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Political recall efforts, 2012
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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 2012 by type of office. Click here to learn about how recall procedures vary from state to state.
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- Henry Leger recall, Fountain Hills, Arizona (2012)
- Ed Gowan, Naomi Parker, and Eddy Langley recall, Lakeside, Oregon (2012)
- Sue Allen recall, Lakeside, Oregon (2012)
- Bob Werkhoven and Ken Evenson recall, Valley City, North Dakota (2012)
- Richard Bray, William Carlisle and Steven Handcock recall, Healdton, Oklahoma (2012)
- Jim Needham and Stephen Clark recall, Molalla, Oregon (2012)
- Steve Menard recall, Wasilla, Alaska (2012)
- Recall of Mayor Ed Murray and the Lindsay City Council, Lindsay, California (2012)
- Francie Sullivan, Rick Bosetti, and Patrick Jones recall, Redding, California (2012)
- Dennis Mertz and Iris Dysart recall, Basehor, Kansas (2012)
- Dolores Lucero recall, Shasta Lake, California (2012)
- Joshua Freeman recall, Flint, Michigan (2012)
- Dick Jones, Pat McKinley and Don Bankhead recall, Fullerton, California (2012)
- Yolanda Teneyuque and John Martinez recall, Greenfield, California (2012)
- Bryan Miranda recall, New Braunfels, Texas (2012)
- Jeff Rivero recall, Atwater, California (2012)
- John Cook, Steve Ortega and Susie Byrd recall, El Paso, Texas (2012)
- Kwame Brown recall, District of Columbia (2012)
- Steve Ross recall, Las Vegas, Nevada (2012)
- John Huerta Jr. recall, Greenfield, California (2012)
- Hermiston City Council recall, Hermiston, Oregon (2012)
- Claudia Demarest, Elaine Racine and Michael Tall recall, Ishpeming, Michigan (2012)
- Jermaine Reed recall, Kansas City, Missouri (2012)
- Howard Rigg recall, Tekonsha, Michigan (2012)
- Corey Wood recall, Tekonsha, Michigan (2012)
- Donald Schmuck recall, Akron, Michigan (2012)
- Ann Allen recall, Akron, Michigan (2012)
- Julie Farrell and Robert Mitchell recall, Templeton, Massachusetts (2012)
- David Lambert recall, Benson, Arizona (2012)
- Jim Ramsey, Joe Chambers, and Marcia Elton recall, Berwick, Maine (2012)
- Greg Bryan, Cecily Maniaci and Al Montoya recall, Tusayan, Arizona (2012)
- Paul Johnson, Jerry Stuart, and Cody Beeson recall, Yuma, Arizona (2012)
- Alfredo Pando recall, Trinidad, Colorado (2012)
- Dave Vanaman recall, Millville, New Jersey (2012)
- Tommy Segner recall, Fredericksburg, Texas (2012)
- Greg York recall, Parsons, Kansas (2012)
- Wilbur Jennings recall, Providence, Rhode Island (2012)
- Daryl Hickman recall, Lake Elsinore, California (2012)
- Mitchell Lindemann recall, Douglas, Arizona (2012)
- Pete DeJarnatt and Sue Digre recall, Pacifica, California (2012)
- Armando Gomez and Althea Polanski recall, Milpitas, California (2012)
- T.J. Dow recall, Cleveland, Ohio (2012)
- Wheatland Township Board recall, Michigan (2012)
- Ron Aames recall, Peoria, Arizona (2012)
- City council recall, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho (2012)
- A.J. O'Connell recall, Creswell, Oregon (2012)
- Marti Brown and Stephanie Gomes recall, Vallejo, California (2012)
- City of Holy Cross city council recall, Alaska (2012)
- Frank Martinez and Glenda Hill recall, Orange Cove, California (2012)
- Karl Van Haren recall, Pierson, Michigan (2012)
- Duane Grifes, Verna Smigiel, and Rebecca Starr recall, Pierson, Michigan (2012)
- Tuscarora Township Board recall, Tuscarora, Michigan (2012)
- Rose Cannaday recall, Irving, Texas (2012)
- Dawn Anglin and Troy Pieper recall, Ellisville, Missouri (2012)
- Danielle DiPaola recall, Emerson, New Jersey (2012)
- John Anderson recall, Yorba Linda, California (2012)
- Waymon Hamilton and Craig Swancy recall, Weatherford, Texas (2012)
