California gubernatorial recall election
Results

California gubernatorial recall election

Section Title: Results
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California gubernatorial recall election, 2003

Vote on recall	Votes	Percentage

Yes	4,976,274	55.4%

No	4,007,783	44.6%

Invalid or blank votes	429,431	4.6%

Totals	9,413,488	100.0%

Voter turnout	61.2%

Rank	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage

1	Republican	Arnold Schwarzenegger	4,206,284	48.6%

2	Democratic	Cruz Bustamante	2,724,874	31.5%

3	Republican	Tom McClintock	1,161,287	13.4%

4	Green	Peter Camejo	242,247	2.8%

5	Independent	Arianna Huffington	47,505	0.5%

All other listed and write-in candidates (see below for details)	275,719	3.2%

Invalid or blank votes	755,575	8.0%

Totals	9,413,490	100.0%

Voter turnout	61.2%

Republican gain from Democratic

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Schwarzenegger received a plurality vote of 48.6%, surpassing Cruz Bustamante's 31.5%.
Schwarzenegger received 48.6%, by surpassing Cruz Bustamante's 31.5%.
Schwarzenegger received a plurality of 48.6%, by surpassing Cruz Bustamante's 31.5%.

final_sentence: Schwarzenegger received a plurality vote of 48.6%, surpassing Cruz Bustamante's 31.5%.
final_sentence: Schwarzenegger received 48.6%, by surpassing Cruz Bustamante's 31.5%.
final_sentence: Schwarzenegger received a plurality of 48.6%, by surpassing Cruz Bustamante's 31.5%.