Political recall efforts, 2020
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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 2020 by type of office. Click here to learn about how recall procedures vary from state to state.
City councils
- See also: City council recall efforts
- Mayor and city council recall, Westminster, California (2020)
- La'Shadion Shemwell recall, McKinney, Texas (2020)
- Kelsey Heck recall, Jackson, Michigan (2019)
- City council recall, Leon Valley, Texas (2020)
- Herb Perez recall, Foster City, California (2020)
- Joe Carollo recall, Miami, Florida (2020)
- City council recall, Santa Cruz, California (2019)
- Mayor and city council recall, Elizabeth, Colorado (2020)
- John Gran recall, Redondo Beach, California (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Bell Gardens, California (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Powers, Oregon (2020)
- Cecilia Iglesias recall, Santa Ana, California (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Irvine, California (2020)
- Vanessa Alvarado recall, Reading, Massachusetts (2020)
- Board of selectmen recall, Kingston, Massachusetts (2020)
- Matthew McGill recall, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida (2020)
- Board of trustees recall, Leshara, Nebraska (2020)
- Robert Maldonado recall, Galloway, New Jersey (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Boise, Idaho (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Austin, Texas (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Norman, Oklahoma (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Westminster, Colorado (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Lawton, Oklahoma (2020-2021)
- Mayor and town council recall, Avon, Colorado (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Lincoln, Nebraska (2020)
- Board of trustees recall, Somerset, Wisconsin (2020)
- City council recall, Horace, North Dakota (2020-2021)
- Bill Holland recall, Hesperia, California (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Friend, Nebraska (2020)
- Village council recall, Woodmere, Ohio (2020-2021)
- Kshama Sawant recall, Seattle, Washington (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Granite Shoals, Texas (2020)
- Felix Rivera recall, Anchorage, Alaska (2020-2021)
- Mayor and City Commission recall, Pahokee, Florida (2020)
- Ian Perrotta recall, Hamtramck, Michigan (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Stillwater, Oklahoma (2020)
- City council recall, Camarillo, California (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Joplin, Missouri (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Helena, Montana (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Metolius, Oregon (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Nashville, Tennessee (2020)
- Bruce Haffner and Elinor Goldberg recall, Hope, Maine (2020-2021)
- Maureen Dower and Jeff Hindman recall, Berthoud, Colorado (2020-2021)
- Ben Ezzell recall, Enid, Oklahoma (2020-2021)
- Jennifer Campbell recall, San Diego, California (2020-2021)
- Freddy Rodriguez recall, Ontario, Oregon (2020-2021)
- Abraham Cruz recall, City of Industry, California (2019-2020)
- City council recall, Sebastian, Florida (2020)
City officials
- See also: City official recall efforts
No recalls scheduled for a vote in 2020.
County commissions
- See also: County commission recall efforts
- Lynda Hopkins recall, Sonoma County, California (2020)
- Warren County Supervisors recall, Virginia (2020)
- Kathleen Jones recall, Burleigh County, North Dakota (2020)
- Rick Ellis and Roy Hubert recall, Lincoln County, Idaho (2020)
- Kelly McNicholas Kury recall, Pitkin County, Colorado (2020)
- John Noffsker recall, Rio Grande County, Colorado (2020)
- Tye Menser recall, Thurston County, Washington (2020)
- Bob Williams and Dennis Garton recall, Tehama County, California (2020)
- Jean Bishop recall, Mohave County Board of Supervisors, Arizona (2020)
County officials
- See also: County official recall efforts
- Kari Agotness recall, Ramsey County, North Dakota (2020)
- Cindy Woodman recall, Graham County, Arizona (2020)
- Jeff Harris recall, Del Norte County, California (2020)
- Tina Peters recall, Mesa County, Colorado (2020)
- Mike Freeman recall, Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)
- Jill Ravitch recall, Sonoma County, California (2020-2021)
Mayors/presidents
- See also: Mayoral recall efforts
- Mayor and city council recall, Westminster, California (2020)
- Eric Garcetti recall, Los Angeles, California (2020)
- Jonathon Berghorst recall, Broken Bow, Nebraska (2020)
- Mike Hillman recall, Idaho Springs, Colorado (2020)
- Mayor and vice mayor recall, Oro Valley, Arizona (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Elizabeth, Colorado (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Bell Gardens, California (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Powers, Oregon (2020)
- Brandon Dewey recall, Stevensville, Montana (2020)
- Carolyn Goodman recall, Las Vegas, Nevada (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Irvine, California (2020)
- Jenny Durkan recall, Seattle, Washington (2020)
- Neil Bradshaw recall, Ketchum, Idaho (2020)
- Quinton Lucas recall, Kansas City, Missouri (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Boise, Idaho (2020)
- Satya Rhodes-Conway recall, Madison, Wisconsin (2020)
- Dan Holladay recall, Oregon City, Oregon (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Austin, Texas (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Norman, Oklahoma (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Westminster, Colorado (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Lawton, Oklahoma (2020-2021)
