Robert Davidson Griffis
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Robert Davidson Griffis (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of California. He did not appear on the ballot for the recall election on September 14, 2021.
Griffis was a Democratic Party candidate for governor of California in the 2018 election but was defeated in the top-two primary.
Griffis was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for president.[1]
Elections
2021
Gavin Newsom yes/no recall question
Gavin Newsom recall, 2021
Gavin Newsom won the Governor of California recall election on September 14, 2021.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
38.1
|
4,894,473 | |||
✔ | No |
61.9
|
7,944,092 | ||
Total Votes |
12,838,565 |
|
Gavin Newsom replacement question
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General election
Special general election for Governor of California
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Governor of California on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
![]() | Larry Elder (R) | 48.4 | 3,563,867 | |
![]() | Kevin Paffrath (D) ![]() | 9.6 | 706,778 | |
![]() | Kevin Faulconer (R) | 8.0 | 590,346 | |
![]() | Brandon Ross (D) ![]() | 5.3 | 392,029 | |
![]() | John Cox (R) | 4.1 | 305,095 | |
![]() | Kevin Kiley (R) | 3.5 | 255,490 | |
![]() | Jacqueline McGowan (D) | 2.9 | 214,242 | |
![]() | Joel Ventresca (D) ![]() | 2.5 | 186,345 | |
Daniel Watts (D) ![]() | 2.3 | 167,355 | ||
![]() | Holly Baade (D) ![]() | 1.3 | 92,218 | |
![]() | Patrick Kilpatrick (D) ![]() | 1.2 | 86,617 | |
![]() | Armando Perez-Serrato (D) | 1.2 | 85,061 | |
![]() | Caitlyn Jenner (R) | 1.0 | 75,215 | |
![]() | John Drake (D) ![]() | 0.9 | 68,545 | |
![]() | Daniel Kapelovitz (G) | 0.9 | 64,375 | |
![]() | Jeff Hewitt (L) | 0.7 | 50,378 | |
![]() | Ted Gaines (R) ![]() | 0.7 | 47,937 | |
![]() | Angelyne (No party preference) | 0.5 | 35,900 | |
![]() | David Moore (No party preference) | 0.4 | 31,224 | |
![]() | Anthony Trimino (R) | 0.4 | 28,101 | |
![]() | Doug Ose (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.4 | 26,204 | |
![]() | Michael Loebs (No party preference) ![]() | 0.3 | 25,468 | |
Heather Collins (G) | 0.3 | 24,260 | ||
![]() | Major Singh (No party preference) | 0.3 | 21,394 | |
![]() | David Lozano (R) | 0.3 | 19,945 | |
![]() | Denver Stoner (R) ![]() | 0.3 | 19,588 | |
![]() | Samuel Gallucci (R) | 0.2 | 18,134 | |
![]() | Steven Chavez Lodge (R) | 0.2 | 17,435 | |
![]() | Jenny Rae Le Roux (R) ![]() | 0.2 | 16,032 | |
![]() | David Bramante (R) ![]() | 0.2 | 11,501 | |
Diego Martinez (R) ![]() | 0.1 | 10,860 | ||
![]() | Robert Newman (R) ![]() | 0.1 | 10,602 | |
![]() | Sarah Stephens (R) | 0.1 | 10,583 | |
![]() | Dennis Richter (No party preference) ![]() | 0.1 | 10,468 | |
Major Williams (R) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 8,965 | ||
![]() | Denis Lucey (No party preference) ![]() | 0.1 | 8,182 | |
James Hanink (No party preference) ![]() | 0.1 | 7,193 | ||
![]() | Daniel Mercuri (R) | 0.1 | 7,110 | |
![]() | Chauncey Killens (R) ![]() | 0.1 | 6,879 | |
![]() | Leo Zacky (R) | 0.1 | 6,099 | |
![]() | Kevin Kaul (No party preference) | 0.1 | 5,600 | |
![]() | David Hillberg (R) ![]() | 0.1 | 4,435 | |
![]() | Adam Papagan (No party preference) ![]() | 0.1 | 4,021 | |
![]() | Rhonda Furin (R) | 0.1 | 3,964 | |
![]() | Nickolas Wildstar (R) ![]() | 0.1 | 3,811 | |
![]() | Jeremiah Marciniak (No party preference) ![]() | 0.0 | 2,894 | |
![]() | Joe Symmon (R) ![]() | 0.0 | 2,397 | |
Miki Habryn (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 137 | ||
Roxanne (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 116 | ||
Stacy Smith (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 81 | ||
Vivek Mohan (No party preference) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 68 | ||
Thuy Hugens (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
Vince Lundgren (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 |
