Editing Recall election (section)

==== Successful recalls ====

===== Alaska =====
*1998 recall of Tim Peters, mayor of [[North Pole, Alaska]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Ex-mayor reimburses North Pole over contested election|url=http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/031101/ala_031101alaska0180001.shtml|newspaper=[[Peninsula Clarion]]|date=March 11, 2001|access-date=December 22, 2013|archive-date=December 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226010304/http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/031101/ala_031101alaska0180001.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===== Arizona =====
* 2011 recall of [[Arizona Senate|Arizona State Senator]] [[Russell Pearce]].
*1988 recall of Arizona Governor Evan Mecham. Almost 390,000 signatures were collected to recall Governor Evan Mecham from the governorship of Arizona. Only 216,746 valid signatures were required.

===== California =====
*1913 recall of a judge in [[San Francisco]]<ref name="Merc Kaplan 1st">{{cite news|title=California's 1st judicial recall in 86 years to come before voters in Santa Clara County|first=Tracey|last=Kaplan|location=San Jose, California|work=[[The Mercury News]]|date=February 6, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2018|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/06/5045019/}}</ref>
*1928 recall of [[Lester R. Rice-Wray]], [[Los Angeles, California]], City Council member
*1932 recalls of three judges in [[Los Angeles]]<ref name="Merc Kaplan 1st" />
*1938 recall of Mayor [[Frank L. Shaw]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]
*1995 recall of [[California State Assembly]]man [[Paul Horcher]]
*1995 recall of [[California State Assembly]] Speaker [[Doris Allen (politician)|Doris Allen]]
*[[2003 California gubernatorial recall election|2003 recall]] of [[Gray Davis]], [[Governor of California]]
* 2012 recall of [[Fullerton, California]] City Council members Don Bankhead, F. Richard "Dick" Jones and Patrick McKinley.
* 2018 recall of [[California superior courts|California superior court]] judge [[Aaron Persky]] of [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]] over his sentencing decision in ''[[People v. Turner]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge Persky likely to be recalled|first=Tracey|last=Kaplan|location=San Jose, California|work=[[The Mercury News]]|date=June 5, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2018|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/05/early-votes-brock-turner-judge-likely-to-be-booted-out-for-sentence-in-sexual-assault-case/}}</ref>
* 2018 recall of [[California Senate|California State Senator]] [[Josh Newman (politician)|Josh Newman]] over his vote to raise the gas tax<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-lose-california-state-senate-supermajority-after-recall-vote |title=Democrats lose California state senate supermajority after recall vote |publisher=Fox News |access-date=6 June 2018|date=2018-06-06 }}</ref>
*2020 recall of [[Santa Cruz, California]], city council members Chris Krohn and Drew Glover for workplace misconduct<ref name="2020SantaCruzRecall">{{cite news|url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2020/03/03/santa-cruz-early-mail-ballot-voters-take-stance-on-recall/|first=Jessica A.|last=York|title=Voting majority recalls Santa Cruz city councilmen|date=March 3, 2020|publisher=Santa Cruz Sentinel|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2022 San Francisco Board of Education recall elections|2022 recall]] of San Francisco Unified School District Commissioners Gabriela López, [[Alison Collins]], and Faauuga Moliga
*[[2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election|2022 recall]] of [[San Francisco District Attorney's Office|San Francisco District Attorney]] [[Chesa Boudin]]
*2022 recall of [[Big Bear Lake, California]], city council member Alan Lee<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alan_Lee_recall,_Big_Bear_Lake,_California_(2022) |title=Alan Lee recall, Big Bear Lake, California (2022) |publisher=Ballotpedia |date= |accessdate=2022-12-19}}</ref>
*2023 recall of [[Downey, California]], city council member Catherine Alvarez<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Alex |title=Councilwoman Catherine Alvarez recalled in a landslide |url=https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/councilwoman-catherine-alvarez-recalled-in-a-landslide |access-date=February 1, 2023 |work=The Downey Patriot |date=January 31, 2023}}</ref>
*[[2024 Alameda County District Attorney recall election|2024 recall]] of [[Alameda County, California]], District Attorney [[Pamela Price]]
*[[2024 Oakland mayoral recall election|2024 recall]] of [[Oakland, California]], mayor [[Sheng Thao]]