- Mayor and town council recall, Avon, Colorado (2020-2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Lincoln, Nebraska (2020)
- Robert Mendenhall recall, Humboldt, Nebraska (2020)
- Mark Rosa recall, Heyburn, Idaho (2020)
- Linda Miracle recall, Diamond City, Arkansas (2020)
- Sheldon Neeley recall, Flint, Michigan (2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Friend, Nebraska (2020)
- Andrew Ginther recall, Columbus, Ohio (2020)
- Harry Sidhu recall, Anaheim, California (2020-2021)
- Rich Sykes recall, Mountain Home, Idaho (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Granite Shoals, Texas (2020)
- Mayor and City Commission recall, Pahokee, Florida (2020)
- Alan Jay recall, Hagerman, Idaho (2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Kingman, Arizona (2020-2021)
- Regina Romero recall, Tucson, Arizona (2021)
- Connie Shell recall, Crawford, Nebraska (2021)
- Mayor and city council recall, Stillwater, Oklahoma (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Joplin, Missouri (2020)
- Jack Pahlmann recall, West Plains, Missouri (2020)
- John Barbish recall, Wickliffe, Ohio (2020)
- Tim Monceaux recall, Crowley, Louisiana (2020)
- William Judge recall, Barberton, Ohio (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Helena, Montana (2020)
- Barbra Pinner recall, Levelland, Texas (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Metolius, Oregon (2020)
- Mayor and city council recall, Nashville, Tennessee (2020)
- Robert Garcia recall, Long Beach, California (2020)
School boards
- See also: School board recall efforts
- Las Cruces Public Schools recall, New Mexico (2019-2021)
- Jose Lara and Leanne Ibarra recall, El Rancho Unified School District, California (2020)
- Jody London recall, Oakland Unified School District, California (2020)
- Penny Soiseth and Curt Sullivan recall, Williams County Public Schools No. 8, North Dakota (2020)
- Terry Slatic recall, Fresno Unified School District, California (2020)
- Traverse City Area Public Schools recall, Michigan (2020)
- Del Norte County Unified School District recall, California (2020)
- Westford School Department recall, Massachusetts (2020)
- Bryan Smith and Steven Otero recall, Los Lunas Public Schools, New Mexico (2020)
- Myles Fisher recall, Williams County Public Schools No. 8, North Dakota (2020)
- Connie Bernard recall, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana (2020)
- Margaret Weertz and Chris Lee recall, Grosse Pointe Public Schools, Michigan (2020)
- John Crabtree recall, Visalia Unified School District, California (2020)
- Rachael Davies recall, Lake Mills Area School District, Wisconsin (2020)
- Gini Pupo-Walker recall, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee (2020)
- Lisa Roman recall, Lake Havasu Unified School District, Arizona (2020)
- Oconomowoc Area School District recall, Wisconsin (2020)
- Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 recall, Idaho (2020-2021)
- Elbert County School District C-2 recall, Colorado (2020)
- Appleton Area School District recall, Wisconsin (2020)
- Kelly Cobb-Lemire recall, Braintree School Department, Massachusetts (2020)
- Robert Hesselbein and Minza Karim recall, Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin (2020)
- West Ada School District recall, Idaho (2020)
- Idaho Falls School District 91 recall, Idaho (2020-2021)
- Aaron Proctor recall, Whitepine School District, Idaho (2020)
- Leah Lipska recall, Mount Horeb Area School District, Wisconsin (2020)
- Paradise Valley Unified School District recall, Arizona (2020-2021)
- Amy McSheffrey and Annette Sexton-Ruiz recall, Creighton Elementary School District, Arizona (2020)
- Molalla River School District recall, Oregon (2020)
Sheriffs
- See also: Sheriff recall efforts
- Mike Allen recall, Humboldt County, Nevada (2019-2020)
- Lance FitzGerald recall, Ouray County, Colorado (2020)
- Adam Fortney recall, Snohomish County, Washington (2020-2021)
- Jerry Hatcher recall, Benton County, Washington (2020-2021)
- John Snaza recall, Thurston County, Washington (2020)
- Garrett Wiggins recall, Routt County, Colorado (2020)
Special districts
- See also: Special district recall efforts
- 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)
State executives
- See also: State executive recall efforts
- Gavin Newsom recall, Governor of California (2019-2021)
- Mike Dunleavy recall, Governor of Alaska (2019-2021)
- Phil Murphy recall, Governor of New Jersey (2019-2020)
- Bob Ferguson recall, Attorney General of Washington (2020)
- Steve Sisolak recall, Governor of Nevada (2020)
- Xavier Becerra recall, Attorney General of California (2020)
- Gretchen Whitmer recall, Governor of Michigan (2020-2021)
- Dana Nessel recall, Attorney General of Michigan (2020-2022)
- Tim Walz recall, Governor of Minnesota (2020)
- Kate Brown recall, Governor of Oregon (2020)
- Brad Little recall, Governor of Idaho (2020)
- Jocelyn Benson recall, Michigan Secretary of State (2020-2021)
- Garlin Gilchrist recall, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2020-2021)
- Tony Evers recall, Governor of Wisconsin (2020)
- Mandela Barnes recall, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (2020)
- John Bel Edwards recall, Governor of Louisiana (2020-2021)
- Josh Kaul recall, Attorney General of Wisconsin (2020)
- Jared Polis recall, Governor of Colorado (2020)
- Doug Ducey recall, Governor of Arizona (2020)
State legislatures
- See also: State legislative recall efforts
- Gary Knopp recall, Alaska House of Representatives (2019-2020)
- Larry Inman recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2019-2020)
- Richard Pan recall, California State Senate (2019-2020)
- Chuck Thomsen recall, Oregon State Senate (2020)
- Clay Schexnayder recall, Louisiana House of Representatives (2020-2021)