Newsom’s Easy Win in California Recall a Boost for 2022 Race
- 63.9% of voters chose not to remove governor from office
- Amazon, Spielberg, donated to his re-election campaign
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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s big win in Tuesday’s recall puts him on course to keep his seat in next year’s scheduled election, after surviving a test of confidence over his handling of the pandemic and economic recovery.
Newsom avoided becoming only the second governor in California history to be recalled from office thanks to support from the Democratic party’s traditional base. Some 5.8 million Californians -- 63.9% of voters -- chose to let him stay in the special election, according to the Secretary of State’s unofficial results as of early Wednesday. Newsom captured 62% of the vote when he was first elected in 2018.