===== Colorado =====
* 2012 recall of Melinda Myers, Clerk & Recorder of Saguache County, Colorado.
* [[Colorado recall election of 2013|2013 recall]] of Colorado [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] State Senator [[John Morse (Colorado politician)|John Morse]]<ref name="Morse&GironRecalled">{{cite news|author= Lynn Barels, Kurtis Lee and Joey Bunch| title=John Morse, Angela Giron ousted in historic Colorado recall election|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24066168/colorado-senate-president-john-morse-recalled-angela-giron|date=September 10, 2013|newspaper=Denver Post|access-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Colorado recall election of 2013|2013 recall]] of Colorado [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] State Senator [[Angela Giron]]<ref name="Morse&GironRecalled" />
*2015 recall of three school board members in [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]], [[Colorado]]<ref name="coschoolrecall">Aguilar, John and Yesenia Robles. [http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29066338/jeffco-recall-election-brings-out-voters-dougco-school "Jeffco voters choose recall; incumbents losing in DougCo school race"], ''[[The Denver Post]]'', November 3, 2015. (accessed 8 November 2015)</ref>

===== Florida =====
*2011 recall of [[Carlos Alvarez (mayor)|Carlos Alvarez]], Mayor of [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]].
*2011 recall of Natacha Seijas, [[Miami-Dade County]] Commissioner. 
*2020 recall of Sebastian, Florida vice mayor Charles Mauti and city council members Damien Gilliams and Pamela Parris over allegations of malfeasance and alleged Sunshine Law violations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Results Archive|url=https://www.voteindianriver.com/electionresultsarchive|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.voteindianriver.com}}</ref>

===== Idaho =====
*1916 recall of [[J. W. Robinson (Boise mayor)|J. W. Robinson]], Mayor of [[Boise, Idaho]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0047.pdf |title=Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996|access-date=2010-05-09}}</ref>

===== Iowa =====
*2023 recall of [[Warren County, Iowa|Warren County]] Auditor David Whipple<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rushing |first1=Ty |title=Iowa Voters Oust Conspiracy Theorist From County Elections Post - Iowa Starting Line |url=https://iowastartingline.com/2023/08/29/iowa-voters-oust-conspiracy-theorist-from-county-elections-post/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |work=Iowa Starting Line |date=30 August 2023}}</ref>

===== Louisiana =====
* 2013 recall of Deedy Slaughter, Mayor of [[Port Allen, Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wafb.com/story/23989019/port-allen-mayor-deedy-slaughter-recalled|author=WAFB Staff|title=Port Allen Mayor Deedy Slaughter recalled|publisher=WAFB|date=November 16, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013|author-link=WAFB}}</ref>

===== Maine =====
*2013 recall of six of the seven city council members in [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 11, 2013|title=Maine election results: Old Orchard recalls 6 councilors, Rockland-area, Auburn reject school budgets|work=[[Bangor Daily News]]|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/11/news/bangor/maine-local-election-results-rockland-area-rejects-school-budget-old-orchard-recalls-6-councilors/|access-date=August 31, 2021}}</ref>

===== Maryland =====
* 2018 recall of [[Bowie, Maryland]], city councilwoman Diane Polangin, over her vote to approve a controversial development project located in her district<ref>{{cite news|last=McNamara|first=John|date=March 12, 2018|title=Woolfley wins big in Bowie District 2 special election|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/bowie_bladenews/ac-bb-election-0313-story.html|work=The Bowie Blade-News|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313072101/http://www.capitalgazette.com/bowie_bladenews/ac-bb-election-0313-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===== Massachusetts =====
*2014 recall of [[Fall River, Massachusetts]] Mayor William A. Flanagan
*2015 recall of four selectmen in [[Saugus, Massachusetts]]

