October 7, 2003 Special Election
Final Results for Election
| Recall Measure |
| Completed Precincts: 867 of 867 |
| Vote Count | Percentage | |
| Yes | 182,332 | 42.1% |
| No | 250,579 | 57.9% |
| To Succeed Gray Davis If Recalled |
| Completed Precincts: 867 of 867 |
| Vote Count | Percentage | |
| Cruz Bustamante DEM | 163,768 | 39.9% |
| A. Schwarzenegger REP | 160,807 | 39.2% |
| Tom McClintock REP | 51,069 | 12.4% |
| Peter Camejo GRN | 15,694 | 3.8% |
| Arianna Huffington IND | 2,335 | 0.6% |
| Van Vo REP | 1,601 | 0.4% |
| Peter Ueberroth REP | 1,491 | 0.4% |
| Larry Flynt DEM | 725 | 0.2% |
| Mary Cook IND | 674 | 0.2% |
| John Burton IND | 584 | 0.1% |
| George Schwartzman IND | 556 | 0.1% |
| Gary Coleman IND | 539 | 0.1% |
| Bruce Margolin DEM | 527 | 0.1% |
| Cheryl Bly-Chester REP | 518 | 0.1% |
| David Sams REP | 408 | 0.1% |
| Calvin Louie DEM | 390 | 0.1% |
| B.E. Smith IND | 355 | 0.1% |
| Leo Gallagher IND | 338 | 0.1% |
| Lawrence Strauss DEM | 335 | 0.1% |
| Garrett Gruener DEM | 334 | 0.1% |
| Bill Simon REP | 317 | 0.1% |
| Badi Badiozamani IND | 307 | 0.1% |
| Jamie Safford REP | 307 | 0.1% |
| David Robinson DEM | 274 | 0.1% |
| Georgy Russell DEM | 255 | 0.1% |
| Bob McClain IND | 202 | 0.0% |
| Ned Roscoe LIB | 165 | 0.0% |
| Audie Bock DEM | 165 | 0.0% |
| John Hickey LIB | 150 | 0.0% |
| Jonathan Miller DEM | 149 | 0.0% |
| Ken Hamidi LIB | 148 | 0.0% |
| Mike Schmier DEM | 145 | 0.0% |
| Mohammad Arif IND | 135 | 0.0% |
| Paul Mariano DEM | 134 | 0.0% |
| Dan Feinstein DEM | 128 | 0.0% |
| Frank Macaluso Jr. DEM | 127 | 0.0% |
| James Green DEM | 121 | 0.0% |
| Angelyne IND | 117 | 0.0% |
| Ivan Hall GRN | 116 | 0.0% |
| Dick Lane DEM | 109 | 0.0% |
| Brooke Adams IND | 105 | 0.0% |
| Edward Kennedy DEM | 103 | 0.0% |
| Iris Adam NAT | 101 | 0.0% |
| John Mortensen DEM | 100 | 0.0% |
| Daniel Watts GRN | 99 | 0.0% |
| Vik Bajwa DEM | 99 | 0.0% |
| Ed Beyer REP | 99 | 0.0% |
| Christopher Sproul DEM | 91 | 0.0% |
| Ralph Hernandez DEM | 82 | 0.0% |
| Mike McCarthy IND | 74 | 0.0% |
| Diana Foss DEM | 72 | 0.0% |
| Mike McNeilly REP | 68 | 0.0% |
| Vip Bhola REP | 67 | 0.0% |
| Kurt Rightmyer IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| Dorene Musilli REP | 66 | 0.0% |
| Darrin Scheidle DEM | 66 | 0.0% |
| Marc Valdez DEM | 62 | 0.0% |
| Scott Mednick DEM | 61 | 0.0% |
| John Beard REP | 61 | 0.0% |
| Darryl Mobley IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| Charles Pineda Jr. DEM | 60 | 0.0% |
| Bill Vaughn DEM | 59 | 0.0% |
| Sharon Rushford IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| Todd Carson REP | 56 | 0.0% |
| Sara Hanlon IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| Jack Grisham IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| Trek Kelly IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| Robert Mannheim DEM | 50 | 0.0% |
| Michael Wozniak DEM | 49 | 0.0% |
| Joe Guzzardi DEM | 48 | 0.0% |
| Jim Weir DEM | 47 | 0.0% |
| Darin Price NAT | 47 | 0.0% |
| Ronald Palmieri DEM | 47 | 0.0% |
| Jeffrey Mock REP | 46 | 0.0% |
| Richard Simmons IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| Daniel Ramirez DEM | 45 | 0.0% |
