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Doug Ducey recall, Governor of Arizona (2021)
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An effort to recall Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) was launched on February 11, 2021. Supporters of the recall had until June 11, 2021, to collect 594,111 signatures to require a recall election. No signatures were filed with the secretary of state's office by the deadline.[1]
Recall supporters criticized Ducey over violating his oath of office.
Ducey was elected as Arizona's governor in 2014 with 53.4% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2018 with 56.0% of the vote.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by a group called We the People AZ Alliance. The recall petition was filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s office on February 11, 2021, by Shelby Bush and Eric Wnuck.[2] The petition listed the following reasons for recall:
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We the People seek to recall Governor Doug Ducey for violation of his oath of office A.R.S 38-231. He has disregarded the fundamental rights of Arizona citizens afforded by our United States and State of Arizona Constitution. We hereby withdraw our support.[3] |
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| —Doug Ducey Recall Petition Language[2] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
A recall can be filed against any public officer on any grounds. The recall may not be filed until after the elected official has been in office in his or her first term for at least six months. This six-month limit does not apply to state legislators. In the case of state legislators, a recall petition may commence five days after the start of their first legislative session after their election. In the case of other elected officials, there is no six-month limit for subsequent terms in office.[4]
A recall petition must be filed at the office in which the officer being recalled files for nomination. The petition must contain a general statement explaining the recall, and it may not exceed 200 words. This petition must be signed by the sponsors who swear an oath that all signatures collected will be valid signatures.
The number of signatures required to qualify a recall attempt for the ballot is 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last election for that office.
If enough signatures are gathered, a recall election will be held. All qualified candidates can run against the incumbent. Whoever gets the most votes wins the office. If the incumbent wins he/she remains in office and no other recall can take place during that term unless the proponents pay the cost of the prior recall election.
Election history
2018
- See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Arizona
Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated David Garcia and Angel Torres in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Ducey (R) | 56.0 | 1,330,863 |
 | David Garcia (D) | 41.8 | 994,341 | |
 | Angel Torres (G) | 2.1 | 50,962 | |
| Total votes: 2,376,166 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Noah Dyer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona
David Garcia defeated Steve Farley and Kelly Fryer in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Garcia | 50.6 | 255,555 |
 | Steve Farley | 32.3 | 163,072 | |
 | Kelly Fryer | 17.2 | 86,810 | |
| Total votes: 505,437 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Arizona
Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated Ken Bennett in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Ducey | 70.7 | 463,672 |
 | Ken Bennett | 29.3 | 191,775 | |
| Total votes: 655,447 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Libertarian primary election
No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barry J. Hess (L)
- Merissa Hamilton (L)
- Jeff Funicello (L)
- Kevin McCormick (L)
2014
- See also Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014
| Governor of Arizona, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Doug Ducey |
53.4% | 805,062 | |
| Democratic | Fred DuVal | 41.6% | 626,921 | |
| Libertarian | Barry J. Hess | 3.8% | 57,337 | |
| Americans Elect | J.L. Mealer | 1% | 15,432 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 0.1% | 1,664 | |
| Total Votes | 1,506,416 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
| Governor of Arizona Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Doug Ducey |
37.2% | 200,607 | ||
| Scott Smith | 22.1% | 119,107 | ||
| Christine Jones | 16.7% | 89,922 | ||
| Ken Bennett | 11.5% | 62,010 | ||
| Andrew Thomas | 8.1% | 43,822 | ||
| Frank Riggs | 4.5% | 24,168 | ||
| Mike Aloisi (Write-in) | 0% | 27 | ||
| Alice Lukasik (Write-in) | 0% | 27 | ||
| Total Votes | 539,690 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State. | ||||
Historical gubernatorial recalls
From 2003 to 2020, Ballotpedia tracked 78 gubernatorial recall efforts against 21 different governors. During that time, two recalls made the ballot and one governor was successfully recalled. Former California Gov. Gray Davis (D) was recalled by voters in 2003. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was chosen as Davis' replacement. The only other governor to ever be successfully recalled was former North Dakota Gov. Lynn Frazier (R) in 1921. In 2012, Wisconsin voted to retain former Gov. Scott Walker (R) in the recall election. He received 53.1% of the vote.
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Footnotes
- ↑ This information was gathered through an email to the Arizona secretary of state's office on June 15, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "Recall Doug Ducey," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Dupnik recall effort gets another non-Pima boost - this time from Idaho," February 6, 2011