- Yvonne Parks, Jan Pye, and Scott Matas recall, Desert Hot Springs, California (2012)
- Fred Schmidt recall, Columbia, Missouri (2012)
- Mario Hernandez, Maribel De La Torre, and Brenda Esqueda recall, San Fernando, California (2012)
- Brady Banks recall, Nashville, Tennessee (2012)
- Ted Johnson, Leo Latus, and Rick Hall recall, Hartford, Michigan (2012)
- City council recall, Baxter Springs, Kansas (2012)
- Daniel Tejada, Jesse Christopher Flores, Mario Morones, Sherry Martinez Castillo, John Guerrero, and Johnnie Gomez, recall, Floresville, Texas (2012)
- Emile Duplessis, Paul Levine, and Angela Diggs Jackson recall, Oak Park, Michigan (2012)
- Sherri Lane, Mike Touhey, Shelley Sanderson, and Steve Herfert recall, West Covina, California (2012)
- Kathy Chiaverotti, Neome Schaumberg, and Keith Werner recall, Muskego, Wisconsin (2012)
- Josh Rardin recall, Alamogordo, New Mexico (2012)
- Steve Manor recall, Howell, Michigan (2012)
- Westland City Council recall, Michigan (2012)
- Chas Kelley recall, San Bernardino, California (2012)
- Eric Swalwell recall, Dublin, California (2012)
- Dennis Knowles and Trenton Bowens recall, Benton Harbor, Michigan (2012)
- Asbury Park City Council recall, New Jersey (2012)
- Eloy Lopez, Linda Guzman-Alaniz, and Michelle Soliz recall, Sinton, Texas (2012)
- Carrie Lemke recall, Superior, Nebraska (2012)
- Cortney Niland recall, El Paso, Texas (2012)
- Jackson City Council recall, Michigan (2012)
- Alan Marchione recall, Maricopa, Arizona (2012)
- Raton City Council recall, New Mexico (2012)
- Rob Bonta recall, Alameda, California (2012)
- Juli Costanzo recall, San Gabriel, California (2012)
- Matt Waligora, Mike Nunneley, and Dave Karschnick recall, Alpena, Michigan (2012)
- Charlie Watson recall, Cedar Springs, Michigan (2012)
- Huntington Park City Council recall, California (2012)
- Alex Taft recall, Missoula, Montana (2012)
- Robert Scribner and Frank Anderson recall, Tenino, Washington (2012)
- Yvonne Knaack recall, Glendale, Arizona (2012)
- Board of Selectmen recall, Poland, Maine (2013)
Mayors
- Ed Gowan, Naomi Parker, and Eddy Langley recall, Lakeside, Oregon (2012)
- Bob Ryan recall, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (2012)
- Bob Werkhoven and Ken Evenson recall, Valley City, North Dakota (2012)
- David Plank recall, Ione, California (2012)
- Richard Bray, William Carlisle and Steven Handcock recall, Healdton, Oklahoma (2012)
- Jean Quan recall, Oakland, California (2012)
- Dan Wilson recall, Portola, California (2012)
- Recall of Mayor Ed Murray and the Lindsay City Council, Lindsay, California (2012)
- Terry Hill recall, Basehor, Kansas (2012)
- Will Flanagan recall, Fall River, Massachusetts (2012)
- John Stover recall, Elgin, Oregon (2012)
- Ron Littlefield recall, Chattanooga, Tennessee (2012)
- Vincent Gray recall, District of Columbia (2012)
- Jill Dabbs recall, Bryant, Arkansas (2012)
- Mike Lout recall, Jasper, Texas (2012)
- John Cook, Steve Ortega and Susie Byrd recall, El Paso, Texas (2012)
- Leon Jukowski recall, Pontiac, Michigan (2012)
- John Huerta Jr. recall, Greenfield, California (2012)
- Hermiston City Council recall, Hermiston, Oregon (2012)
- Douglas Marsden recall, Bottineau, North Dakota (2012)
- Jack Henderson recall, Tombstone, Arizona (2012)
- Donald Banning recall, Troy, Montana (2012)
- Jeff Crockett recall, Harrison, Arkansas (2012)
- Janice Daniels recall, Troy, Michigan (2012)
- Nancy Denson recall, Athens, Georgia (2012)
- Pamela Munoz recall, Patton Village, Texas (2012)
- Fawn Steiff recall, Newman Grove, Nebraska (2012)
- City council recall, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho (2012)
- John Cook recall, El Paso, Texas (2012)
- Randy Amtower recall, Keyser, West Virginia (2012)
- Hershal Deputy recall, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado (2012)
