2003 California Gubernatorial Recall
Who won the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall?
Arnold Schwarzenegger won the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall. Arnold Schwarzenegger received 4,206,284 popular votes (48.6%). The main challenger was Cruz Bustamante (31.5%).
See the full head-to-head between Schwarzenegger and Bustamante
Schwarzenegger +17.1 pts · won by 1,481,410 votes
4,206,284 votes
2,724,874 votes
1,161,287 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
A recall election asks voters whether to remove the sitting governor; the replacement winner is shown. Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.