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Special district recalls
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This page lists political recall efforts targeting special districts across the United States. Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.[1]
Click on the tabs below for links to the recall coverage from each year.
The following list may be incomplete. If you are aware of a current or historical recall effort not listed on this page, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know.
Recalls by year
2025
- Buu Nygren recall, Navajo Nation, Arizona (2024-2025)
- Richard Grady recall, Canyon Creek Rural Fire District, Montana (2025)
- Krystal Dickerson and Carl Millerick recall, North Valley County Sewer and Water District, Montana (2025)
- Colleen Shirley recall, Hazeldell Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors, Oregon (2025)
- Daniel Davis recall, Unity Community Hall and Recreation District Board, Oregon (2025)
- D. Charles Bailey recall, 20th District Circuit Court, Oregon (2025)
2024
- David Calhoun and Orlando Smith recall, Black Jack Fire Protection District, Missouri (2023-2024)
- Murray Hawthorne recall, Ebert Metropolitan District Board of Directors, Colorado (2023-2024)
- Steve Hasbrouck and Linda Keleher recall, Cherokee Metropolitan District Board of Directors, Colorado (2024)
- Elsie-Vinemaple Rural Fire Protection Board recall, Oregon (2024)
- Cornel Pewewardy and Hazel Tahsequah recall, Comanche Nation, Oklahoma (2024)
- Tom Baker recall, Palomino Valley General Improvement District, Nevada (2024)
- Chester Public Utility District recall, California (2024)
- Josie Sanchez recall, San Benito Health Care District, California (2024)
- Falcon Highlands Metropolitan District recall, Colorado (2024)
- Margaret Brumm recall, Marquette Board of Light and Power, Michigan (2024)
- Christian Petersen and Michael McRae recall, Fair Oaks Water District, California (2024)
- Mott Community College Board of Trustees recall, Michigan (2024)
- Art Reyes recall, Mott Community College Board of Trustees, Michigan (2024)
- Buu Nygren recall, Navajo Nation, Arizona (2024-2025)
- Carrie Oldenburg and Jessica Wiskes recall, Bohners Lake Sanitary District, Wisconsin (2024)
- Josh Cloke and Tony Casad recall, Blue River Water and Sanitation District, Oregon (2024)
- Josh Cloke and Tony Casad recall, Blue River Parks and Recreation District, Oregon (2024)
2023
- Joseph Tali Byrd recall, Quapaw Nation, Oklahoma (2023)
- Bob Bouley recall, Dartmouth Fire District 2, Massachusetts (2023)
- Mason County Fire District 12 recall, Mason County, Washington (2022-2023)
- Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District Board of Commissioners recall, Washington (2023)
- Stacy Crutchfield and Jordyn Nordstrom recall, Caro Area District Library Board, Michigan (2023)
- Matthew Dent and Sara Schmitz recall, Incline Village General Improvement District, Nevada (2023)
- Fort Mojave Mesa Fire District Governing Board recall, Arizona (2023)
- David Calhoun and Orlando Smith recall, Black Jack Fire Protection District, Missouri (2023-2024)
- Murray Hawthorne recall, Ebert Metropolitan District Board of Directors, Colorado (2023-2024)
- Rena Newell recall, Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation, Maine (2023)
2022
- Michael Alger recall, West Valley Fire District, Oregon (2021-2022)
- Donna Geck recall, Santa Barbara County Superior Court, California (2022)
- Ed Ewing and Mark Schmidlin recall, Washington County, Oregon (2022)
- Russ Williston and Carol Jackson recall, Worcester County, Massachusetts (2022)
- Robertson Fire Protection District recall, St. Louis County, Missouri (2022)
- Yakama Nation Tribal Council recall, Washington (2022)
- Lisa Weigum recall, John Day/Canyon City Parks and Recreation District, Oregon (2022)
- Thomas McAndrew and Donna Rabin recall, Bay Area Health District, Oregon (2022)
- Cataldo Water District recall, Shoshone County, Idaho (2022)
- Mason County Fire District 12 recall, Mason County, Washington (2022-2023)
2021
- Buckhorn Valley Metropolitan District No. 2 recall, Colorado (2021)
- Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise recall, Montana (2021)
- Bob Hemen recall, Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District, Missouri (2021)
- Arizona Western College District recall, Arizona (2021)
- Boundary County Library District recall, Idaho (2021)
- Michael Alger recall, West Valley Fire District, Oregon (2021-2022)
2020
- Priest Lake Library District recall, Idaho (2020)
