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Recalls are the process by which an elected official can be removed from office via a public vote. Click on the tabs below for more information about political recall efforts in 2010 by type of office. Click here to learn about how recall procedures vary from state to state.

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• Daniel Varela and Martha Nateras recall, Livingston, California (2010)
• Robert Crisjohn, Yale, Oklahoma, 2010
• James Gosey and Dulani Masimini recall, Forest Hill, Texas (2010)
• Denise Rangel recall, Victoria, Texas (2010)
• Larry Mann, Connie Trube and Deanie Barrett recall, La Marque, Texas (2010)
• Victor Gomez and Doug Emerson recall, Hollister, California (2010)
• Dave Machado and Mark Acuna recall, Placerville, California (2010)
• Brentwood City Council recall, California, 2010
• Crescent City Recall of Council Members, California, 2010
• Thom Crowder, Doug Humphreys and Ben Manley recall, Hughson, California (2010)
• Recall of Thomas Buckley from the Lake Elsinore City Council, California (2010)
• Lynwood City Council recall, California (2010)
• Lance MacLean recall, Mission Viejo, California (2010)
• Kathy Salazar and Robert Urteaga recall, Montebello, California (2010)
• Betty Rexford recall, Poway, California, 2010
• San Jacinto City Council recall, California, 2010
• Richard Ortiz and Martha Camacho recall, Soledad, California (2010)
• Silverio Vega recall, West New York, New Jersey (2010)
• West Linn City Council recall, Oregon, 2010
• Bangor City Council recall, Maine, 2010
• Bogalusa City Council recall, Louisiana, 2010
• Travis Chandler and Linda Strickland recall, Boulder City, Nevada (2010)
• Lionel Rivera and Larry Small recall, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2010)
• Dorr Township Board recall, Michigan, 2010
• Gardner City Council recall, Gardner, Kansas, 2010
• Grosse Pointe Shores City Council recall, Michigan, 2010
• Linda Sledge Johnson recall, Fairmount, Georgia, 2010
• Melissa Freitag recall, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 2010
• Jim Stoneburner and Jill Owens recall, Prairieville Township, Michigan, 2010
• Richfield Township recall, Michigan (2010)
• Riley Township recall, Michigan, 2010
• Robert Heyl recall, Salem Township, Michigan, 2010
• Robert R. Nichols recall, Blandford, Massachusetts (2010)
• Seneca Township recall, Michigan, 2010
• Shelby Township recall, Michigan, 2010
• Shiawassee County Commissioners, Michigan, 2010
• Tucson City Council recall, Arizona (2010)
• Taylor City Council recall, Michigan (2010)
• Tracey Schultz Kobylarz recall, Redford Township, Michigan (2010)
• Bloomingdale Village Council recall, Michigan (2010)
• Park Township recall, Michigan (2010)
• David Wagner recall, Independence Township, Michigan (2010)
• Patrick Gilles recall, Bridgeport Township, Michigan (2010)
• Jacqueline Boggs recall, Milton Township, Michigan (2010)
• Harry Stoltzfus recall, Anna Maria, Florida (2010)
• San Juan City Commission recall, San Juan, Texas (2010)
• Carl Redus, Glen Brown and George Stepps recall, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (2010)
• Peter Arth and Mario Rubino recall, Dunsmuir, California (2010)
• Jack Krebs, Janith Norman and Jan Vick recall, Rio Vista, California, 2010
• Anthony Cogliandro recall, Acton, Maine (2010)
• Lisa Poppaw recall, Fort Collins, Colorado (2010)
• Recall of the members of the Kellogg City Council, Idaho (2010)
• Robert Tallinger and Stephen Smart recall, Town of Waukesha, Wisconsin (2010)
• David Koontz and Mike Zita recall, Norton, Ohio (2010)
• Steve Blair recall, Prescott, Arizona (2010)
• Bob Cullen and Dean Rhodes recall, Lafayette, Oregon (2010)
• Recall of the Sacramento City Council, California (2010)
• Carol Berning recall, Leoti, Kansas (2010)
• Charles Cone, Terry Cone and Carolyn DeBaets recall, Burwell, Nebraska (2010)
• Maywood City Council recall, California (2010)
• Steven Morgan, Ron Carter and Jerry Taylor recall, Ridgecrest, California (2010)
• Janice Hahn recall, Los Angeles, California (2010)
• Barry Bruce and Mike Gomez recalls, Hawaiian Gardens, California (2010)
• Lisa Stone recall, Buffalo Grove, Illinois (2010)
• Christine Watson recall, Ohio Township, Kansas (2010)
• Recall of Lewiston City Council, Maine (2010)
• Robert S. Filipkowski recall, North Brookfield, Massachusetts (2010)
• Jesse James Johnson, Chuck Henry and Joe Apache recall, Raton, New Mexico (2010)
• Bob Walker recall, Sand Springs, Oklahoma (2010)
• Mark Lemminger recall, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin (2010)
• Scott Mittelsteadt and Jeffery Brandner recall, Jackson, Wisconsin (2010)
• Peggy Bull recall, Waukesha, Wisconsin (2010)
• Rock Brandner recall, Richfield, Wisconsin (2010)
• Ann Ulrich recall, Hartland Township, Michigan (2010)
• Davison City Council recall, Michigan (2010)
• Bob Lepley, Dan Micoff, Masha Treusch-Pelzer, Howard Draft and Jesse White recall, Marine City, Michigan (2010)
• Eric Perrodin, Lillie Dobson, Craig Cornwell and Alita Godwin recall, Compton, California (2010)
• Kevin Poole, Brad Cannon, Thyra Stevenson and Dennis Ohrtman recall, Lewiston, Idaho (2010)
• Judy Hesslin recall, Nowata, Oklahoma (2010)