===== Michigan =====
*1983 recall of Michigan state senators [[Philip Mastin|Phil Mastin]] and David Serotkin due to their support for a state income tax hike. Loss of these two Democratic lawmakers, along with two special elections won by Republicans, flipped the state senate to GOP control, where it remained until the 2022 Michigan elections.
*2002 recall of [[Woodrow Stanley]], mayor of [[Flint, Michigan]].
* 2011 recall of Michigan State Representative [[Paul H. Scott|Paul Scott]]
* 2012 recall of Janice Daniels, mayor of [[Troy, Michigan]]<ref name="Troy MI Recall Results">{{cite news|title=RECALLED: Troy Mayor Janice Daniels Voted Out of Office|url=http://troy.patch.com/articles/troy-mayor-janice-daniels-recall-election|newspaper=Troy Patch|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>
* 2023 recall of Stephanie Scott, Clerk of [[Adams Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|Adams Township, Hillsdale County]]<ref name="adams-twp-recall">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Corey |title=Adams Township supervisor, clerk ousted in recall election |url=https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/05/02/adams-township-supervisor-clerk-ousted-recall-election/70169196007/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=[[Hillsdale Daily News]] |date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>
* 2023 recall of Mark Nichols, Supervisor of [[Adams Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|Adams Township, Hillsdale County]]<ref name="adams-twp-recall" />

===== Minnesota =====
* 2022 recall of [[Two Harbors, Minnesota|Two Harbors]] mayor Chris Swanson<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=86% of voters vote to recall Two Harbors mayor |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/unofficial-results-86-of-in-person-voters-vote-to-recall-two-harbors-mayor |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Duluth News Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

===== Nebraska =====
*1987 recall of [[Mike Boyle]], Mayor of [[Omaha, Nebraska]].

===== New Jersey =====
*1994 recall of officials in [[River Vale, New Jersey]]: Mayor Walter Jones, Councilwoman Patricia Geier, and Councilman Bernard Salmon<ref>{{cite news|title=River Vale Recall Vote Offers Two Slates Split by 911 Issue|last=James|first=Michael S.|date=July 22, 1994|work=The Bergen Record}}</ref>
*2018 recall of [[Mahwah, New Jersey]], mayor William Laforet.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pries|first=Allison|date=Jan 29, 2019|title=Controversial mayor ousted in recall vote|work=[[NJ.com]]|url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2018/11/mahwah_mayor_recall.html|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112526/https://www.nj.com/bergen/2018/11/mahwah_mayor_recall.html|archive-date=Nov 8, 2020}}</ref>

===== North Dakota =====
*[[1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election|1921 recall]] of [[Lynn Frazier]], [[Governor of North Dakota]]

===== Ohio =====
*2016 recall of Mayor and City Council President in [[East Cleveland, Ohio|East Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]<ref name="eastclevelandrecall">Morice, Jane [http://www.cleveland.com/east-cleveland/index.ssf/2016/12/east_cleveland_recall_election.html "East Cleveland mayor, City Council president recalled in special election"], ''[[cleveland.com]]'', December 6, 2016. (accessed 13 December 2016)</ref>
*2010 recall of Jane Murray, Mayor of [[Portsmouth, Ohio]]

===== Oregon =====
*2011 recall of Neal Knight, Mayor of [[Cornelius, Oregon]], and city councilors Mari Gottwald and Jamie Minshall, less than a year after their election, due to unhappiness over their votes to fire the city manager.<ref name="Cornelius, OR, recall">{{cite news|last=Fuller|first=Kathy|title=Cornelius voters oust 'Team 3' from office|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/argus/index.ssf/2011/09/cornelius_voters_oust_team_3_f.html|newspaper=Hillsboro Argus|location=[[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro, OR]]|date=September 30, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>
*2008 recall of Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, Mayor of [[Arlington, Oregon]].
*2018 recall of [[Toledo, Oregon]], mayor Billie Jo Smith and two City Council members over allegations of malfeasance, wrongful termination of city employees, and conducting city business at secret meetings<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/208050 | title=A recall sweep in Toledo: Mayor and two councilors removed from office – News Lincoln County | access-date=2018-09-13 | archive-date=2018-09-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913185328/http://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/208050 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===== Texas =====
*1996 recall of Carrollton Texas Mayor Gary Blanscet and council members Linda Caldwell, Bernis Francis, Stan Hampton, Bob Novinsky, Bert Colter, and Stan Sewell.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
*2011 recall of multiple [[Killeen, Texas]], elected city officials including Mayor Pro Tem Scott Cosper and four city council members.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
*2019 recall of [[Rusk, Texas]], city council members Jan Pate and Ken Ferrara for conduct unbecoming of a council member<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 8, 2019|title=The Cherokeean Herald|pages=5A|work=|url=https://www.thecherokeean.com/editions/257/view/5350/ch_2019-05-08_5350.pdf|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref>
*2020 recall of [[McKinney, Texas]], city council member La'shadion Shemwell for conduct unbecoming of a council member<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/La%27Shadion_Shemwell_recall,_McKinney,_Texas_(2020) |title=La'Shadion Shemwell recall, McKinney, Texas (2020) |work=Ballotpedia |date= |accessdate=2022-08-01}}</ref>