- Laurie Thom recall, Yerington Paiute Tribe, Nevada (2020)
- Keith Moses recall, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Arizona (2020)
- George Barnhill recall, Waycross Judicial Circuit District, Georgia (2020)
- Comanche Tribal Council recall (2020)
- Matthew Komalty recall, Kiowa Tribe (2020)
- Bruce Speirs recall, Sherwood Forest Estates Fire District, Arizona (2020)
2019
- Contra Costa County Superior Court recall, California (2019)
- Alamo Navajo School Board recall, New Mexico (2019)
- Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe recall, Massachusetts (2019)
- Lee Spoonhunter recall, Northern Arapaho Tribe, Wyoming (2019)
- Sharon Meyer and Robyn Edwards recall, Bayview Water and Sewer District, Idaho (2019)
- Bob Hilb recall, Inscription Canyon Ranch Sanitary District, Arizona (2019)
2018
- Joseph Brady recall, Victor Valley College Board of Trustees, California (2018)
- Lewis County Fire District 1 board recalls, Washington (2018)
- Georgetown Divide Public Utility District board recalls, California (2018)
- Colorado River Indian Tribe Council recalls, Arizona (2018)
- Port of Brookings board of commissioners recalls, Oregon (2018)
- Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission recalls, Oregon (2018)
- Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe recalls, Arizona (2018)
- Christine Carringer recall, Solano County, California (2017)
- Aaron Persky recall, Santa Clara County, California (2018)
- Garden City Community College Board of Trustees recalls, Kansas (2018)
- Annette Acre recall, Mapaville Fire Protection District, Missouri (2018)
2017
- Parmod Kumar recall, Tulare Local HealthCare District, California (2016-2017)
- Park Hospital District board recalls, Colorado (2017)
- Newhall County Water District board recalls, California (2017)
- Paradise Irrigation District recalls, California (2016-2017)
- San Miguel Fire Protection District board recalls, California (2017)
- Phyliss Anderson recall, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi (2017)
- Whetstone Water Improvement District board recalls, Arizona (2017)
- Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District board recalls, Arizona (2017)
- Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District board recalls, Colorado (2017)
- Vera Francis recall, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Maine (2017)
- Linda Santos recall, Oakdale Irrigation District, California (2016)
- Western Elmore County Recreation District board recalls, Idaho (2017)
- Jack Shelver recall, Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District, California (2017)
- Aaron Persky recall, Santa Clara County, California (2018)
2016
- Central Arizona College Board of Governors recall, Pinal County, Arizona (2016)
- Bob Smith and Geoff Berner recalls, Yermo Community Services District, California (2016)
- Craig Melton recall, Columbia River People’s Utilities District, Oregon (2016)
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe Council recalls, Colorado (2016)
- Catherine Ramsey recall, North Las Vegas, Nevada (2015-2016)
- Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Governing Board recalls, Arizona (2016)
- Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors recalls, Oregon (2016)
- Yorba Linda Water District recalls, California (2016)
- Colorado River Indian Tribes recalls, Arizona (2016)
- Comanche Nation recalls, Oklahoma (2016)
- Steve Grasty recall, Harney County, Oregon (2016)
- Gardiner Sanitary District Board recalls, Oregon (2016)
- Wilder Rural Fire District Commission recalls, Idaho (2016)
- Ray Woodruff, Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue District recall, Oregon (2016)
- Patrick Perry recall, Wheeler County, Oregon (2016)
- Klamath Irrigation District recalls, Oregon (2016)
- Ralph Dotson recall, Lakeside Rural Fire Protection District, Oregon (2016)
- Linda Santos recall, Oakdale Irrigation District, California (2016)
- Tapadero Domestic Water Improvement District recalls, Arizona (2016)
- David Close recall, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon (2016)
- Paradise Irrigation District recalls, California (2016-2017)
- Parmod Kumar recall, Tulare Local HealthCare District, California (2016-2017)
2015
- Indian Valley Community Services District Board of Directors recall, California (2015)
- Northern Wasco County Park and Recreation District recall, Oregon (2015)
- Rhonda Brooks recall, Golden Valley, Arizona (2015)
- Audubon Hills Community Services District Directors recall, California (2015)
- Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District recall, California (2015)
- M. Marc Kelly recall, Orange County Superior Court, California (2015)
- Dana Manning recall, Holland Board of Health, Hampden County, Massachusetts (2015)
- Central Arizona College Board of Governors recall, Pinal County, Arizona (2016)
- Tracy Candelaria and Pat Murphy recalls, Concho Fire District, Arizona (2015)
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe Council recalls, Colorado (2016)
- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa recalls, Rolette County, North Dakota (2015)
- Catherine Ramsey recall, North Las Vegas, Nevada (2015-2016)
- Jerry Oliver and Brian Wolfe recalls, Port of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington (2015)
- Morrison "Ed" MacKay, Olaf Landsgaard and Dennis Shingledecker recalls, Rosamond CSD, California (2015)
2014
- Arizona City Fire District Board of Directors recall, Arizona (2014)
- Golden Hills Community Services District Board of Directors recall, California (2014)
- Ned Piper recall, Cowlitz PUD Commission, Washington (2014)
- Bridger Canyon Rural Fire Department Board of Trustees recall, Montana (2014)
- Russian River Fire Protection District Board recall, California (2014)
- Randal McLain and Gerald Doyle recall, Laclede, Idaho (2014)
- Paul Brooks recall, Lumbee Tribe, North Carolina (2014)
- Kay Walters and Sharon Struck recall, Deschutes County, Oregon (2014)
- West Custer County Hospital District Board recall, Colorado (2014)
- Ron Godsey and Dennis Shurtz recall, Cowley County, Kansas (2014)
- Gardiner Sanitary District recall, Oregon (2014)
- Lester Begay recall, Navajo Nation, New Mexico (2014)
- Paul Wadsworth and Jerry Johnson recall, Mission Irrigation District, Montana (2014)
- Paula Pechonick recall, Delaware Tribe, Oklahoma (2014)
- Tony Bixler and Rita Donato recall, Klamath County, Oregon (2014)
- Harvey Hallenbeck recall, Laclede, Idaho (2014)
- Chris Shelton recall, Mica Kidd Island Fire District, Idaho (2014)
- Fred Kiogima and Deb De Leon recall, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan (2014)
- Verdigre Rural Fire Board recall, Nebraska (2014)
2013
- Michael Alifano, Douglas Mackintosh and Gary Riddell recall, Coastside Fire Protection District, California (2013)
- Jeff Handy recall, Clearwater Fire Protection District, Missouri (2013)
- Keith Grueneberg recall, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District, California (2013)
- Rosamond Community Service District Board of Directors recall, California (2013)
- Jack Hanson recall, Lassen County, California (2013)
2012
- 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)
2011
- Rich Hurley, Dan Shilberg and Roxanne McCoy recall, Wolf Creek, Oregon (2011)
- Alfonso and Bibiano Rabago recall, Biola Community Services District Board, California (2011)
2010
- Heceta Water District commissioner recall, Oregon (2010)
- Robert Lovato recall, Cherokee Metropolitan Water District, Colorado (2010)
- William Miller, Richard Autry and Joanne McKenzie recall, Arizona City Sanitary District, Arizona (2010)
- Mountain Gate Community Services District board recall, Shasta County, California (2010)
- Rudy Rudebaugh and Marty Fish recall, Timberlake Fire Protection District, Idaho (2010)
- Scott Southworth recall, Juneau County, Wisconsin (2010)
- Mike Kraft and Eric Thaden recall, Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District, California (2010)
2009
- Evermore Community Improvement District recalls, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 2009
- Fraser Valley Metropolitan Recreation Board recall, Colorado, 2009
- Richard Ruff recall, Hopland Public Utilities District, California (August 2009)
- John Gaglione recall, West Valley County Water District, California (November 2009)
- Janice Pizzi recall, Woodmen Hills District, Colorado, 2009
- Lyle Turner recall, Mountain Gate Community Services District, California (2009)
- Bill Postmus recall, San Bernardino, California, 2009
- Peter Goldmark recall, Public Lands Commissioner, Washington (2009)
- Jim Schneider recall, Osage Beach Fire Protection District, Missouri (2009)
2008
- Rodney Sanders recall, Strathmore, California (2008)
- Mary Jane Galviso recall, Orosi, California (2008)
See also
- Recall
- Laws governing recall
- Political recall efforts by office
- Political recall efforts by state
- Political recall efforts by year
- Upcoming recall elections
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