Governors

• Jennifer Granholm recall, Michigan (2009-2010)

School boards

Alaska

See also: Recall campaigns in Alaska

aaddd Nome School Board recall, Alaska (2010)

Arizona

See also: Recall campaigns in Arizona

• Diane Douglas recall, Peoria Unified School District, Arizona (2010)
• Thomas Boone recall, Deer Valley Unified School District, Arizona, 2010

Louie Gonzales, Magdalena Barajas and Eva Carrillo Dong recall, Sunnyside Unified School District, Arizona (2010)

California

See also: Recall campaigns in California

Recall	Status
St. Helena Unified: Cynthia Warren, Ines DeLuna, Cynthia Noble Lane, Carolyn Martini	aaaa
Capistrano Unified: Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten	aa
Stockton Unified: Dan Castillo	a
Tehachapi Unified: Mary Graham, Holly Hart, Patty Snyder	ddd
Bassett Unified: Laura Santos and Barbara Boyd
Calexico Schools: Gloria Romo and Ruben De La Rosa
Palo Verde Unified: Jim Carney and Robin Wellman
San Gabriel Unified: Scott Svonkin
Stockton Unified: Jose Morales
Vista Unified: Steve Lilly, Angela Chunka and Elizabeth Jaka
Woodville Union: Nick Serafin, Andrew Castaneda, Felipe Guerrero, Javier Serna and Juan Valencia
Yuba College: Jim Buchan

Idaho

See also: Recall campaigns in Idaho

• Elizabeth Dunn and Terry Elmore recalls, Garden Valley School District, Idaho (2010)
• Judy Lea Smith recall, Filer School District, Idaho (2010)

a Steven Wright recall, Lapwai School District, Idaho (2010)

Georgia

See also: Recall campaigns in Georgia

• Henry Cook recall, Randolph County School District, Georgia (2010)

Michigan

See also: Recall campaigns in Michigan

ddd Benton Harbor Area Schools board recall, Michigan (2010)

• Buena Vista School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
• Flint Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010

Howell Board of Education recall, Michigan, 2010

• Romeo Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010

aaa Standish-Sterling Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010

New Mexico

See also: Recall campaigns in New Mexico

• Arsenio Corodova recall, Taos, New Mexico (2010)

Oregon

See also: Recall campaigns in Oregon

• Sisters School Board recall, Sisters, Oregon (2010)

