|
Insurance Commissioner |
| 2 |
|
Member of the Board of Equalization |
| 25 |
|
Member of the State Senate |
| 48 |
|
Member of the Assembly |
| 1 |
|
Supreme Court (entire membership) |
| 27 |
|
Supreme Court (individual justices) |
Recall attempts that have qualified for the ballot
- 1913 Senator Marshall Black (R-Prog.) - 28th Senate District (Santa Clara County)
- 1913 Senator Edwin E. Grant (D) - 19th Senate District (San Francisco County)
- 1914 Senator James C. Owens (D) - 9th Senate District (Marin and Contra Costa counties)
- 1994 Senator David Roberti (D) - 20th Senate District (Los Angeles County)
- 1994 Assemblyman Michael Machado (D) - 17th Assembly District (San Joaquin County)
- 1994 Assemblyman Paul Horcher (R) - 60th Assembly District (Los Angeles County)
- 1995 Assemblywoman Doris Allen (R) - 67th Assembly District (Orange County)
- 2003 Governor Gray Davis (D)
- 2007 Senator Jeffrey Denham (R) - 12th Senate District (Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, and Stanislaus counties)
Successful recall attempts
- 1913 Senator Marshall Black (R-Prog.) - Herbert C. Jones (D-Prohib.) elected successor
- 1914 Senator Edwin E. Grant (D) - Edwin L. Wolfe (R) elected successor
- 1994 Assemblyman Paul Horcher (R) - Gary Miller (R) elected successor
- 1995 Assemblywoman Doris Allen (R) - Scott Baugh (R) elected successor
- 2003 Governor Gray Davis (D) - Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) elected successor
Complete List of Recall Attempts
