"Gubernatorial recall" refers to a process where voters have the power to remove a state governor from office before their term is over. It typically involves a special election where voters decide whether the governor should be allowed to remain in office or be replaced by another candidate.
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[81] This was only the
third gubernatorial recall election in U.S. history and the first and only one to date which failed to unseat the incumbent governor.
Other issues — from an alarming increase in murders to the tough political climate resulting from an
unsuccessful gubernatorial recall election that pitted the state's governor against the Milwaukee mayor — threatened to overshadow the project.
The leading Democratic candidates in the race to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker in only the nation's
third gubernatorial recall election made their final campaign stops Monday before the primary.
Wisconsin Democrats have made a concerted effort to make what's referred to as a «John Doe investigation» — conducted at first in secret by state authorities — a campaign issue in
the gubernatorial recall election, though the issue hasn't garnered much attention outside the state.
But the pollsters are reporting the number of undecided in
this gubernatorial recall election seems very small.