===== Virginia =====
*1987 recall of [[James W. Holley, III|James Holley]], Mayor of [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]
*2010 recall of [[James W. Holley, III|James Holley]], Mayor of [[Portsmouth, Virginia]].

===== Washington =====
*1911 recall of [[Hiram Gill]], Mayor of [[Seattle, Washington]]<ref>Burton J. Hendrick, "The 'Recall' in Seattle', ''[[McClure's]]'', October 1911, p. 647–663.</ref>
*2005 recall of [[James E. West (politician)|James E. West]], Mayor of [[Spokane, Washington]].
*2014 recall of Mayor Marilynn Lynn of Bridgeport, WA

===== Wisconsin =====
*1977 recall of County Judge Archie Simonson, Madison, Wisconsin
*1977 recall of five members of the La Crosse School Board, [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]<ref>'Recall vote removed five in La Crosse,' '''Racine Journal Times,''' August 3, 1977, pg. 7A</ref>
*1992 recall of four members of the La Crosse School Board<ref>'La Crosse removes 4 School Board members,' '''Milwaukee Journal,''' July 15, 1992, pg. A13</ref>
*1996 recall of [[Wisconsin Senate|Wisconsin State Senator]] [[George Petak]]<ref name="state1">{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.wi.us/LRB/gw/gw_13.pdf |title=State.wi.us |access-date=2010-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209005806/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/gw/gw_13.pdf |archive-date=2006-12-09 }}</ref>
*2002 recall of multiple [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]], elected county officials including Executive [[Tom Ament|F. Thomas Ament]] (resigned before election); Board Chair [[Karen Ordinans]]; and Board Supervisors Penny Podell, LeAnn Launstein, David Jasenski, Kathy Arciszewski, James McGuigan, and Linda Ryan.  All were recalled due to a retirement pension controversy.<ref>[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/LRB/gw/gw_13.pdf State.wi.us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209005806/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/gw/gw_13.pdf |date=2006-12-09 }}, Wisconsin Constitution Article XIII, section 12</ref>
*2003 recall of Wisconsin State Senator [[Gary George (Wisconsin politician)|Gary George]]<ref name="state1"/>
*[[2011 Wisconsin Senate recall elections|2011 recall]] of Wisconsin State Senator [[Randy Hopper]]
*2011 recall of Wisconsin State Senator [[Dan Kapanke]]
* 2012 recall of [[Bob Ryan (mayor)|Bob Ryan]], Mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin<ref name="Sheboygan, WI, recall">{{cite news|title=Sheboygan mayoral recall: Mayor Bob Ryan ousted from office by challenger Terry Van Akkeren|url=http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20120222/SHE0104/120221205/Van-Akkeren-wins-ousts-incumbent-Ryan-historic-mayoral-recall-election|newspaper=Sheboygan Press|location=[[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan, WI]]|date=February 21, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2012|archive-date=February 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225030205/http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20120222/SHE0104/120221205/Van-Akkeren-wins-ousts-incumbent-Ryan-historic-mayoral-recall-election|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2012 recall of Wisconsin State Senator [[Van H. Wanggaard]]<ref name="Wisconsin Recall Results">{{cite news|title=Wisconsin June 5 recall election results|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/june-5-recall-election-results-155977565.html|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606014703/http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/june-5-recall-election-results-155977565.html |archive-date= June 6, 2012 }}</ref>