Tennessee

See also: Recall campaigns in Tennessee

Bill Phillips recall, Knox County Public Schools, Tennessee, 2010

Wisconsin

See also: Recall campaigns in Wisconsin

a Steve Dunn recall, Lakewood School District, Wisconsin (2010)

Mayors/presidents

• Daniel Varela and Martha Nateras recall, Livingston, California (2010)
• Bill Fulton recall, Ventura, California (2010)
• Tim Humphries recall, Carlisle, Ohio (2010)
• Dewey Bartlett recall, Tulsa, Oklahoma (2010)
• David Schwan recall, Carefree, Arizona (2010)
• Jimmy Bonds recall, Ogden, Kansas, 2010
• James Holley recall, Portsmouth, Virginia, 2010
• James Gosey and Dulani Masimini recall, Forest Hill, Texas (2010)
• Victor Gomez and Doug Emerson recall, Hollister, California (2010)
• Richard Ortiz and Martha Camacho recall, Soledad, California (2010)
• Silverio Vega recall, West New York, New Jersey (2010)
• Vincent Barrella recall, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey (2009-2010)
• Wilda Diaz recall, Perth Amboy, New Jersey (2010)
• Herbert Frederick, Gerard McNamara and Scott Golden recalls, West Wildwood, New Jersey
• Sam Adams recall, Portland, Oregon, 2010
• Marcia Young, Forest Hill, Louisiana, 2010
• Anthony Suarez recall, Ridgefield, New Jersey, 2010
• Art Moyses recall, LeRoy Township, Michigan, 2010
• Betty Alford-Olive recall, Bastrop, Louisiana, 2010
• Dave Schneider recall, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, 2010
• Don Schwieman recall, Flushing Township, Michigan, 2010
• John Vazquez recall, Windsor, Colorado, 2010
• Joshua Thomas recall, Wilson, Louisiana, 2010
• Kenneth Rottier recall, Seymour, Wisconsin, 2010
• Nathan Bates recall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2010
• Roger Purcell recall, Houston, Alaska (2010)
• John Carmichael recall, Sturgis, Michigan (2010)
• Bill Goebel recall, Jetmore, Kansas (2010)
• Don Call recall, McCune, Kansas (2010)
• Dayne Walling recall, Flint, Michigan (2010)
• Carl Redus, Glen Brown and George Stepps recall, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (2010)
• Ike Stage recall, Grove City, Ohio (2010)
• Antonio Villaraigosa recall, Los Angeles, California (2010)
• Lorenzo Langford recall, Atlantic City, New Jersey (2010)
• Bruce Akers recall, Pepper Pike, Ohio (2010)
• Peter Arth and Mario Rubino recall, Dunsmuir, California (2010)
• Doug Isaacson recall, North Pole, Alaska (2010)
• Recall of the members of the Kellogg City Council, Idaho (2010)
• John Miller recall, Salmon, Idaho (2010)
• Chris Lette recall, Udall, Kansas (2010)
• Jack Chiovatero recall, New Berlin, Wisconsin (2010)
• Scott Hockenberry recall, West Jefferson, Ohio (2010)
• David Koontz and Mike Zita recall, Norton, Ohio (2010)
• Charles Cone, Terry Cone and Carolyn DeBaets recall, Burwell, Nebraska (2010)
• Maywood City Council recall, California (2010)
• Steven Morgan, Ron Carter and Jerry Taylor recall, Ridgecrest, California (2010)
• Dave Walker recall, Palisade, Colorado (2010)
• James Stewart recall, Brady, Texas (2010)
• Donna Schatz recall, Jacksonville, Oregon (2011)
• Jane Murray recall, Portsmouth, Ohio (2010)
• Pat Layshock recall, Newton Falls, Ohio (2010)
• Jesse James Johnson, Chuck Henry and Joe Apache recall, Raton, New Mexico (2010)
• Grosse Pointe Shores City Council recall, Michigan, 2010
• Taylor City Council recall, Michigan (2010)
• Fred "Mac" Fortner, Jim Hershberger, Matthew Judd, Roger Lutze and David Martin recall, Davison, Michigan (2010)
• Bob Lepley, Dan Micoff, Masha Treusch-Pelzer, Howard Draft and Jesse White recall, Marine City, Michigan (2010)
• Eric Perrodin, Lillie Dobson, Craig Cornwell and Alita Godwin recall, Compton, California (2010)
• Kevin Poole, Brad Cannon, Thyra Stevenson and Dennis Ohrtman recall, Lewiston, Idaho (2010)
• Tucson City Council recall, Arizona (2010)
• Crescent City Recall of Council Members, California, 2010
• Recall of the Sacramento City Council, California (2010)
• Lionel Rivera and Larry Small recall, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2010)
• Jim Suttle recall, Omaha, Nebraska (2010-2011)

