A look at the recall elections against 13 elected officials that happened on Nov. 4

 

On Nov. 4, there were recall elections against 13 elected officials in six states. Among the 13 elected officials were seven city council members, two school board members, two county officials, one county commissioner, and one mayor. Nine were successfully recalled and results are still pending for four others..  Two notable recalls include: Mesa, Arizona, voters successfully recalled District 2 City Councilmember Julie Spilsbury. Dorean Taylor defeated Spilsbury 53% to 47%. The recall effort began on Jan. 30, when Mesa resident JoAnne Robbins filed a recall petition. The grounds given in the petition for the recall include Spilsbury's votes in favor of changing a hotel into the site of Mesa's “Off the Streets” transitional housing program, increasing city council salaries, and increasing utility rates. Fort Myers Beach, Florida, voters successfully recalled Councilmembers John King and Karen Woodson. In King’s election, 63% of voters opted to recall him, while 37% did not. In Woodson’s election, 64% of voters opted to recall her, while 36% did not. These were the first successful recall elections in Florida’s Lee County in nearly 75 years. As of Oct. 13, voters have approved recalls for 41 of the 327 elected officials named in recall efforts this year. That's a success rate of approximately 13%. From 2010 to 2024, an average of 17% of all recalls were successful. Click the link below for more details about this year’s recall elections.

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