Voters reject recall by 2-to-1 margin; Elder tops among replacement field

Californians handily voted against recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom during Tuesday’s election, according to preliminary results.

With more than 94 precent of precincts statewide partially reporting as of 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, about 64.2 percent of voters statewide were choosing not to recall Newsom, the former mayor of San Francisco and the state’s lieutenant governor before being elected governor in 2018.