This week's question was, How many recall efforts did we track in 2022?

You answered: 456.
The correct answer was 261.

In 2022, Ballotpedia covered 261 recall efforts against 437 officials. Fifty-seven officials were successfully removed from office via a recall election. Twenty-six officials resigned after recall efforts were started against them, 45 were put on the ballot but defeated the recall to stay in office, and the recall efforts targeting 251 officials failed to make the ballot. Recall elections for another 13 officials had been scheduled but not held as of this report's publication, and 53 officials faced recall efforts that remained underway into 2023.

City council members drew more recall petitions than any other group in 2022, which was a return to a pattern from 2016 to 2020. In 2021 and the first half of 2022, school board members drew the most recall petitions. A total of 175 city council or town board members faced recall campaigns in 2022, while 121 school board members faced recall campaigns, the second-most. Recalls were also sought for 54 mayors. At state-level government, five state executives and two state legislators faced recall efforts.

Click here to learn more about 2022 recall efforts—and stay tuned for a look at our 2023 mid-year recall report.

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