County officials

Bill Chappell recall, Carroll County, Georgia, 2010
Roger Zilke recall, Berrien County, Michigan, 2010
Gary Hollis recall, Nye County, Nevada, 2010
Ogemaw County recall, Michigan, 2010
Gwinnett County recall, Georgia, 2010
Shiawassee County Commissioners, Michigan, 2010

State legislatures

• Bill Raggio recall, Nevada, 2010

Alaska

• Bill Purcell recall, Houston, Alaska (2010)

Arizona

• David Schwan recall, Carefree, Arizona, 2010
  
• Tucson City Council recall, Arizona, 2010
  

California

See also: Recall campaigns in California

• Betty Rexford recall, Poway, California, 2010
  
• Recall of Thomas Buckley from the Lake Elsinore City Council, California (2010)
  
• Tehachapi Unified School District board recall, California (March 2010)
  
• Dan Castillo recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2010)
  
• St. Helena Unified School District board recall, California (2010)
  
• Richard Ortiz and Martha Camacho recall, Soledad, California (2010)
  
• Lance MacLean recall, Mission Viejo, California (2010)
  
• Gloria Romo and Ruben De La Rosa recall, Calexico School Board (2010)
  
• Lynwood City Council, California (2010)
  
• Brentwood City Council recall, California, 2010
• Jose Morales recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2010)
  
• Crescent City Recall of Council Members, California, 2010
  
• Kathy Salazar and Robert Urteaga recall, Montebello, California (2010)
  
• San Jacinto City Council recall, California, 2010
  
• Alameda Unified School District board recall, Alameda County, California, 2010
  

Colorado

• Colorado Springs City Council recall, Colorado, 2010
  
• Boulder City Council recall, Colorado, 2010
• John Vazquez recall, Windsor, Colorado, 2010
• Mark Romanowski recall, Johnstown, Colorado (2010)

Florida

• Carlos Alvarez recall, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2010

Georgia

• Bill Chappell recall, Carroll County, Georgia, 2010
  
• Gwinnett County recall, Georgia, 2010
  
• Linda Sledge Johnson recall, Fairmount, Georgia, 2010
  

Kansas

• Gardner City Council recall, Gardner, Kansas, 2009
  

Louisiana

• Betty Alford-Olive recall, Bastrop, Louisiana, 2010
  
• Joshua Thomas recall, Wilson, Louisiana, 2010
  
• Marcia Young, Forest Hill, Louisiana, 2010
  

Maine

• Bangor City Council recall, Maine, 2010

Massachusetts

• Melissa Freitag recall, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 2010

Michigan

• Prairieville Township recall, Michigan, 2010
• Grosse Pointe Shores City Council recall, Michigan, 2010
• Don Schwieman recall, Flushing Township, Michigan, 2010
  
• Art Moyses recall, LeRoy Township, Michigan, 2010
  
• Shelby Township recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Roger Zilke recall, Berrien County, Michigan, 2010
  
• Richfield Township recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Romeo Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
• Seneca Township recall, Michigan, 2010
• Standish-Sterling Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
• Jennifer Granholm recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Ogemaw County recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Howell Board of Education recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Riley Township recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Shiawassee County Commissioners, Michigan, 2010
• Flint Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Buena Vista School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
  

Nevada

• Bill Raggio recall, Nevada, 2010
• Gary Hollis recall, Nye County, Nevada, 2010
  