| Maurice Walker GRN | 45 | 0.0% |
| Brian Tracy IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| Diane Templin AIP | 45 | 0.0% |
| Robert Cullenbine DEM | 44 | 0.0% |
| Eric Korevaar DEM | 44 | 0.0% |
| Stephen Knapp REP | 44 | 0.0% |
| Nathan Walton IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| C. T. Weber P&F | 41 | 0.0% |
| Paul Mailander DEM | 41 | 0.0% |
| Art Brown DEM | 40 | 0.0% |
| Michael Jackson REP | 39 | 0.0% |
| Jim Hoffmann REP | 39 | 0.0% |
| C. Henderson IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| Paul Vann REP | 37 | 0.0% |
| William Chambers REP | 37 | 0.0% |
| A. Taylor DEM | 35 | 0.0% |
| Bob Edwards DEM | 34 | 0.0% |
| Carl Mehr REP | 33 | 0.0% |
| Joel Britton IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| Warren Farrell DEM | 32 | 0.0% |
| Christopher Ranken DEM | 31 | 0.0% |
| Dennis McMahon REP | 31 | 0.0% |
| James Vandeventer REP | 31 | 0.0% |
| Leonard Padilla IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| Douglas Anderson REP | 30 | 0.0% |
| Robert Newman II REP | 29 | 0.0% |
| Patricia Tilley IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| Lingel Winters DEM | 27 | 0.0% |
| Alex-St. James REP | 27 | 0.0% |
| Heather Peters REP | 27 | 0.0% |
| Bryan Quinn REP | 26 | 0.0% |
| Randall Sprague REP | 26 | 0.0% |
| Michael Cheli IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| S. Issa REP | 25 | 0.0% |
| Rich Gosse REP | 23 | 0.0% |
| D. Clements REP | 23 | 0.0% |
| Jerry Kunzman IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| Jeff Rainforth IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| Chuck Walker REP | 18 | 0.0% |
| Gino Martorana REP | 18 | 0.0% |
| Robert Dole REP | 17 | 0.0% |
| Jon Zellhoefer REP | 16 | 0.0% |
| Paul Nave DEM | 16 | 0.0% |
| Lorraine Fontanes DEM | 15 | 0.0% |
| Gerold Gorman DEM | 14 | 0.0% |
| Ronald Friedman IND | 14 | 0.0% |
| Kelly Kimball DEM | 13 | 0.0% |
| Gary Leonard DEM | 13 | 0.0% |
| Gene Forte REP | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kevin Richter REP | 11 | 0.0% |
| Scott Davis IND | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tim Sylvester DEM | 9 | 0.0% |
| Reva Renz REP | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bill Prady DEM | 8 | 0.0% |
| Todd Lewis IND | 8 | 0.0% |
| D Kessinger DEM | 6 | 0.0% |
| Daniel Richards REP | 5 | 0.0% |
| William Tsangares REP | 5 | 0.0% |
| Gregory Pawlik REP | 4 | 0.0% |
| State Proposition 53 Infrastructure: Finance |
| Completed Precincts: 867 of 867 |
| Vote Count | Percentage | |
| Yes | 140,852 | 35.6% |
| No | 254,610 | 64.4% |
| State Proposition 54 Classification By Race |
| Completed Precincts: 867 of 867 |
| Vote Count | Percentage | |
| Yes | 128,552 | 30.9% |
| No | 288,126 | 69.1% |
| Registration and Turnout Santa Clara County |
| Completed Precincts: 867 of 867 |
| Reg/Turnout | Percentage | |
| Total Registered Voters | 766,874 | |
| Precinct Registration | 766,874 | |
| Precinct Ballots Cast | 344,825 | 45.0% |
| Absentee Ballots Cast | 115,836 | 15.1% |
| Total Ballots Cast | 460,661 | 60.1% |