- Yvonne Parks, Jan Pye, and Scott Matas recall, Desert Hot Springs, California (2012)
- Felix Roque recall, West New York, New Jersey (2012)
- Mario Hernandez, Maribel De La Torre, and Brenda Esqueda recall, San Fernando, California (2012)
- Ted Johnson, Leo Latus, and Rick Hall recall, Hartford, Michigan (2012)
- Sheila Walters recall, Trumann, Arkansas (2012)
- Richard Berry recall, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2012)
- Daniel Tejada, Jesse Christopher Flores, Mario Morones, Sherry Martinez Castillo, John Guerrero, and Johnnie Gomez, recall, Floresville, Texas (2012)
- Kathy Chiaverotti, Neome Schaumberg, and Keith Werner recall, Muskego, Wisconsin (2012)
- Audrey Viau recall, Elmwood Park, Wisconsin (2012)
- John Rino recall, Trinidad, Colorado (2012)
- Tim McClellan recall, Kingsland, Arkansas (2012)
- Jay Vavricek recall, Grand Island, Nebraska (2012)
- Paul Mitchell recall, Alexander, Arkansas (2012)
- Johnny McMahan recall, Bauxite, Arkansas (2012)
- Ronnie Conley recall, Cotton Plant, Arkansas (2012)
- James Hightower recall, Benton Harbor, Michigan (2012)
- JoAnn Faiella recall, Port St. Lucie, Florida (2012)
- Tony Lawhon recall, Redfield, Arkansas (2012)
- Clinton Harris recall, Wilmot, Arkansas (2012)
- Dennis Knowles and Trenton Bowens recall, Benton Harbor, Michigan (2012)
- Asbury Park City Council recall, New Jersey (2012)
- Eloy Lopez, Linda Guzman-Alaniz, and Michelle Soliz recall, Sinton, Texas (2012)
- Pete DeJarnatt and Sue Digre recall, Pacifica, California (2012)
- Jackson City Council recall, Michigan (2012)
- David Bing recall, Detroit, Michigan (2012)
- Huntington Park City Council recall, California (2012)
- Darin Taylor recall, Middleton, Idaho (2012)
- Chuck Pyle recall, Luray, Kansas (2012)
School boards
- Richard Grant recall, Culdesac School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Recall of the Oakland School Board, California (2012)
- Ricky Smith and Mike Stephens recall, Morehouse Parish School Board, Louisiana (2012)
- Clarence Sharp recall, Monroe City School Board, Louisiana (2012)
- Verbon Muhammad recall, Monroe City School Board, Louisiana (2012)
- Allen Rolf recall, Dodge County, Nebraska (2012)
- Sheila Harris recall, Caldwell School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Arlie Ricasa, Jim Cartmill and John McCann recall, Sweetwater, California (2012)
- Mike Rios recall, Moreno Valley, California (2012)
- Recall of the Parchment School Board, Michigan (2012)
- Will Smith recall, Santa Maria-Bonita School District, California (2012)
- Ellicott School Board recall, Colorado (2012)
- Rhonda Bembry, Carol Martinez, and Clarissa Gilliam Gardner recall, Hackensack, New Jersey (2012)
- Tony Vang recall, Fresno Unified School Board, California (2012)
- Reynold Esquivel and Rebecca Quintana recall, Stone Corral Elementary School District, California (2012)
- Ben Clark recall, Fremont School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Sheila Whitley recall, Atwater School Board, California (2012)
- Eleanor Torres, Henrietta Macias, and Ramon Rodriguez recall, Rio School District, California (2012)
- Houghton Lake Community School Board of Education recall, Michigan (2012)
- John Hampton, Chris Hampton, Jim Lehman, and Karen Miller, Potterville, Michigan (2012)
- Galesburg-Augusta school board recall, Michigan (2012)
- Julie McConathy recall, Rapides Parish School Board, Louisiana (2012)
- Lynne Burroughs and Mark Henderson recall, Baker School Board, Oregon (2012)
- Skyy Fisher recall, Compton Unified School District, California (2012)
- Darlene Johnson recall, Plainville Unified School District, Kansas (2012)
- Gloria Lucero recall, North Conejos School Board, Colorado (2012)
- Phil Baker recall, Fremont School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Sherry Carr recall, Seattle, Washington (2012)
- Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt recall, Mount Baker School Board, Washington (2012)
- Bob Todd recall, Fayette County, Georgia (2012)
- Flint School Board recall, Michigan (2012)
State legislatures
- Scott Fitzgerald recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Van Wanggaard recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Terry Moulton recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Pam Galloway recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Bruce Caswell recall, Michigan State Senate (2011-2012)
- Phil Pavlov recall, Michigan State Senate (2011-2012)
- Patrick Colbeck recall, Michigan State Senate (2011-2012)
- Bob Jauch recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)
- Randy Richardville recall, Michigan State Senate (2012)
- Charles Kleckley recall, Louisiana House of Representatives (2012)
- Kevin Pearson recall, Louisiana House of Representatives (2012)
- George Cromer recall, Louisiana House of Representatives (2012)
- Ray Garofalo recall, Louisiana House of Representatives (2012)
Governors
- Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2011-2012)
- Jan Brewer recall, Arizona (2011-2012)
- Rick Snyder recall, Michigan (2012)
- Bobby Jindal recall, Louisiana (2012)
County officials
- Melinda Myers recall, Saguache County, Colorado (2012)
- Larry Wilson recall, Shawnee County, Kansas (2012)
- Robert Ficano recall, Wayne County, Michigan (2012)
- Aaron Reardon recall, Snohomish County, Washington (2012)
- David Schutt recall, Lake County, Oregon (2012)
- Patrick Duncan recall, Franklin County, Nebraska (2012)
County commissions
- Kelly Spratt recall, McIntosh County, Georgia (2012)
- Wayne Wales recall, Iron County, Michigan (2012)
- Deb Roschen recall, Wabasha County, Minnesota (2012)
- Joe Laurance recall, Douglas County, Oregon (2012)
- Jack Hanson recall, Lassen County, California (2012)
- Marcia Armstrong recall, Siskiyou County, California (2012)
- Darren Spellman recall, Calaveras County, California (2012)
- Michael Cox, Stuart McKinnon, Antonio Martini and David Ritter recall, Kalkaska County, Michigan (2012)
- Kurt Schlegel recall, Elbert County, Colorado (2012)
- Jim Bernard recall, Clackamas County, Oregon (2012)
- Rick Yzaguirre recall, Ada County, Idaho (2012)
- Kelvin Wurdeman recall, Wayne County, Nebraska (2012)
- Doug Andersen recall, Hamilton County, Nebraska (2012)
- Tim Bergen recall, Hamilton County, Nebraska (2012)
Special districts
- Frank Caron recall, Rio Linda-Elverta Water District, California (2012)
- Debbie Stoner recall, Palominas Fire District, Arizona (2012)
- Stan Keeler, Lyle Jeffries and Dale Stutzman recall, Winston-Dillard, Oregon (2012)
- Feather River Recreation and Park District recall, California (2012)
- John Prinkki and Joe Kern recall, Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Montana (2012)
- Douglas Smith recall, District of Columbia (2012)
- Linda Davis, Lee Mack and Carol Wilson recall, Fair Oaks, Oregon (2012)
- David Blauert, Charles Christensen, and Phyllis Erick recall, Sedona, Arizona (2012)
- Candy Ruedeman and Marge Campbell recall, Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors, Colorado (2012)
- Dave Hammers, Bill Beahan, and Jan Cederberg recall, Cherokee Metropolitan Water District, Colorado (2012)
- Dave Ward and Mike Whittaker recall, Jefferson County Fire Protection District 2, Washington (2012)
- Brian Dawson recall, Discovery Bay Community Services District Board, California (2012)
- Keeny Escalanti recall, Quechan tribe, Arizona (2012)
- Chester Public Utility District recall, California (2012)
- Ben Shelly and Rex Lee Jim recall, Navajo Nation (2012)
- Jass Singh recall, Mountain House Community Service District, California (2012)
