Newsom Recall VoteCNN projects that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will not be recalled by California voters. But their quest to collect enough signature petitions to force a recall election took off late last year amid anger about Newsom’s Covid-19 stay-at-home orders and other restrictions. Recall Gov. There were nine Democrats listed among the replacement candidates, but Newsom and the California Democratic Party urged supporters to vote “no” on the recall and skip the second question.