Californians vote to keep Democratic governor: US media projectionsMask mandates and pandemic lockdowns spurred the recall vote in CaliforniaLOS ANGELES - Californians voted overwhelmingly to keep their Democratic governor Tuesday, roundly rejecting a Republican attempt to unseat him in a special recall vote spurred by mask mandates and Covid lockdowns. "'No' is not the only thing that was expressed tonight," Newsom said in Sacramento moments after the race was called. - 'Get rid' -The recall initiative, which has cost the state some $280 million, is one of 55 such efforts to depose a governor in state history. "I did the math and even if every registered voter turns out, it would cost more than $12 per vote," he said. "The Governator," who ended up running the state for more than seven years, was California's last Republican chief executive.

Source: Bangkok Post September 15, 2021 04:18 UTC