Total votes: 7,361,568 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Blake (R)
- Mariana Dawson (No party preference)
- Veronika Fimbres (G)
- Elizabeth Floyd (No party preference)
- Wayne Frazier (R)
- Timothy Herode (R)
- Luis Huang (D)
- Jimih Jones (R)
- Paul Mesrop Kurdian (No party preference)
- Carla Canada (No party preference)
- Mary Cook (No party preference)
- Torr Leonard (D)
- Jeremy Lupoli (D)
- Louis J. Marinelli, III (R)
- Christopher Mason (R)
- John Pierce (R)
- Patrick Rakus Jr. (R)
- Frank Wade (D)
- Marc Roth (No party preference)
- Christopher Carlson (G)
- Douglas Deitch (D)
- Bryan Farley (D)
- Justin Hubbard (R)
- Jason Dixon (D)
- Sean Harrison (R)
- Ronald Palmieri (D)
- Ben Zandpour (No party preference)
- Robert Davidson Griffis (D)
- A. Shantz (G)
- Adam Hadjinian (No party preference)
- Michael Lynn Gabriel (No party preference)
- Hilaire Shioura (No party preference)
- Lee Olson (No party preference)
- Joseph Luciano (R)
- Steven Fitzgerald (R)
- Anthony Fanara (D)
- Jemiss Nazar (No party preference)
- Kevin Abushi (R)
- Joseph Amey (American Independent Party of California)
2018
- See also: California gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of California
Gavin Newsom defeated John Cox in the general election for Governor of California on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gavin Newsom (D) | 61.9 | 7,721,410 |
![]() | John Cox (R) | 38.1 | 4,742,825 |
Total votes: 12,464,235 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Governor of California
The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of California on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gavin Newsom (D) | 33.7 | 2,343,792 |
✔ | ![]() | John Cox (R) | 25.4 | 1,766,488 |
![]() | Antonio Villaraigosa (D) | 13.3 | 926,394 | |
![]() | Travis Allen (R) | 9.5 | 658,798 | |
![]() | John Chiang (D) | 9.4 | 655,920 | |
![]() | Delaine Eastin (D) ![]() | 3.4 | 234,869 | |
![]() | Amanda Renteria (D) | 1.3 | 93,446 | |
![]() | Robert Newman (R) | 0.6 | 44,674 | |
![]() | Michael Shellenberger (D) | 0.5 | 31,692 | |
![]() | Peter Liu (R) | 0.4 | 27,336 | |
![]() | Yvonne Girard (R) | 0.3 | 21,840 | |
![]() | Gloria La Riva (Peace and Freedom Party) | 0.3 | 19,075 | |
Juan Bribiesca (D) | 0.3 | 17,586 | ||
![]() | Josh Jones (G) | 0.2 | 16,131 | |
![]() | Zoltan Gyurko Istvan (L) | 0.2 | 14,462 | |
Albert Caesar Mezzetti (D) | 0.2 | 12,026 | ||
![]() | Nickolas Wildstar (L) | 0.2 | 11,566 | |
Robert Davidson Griffis (D) | 0.2 | 11,103 | ||
![]() | Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 0.1 | 9,380 | |
Thomas Jefferson Cares (D) | 0.1 | 8,937 | ||
![]() | Christopher Carlson (G) ![]() | 0.1 | 7,302 | |
Klement Tinaj (D) | 0.1 | 5,368 | ||
![]() | Hakan Mikado (Independent) | 0.1 | 5,346 | |
Johnny Wattenburg (Independent) | 0.1 | 4,973 | ||
![]() | Desmond Silveira (Independent) | 0.1 | 4,633 | |
![]() | Shubham Goel (Independent) | 0.1 | 4,020 | |
Jeffrey Edward Taylor (Independent) | 0.1 | 3,973 |
Total votes: 6,961,130 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Boris Romanowsky (Independent)
- Robert Kleinberger (R)
- Lindsey Neil Shortland (Independent)
- George Konik (R)
- Scot Sturtevant (Independent)
- Ted Crisell (D)
- James Tran (Independent)
- Jacob Morris (R)
- Michael Bilger (Independent)
- Andy Blanch (Independent)
- Daniel Amare (R)
- David Bush (Independent)
- David Hadley (R)
- Grant Handzlik (Independent)
- David Asem (D)
- Stasyi Barth (R)
- Michael Bracamontes (D)
- Analila Joya (Independent)
- Harmesh Kumar (D)
- Joshua Laine (Independent)
- John Leslie-Brown (R)
- Frederic Prinz von Anhalt (Independent)
- Timothy Richardson (Independent)
- Brian Domingo (R)
- Doug Ose (R)
2016
Griffis was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for President of the United States.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Davidson Griffis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
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