2021 California Recall Election

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Brandon Ross
Round 3 John Cox
Kevin Faulconer 		Kevin Paffrath

Round 1

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Kevin Paffrath 4 votes in the first round 28.57%
4 votes
Larry Elder 5 votes in the first round 35.71%
5 votes
John Cox 2 votes in the first round 14.29%
2 votes
Kevin Faulconer 2 votes in the first round 14.29%
2 votes
Brandon Ross 1 votes in the first round 7.14%
1 votes

Round 2

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Kevin Paffrath Gained 1 votes 35.71%
5 votes
Larry Elder 35.71%
5 votes
John Cox 14.29%
2 votes
Kevin Faulconer 14.29%
2 votes
Brandon Ross Eliminated: 1 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Kevin Paffrath Elected: Gained 3 votes 57.14%
8 votes
Larry Elder Gained 1 votes 42.86%
6 votes
John Cox Eliminated: 2 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive
Kevin Faulconer Eliminated: 2 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Kevin Paffrath

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 4.0 first-round votes. 28.57%
4 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Brandon Ross. 35.71%
5 votes
Round 3 Elected. 57.14%
8 votes

Larry Elder

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 5.0 first-round votes. 35.71%
5 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Brandon Ross. 35.71%
5 votes
Round 3 42.86%
6 votes

John Cox

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 2.0 first-round votes. 14.29%
2 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Brandon Ross. Eliminated. 14.29%
2 votes

Kevin Faulconer

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 2.0 first-round votes. 14.29%
2 votes
Round 2 Gained 0 votes from Brandon Ross. Eliminated. 14.29%
2 votes

Brandon Ross

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 1.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 7.14%
1 votes
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Kevin Paffrath

28.57%

4 votes

35.71%

5 votes

57.14%

8 votes
Larry Elder

35.71%

5 votes

35.71%

5 votes

42.86%

6 votes
John Cox

14.29%

2 votes

14.29%

2 votes
Kevin Faulconer

14.29%

2 votes

14.29%

2 votes
Brandon Ross

7.14%

1 votes


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