2003 California recall

The 2003 California recall was a special election permitted under California law. It resulted in voters replacing sitting Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recall effort spanned the summer and fall of 2003.

Notable recall candidates

The October 7 recall election had many declared candidates, several of whom are prominent celebrities. In total, there were 135 candidates who qualified for the ballot in this election (see results of the 2003 California recall for a complete list), including:

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Republicans

• Tom McClintock, state Senator
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hollywood actor
• Bill Simon, businessman, 2002 GOP candidate for governor (withdrew from race August 23, 2003)
• Peter Ueberroth, former MLB commissioner and president of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games organizing committee (withdrew from race September 9, 2003)

Democrats

• Cruz Bustamante, lieutenant governor
• Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine
• Georgina Russell, Software Engineer, grabbed the media spotlight with her innovative campaign

Greens

• Peter Camejo, 2002 Green Party candidate for governor
• Daniel Watts, Green Party candidate for governor. A University of California San Diego student who paid the candidate filing fee with money won on Wheel of Fortune. www.wattsforgovernor.com

Independents

• Angelyne, self-made billboard celebrity
• Gary Coleman, actor
• Arianna Huffington, columnist and author (withdrew from race September 30, 2003)
• Leo Gallagher, comedian
• Kurt E. "Tachikaze" Rightmyer, Sumo wrestler
• Mary "Mary Carey" Cook, Erotic actress