South Dakota

• Dave Schneider recall, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, 2010
  

New Jersey

• Anthony Suarez recall, Ridgefield, New Jersey, 2010
  
• Herbert Frederick, Gerard McNamara, and Scott Goldin recall, West Wildwood, New Jersey, 2009
  

Oklahoma

• Nathan Bates recall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2010

Oregon

• West Linn City Council recall, Oregon, 2010
• Sam Adams recall, Portland, Oregon, 2010

Tennessee

• Bill Phillips recall, Knox County Public Schools, Tennessee, 2010
  

Virginia

• James Holley recall, Portsmouth, Virginia, 2010
  

Wisconsin

• Kenneth Rottier recall, Seymour, Wisconsin, 2010

Failed/Did not make ballot

Alameda Unified School District board recall, Alameda County, California, 2010
Dave Schneider recall, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, 2010
d Kenneth Rottier recall, Seymour, Wisconsin, 2010
Nathan Bates recall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2010

Signatures being gathered

Dan Castillo recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2010)
Lance MacLean recall, Mission Viejo, California (2010)
David Schwan recall, Carefree, Arizona, 2010
Betty Rexford recall, Poway, California, 2010
Grosse Pointe Shores City Council recall, Michigan, 2010
Don Schwieman recall, Flushing Township, Michigan, 2010
Richard Ortiz and Martha Camacho recall, Soledad, California (2010)
Gloria Romo and Ruben De La Rosa recall, Calexico School Board (2010)
Bill Chappell recall, Carroll County, Georgia, 2010
Jose Morales recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2010)
West Linn City Council recall, Oregon, 2010
Betty Alford-Olive recall, Bastrop, Louisiana, 2010
Crescent City Recall of Council Members, California, 2010
Lynwood City Council, California (2010)
Bangor City Council recall, Maine, 2010
San Jacinto City Council recall, California, 2010
Carlos Alvarez recall, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2010
Shelby Township recall, Michigan, 2010
Roger Zilke recall, Berrien County, Michigan, 2010
Melissa Freitag recall, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 2010
Richfield Township recall, Michigan, 2010
Romeo Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
Gardner City Council recall, Gardner, Kansas, 2009
James Holley recall, Portsmouth, Virginia, 2010
Colorado Springs City Council recall, Colorado, 2010
Standish-Sterling Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
Gary Hollis recall, Nye County, Nevada, 2010
Jennifer Granholm recall, Michigan, 2010
Ogemaw County recall, Michigan, 2010
Bill Phillips recall, Knox County Public Schools, Tennessee, 2010
Howell Board of Education recall, Michigan, 2010
Anthony Suarez recall, Ridgefield, New Jersey, 2010
Gwinnett County recall, Georgia, 2010
Boulder City Council recall, Colorado, 2010
Marcia Young, Forest Hill, Louisiana, 2010
Shiawassee County Commissioners, Michigan, 2010

Election scheduled

Recall of Thomas Buckley from the Lake Elsinore City Council, California (2010)

Tehachapi Unified School District board recall, California (March 2010) 

St. Helena Unified School District board recall, California (2010) 

Joshua Thomas recall, Wilson, Louisiana, 2010

Art Moyses recall, LeRoy Township, Michigan, 2010

Kathy Salazar and Robert Urteaga recall, Montebello, California (2010)

Seneca Township recall, Michigan, 2010

Riley Township recall, Michigan, 2010

Herbert Frederick, Gerard McNamara, and Scott Goldin recall, West Wildwood, New Jersey, 2009

Mark Romanowski recall, Johnstown, Colorado (2010)

Prospective

• Brentwood City Council recall, California, 2010
• Prairieville Township recall, Michigan, 2010
• Bill Raggio recall, Nevada, 2010
• Sam Adams recall, Portland, Oregon, 2010
• John Vazquez recall, Windsor, Colorado, 2010
• Flint Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Tucson City Council recall, Arizona, 2010
  
• Buena Vista School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
  
• Linda Sledge Johnson recall, Fairmount, Georgia, 2010