Oct. 13, 2026
By Thomas Ellis, Staff Writer
Welcome to the Recall Roundup, Ballotpedia's newsletter covering the latest developments in recall elections nationwide. From state legislatures to city councils, these elections offer a unique window into local political dynamics. In this edition, we share key stats about recalls to date, highlight recent elections, and preview what's coming up.
By the Numbers: 2026 So Far
So far this year, the number of officials targeted in recall efforts ranks third-highest since our tracking began in 2010. At the same time, the success rate is lower than the 16% average we tracked from 2010 to 2025.
From Jan. 1 through Oct. 2:
- 274 recall efforts targeted 438 public officials
- 55 officials faced recall votes
- 17 officials resigned after recall efforts were started against them
- 21 recall elections are scheduled but have not yet been held
- Efforts against 177 officials ended without going to the ballot
- 8% of all officials targeted were removed from office
- 64% of the officials who faced a recall vote were removed from office
For a complete breakdown of recall statistics through Oct. 2, check out our political recall effort analysis page.
Recent Recall Elections
Below are the recall elections held since our last edition:
- Lena Richardson: Mayor of Shady Cove, Oregon
- Removed from office on July 7 with 69.5% voting in favor of the recall and 30.5% against.
- Greg Dunn, Susan Woodruff, Rick Booth, Jayme Morris, Michelle Severson, and Jerry Townsend: City councilors in Waldport, Oregon
- All six officeholders retained their seats in the July 13 election.
- Dunn: 54.2% against the recall, 45.8% in favor
- Woodruff: 59.4% against, 40.6% in favor
- Booth: 60.2% against, 39.8% in favor
- Morris: 58.9% against, 41.1% in favor
- Severson: 60.8% against, 39.2% in favor
- Townsend: 57.7% against, 42.3% in favor
- All six officeholders retained their seats in the July 13 election.
- Eric Gool and Mike Winters: Lincoln/Lewis and Clark County Sewer District board members in Montana
- Both officeholders were removed from office in the July 21 election.
- Gool: 59.7% in favor of the recall, 40.3% against
- Winters: 65.2% in favor, 34.8% against
- Both officeholders were removed from office in the July 21 election.
- Ervey Dominguez, Jean McCloskey, Jinnell Lewis, and Frank Maynard: Madras Aquatic Center Recreation District board members in Oregon
- All four officeholders were removed from office in the Aug. 4 election.
- Dominguez: 56.8% in favor of the recall, 43.2% against
- McCloskey: 57.0% in favor, 43.0% against
- Lewis: 57.1% in favor, 42.9% against
- Maynard: 60.8% in favor, 39.2% against
- All four officeholders were removed from office in the Aug. 4 election.
- Deanne Farley: Town chair of Silver Cliff, Wisconsin
- Retained her seat on Aug. 18 with 55.4% voting for Farley over replacement candidates Christopher Norton and Jim Bougie. Norton received 32.7% of the vote, and Bougie received 11.9%.
- John Perkins: City councilman in Independence, Missouri
- Removed from office on Sept. 1 with 68.0% voting in favor of the recall and 32.0% against.
- Removed from office on Sept. 1 with 68.0% voting in favor of the recall and 32.0% against.
- Rick Emery and Brian Fortier: Town board of selectmen in Brownfield, Maine
- Emery and Fortier were both retained in the election on Sept. 3.
- Emery: 67.4% against the recall, 32.6% in favor
- Fortier: 66.1% against, 33.9% in favor
- Emery and Fortier were both retained in the election on Sept. 3.
- Roger Anclam: Town board chairman of Turtle, Wisconsin
- Removed from office on Oct. 6 with 63.3% voting for replacement candidate Donna Redner and 36.7% voting for Anclam.
Upcoming Recall Elections
Looking ahead, here are the scheduled recall elections to watch in October and November:
- Amanda O’Bryan: Lake County School District 7 in Oregon
- O’Bryan is facing a yes/no recall election — where voters decide only whether to remove the official — on Oct. 13.
- Paul Bukowski: Loveland Rural Fire Protection District in Colorado
- Bukowski is facing a yes/no recall election on Oct. 13.
- Brian Pillmore: Mayor of Yukon, Oklahoma
- Pillmore is running against Joe Phillips to retain his seat on Nov. 3.
- Evan Hickman: Village president of Vandalia, Michigan
- Hickman is running against Marianne Behrends to retain his seat on Nov. 3.
- Andrew Greenberg, Rick Maneval, Mark Hatley, and Martha Huffman: Mayor and city council members in Fate, Texas
- Mayor Greenberg and city council members Maneval, Hatley, and Huffman are facing yes/no recall elections on Nov. 3.
- Amanda Kimbel-Sparks: Clerk of Liberty Township, Michigan
- Kimbel-Sparks is running against Thomas Williams to retain her seat on Nov. 3.
- Elaine Ferris: City council member in Mason, Michigan
- Ferris is running against Daniel Giganti and Pamela Oliver to retain her seat on Nov. 3.
- Bill Bean: Mayor of Urbana, Ohio
- Bean is facing a yes/no recall election on Nov. 3. If Bean is removed from office, voters will also select a replacement candidate. Eugene Fields Jr. is running as a replacement candidate.
- Laurie DeShano, Brian Whalen, and Charles Campbell: Treasurer and trustees in Kawkawlin Township, Michigan
- Treasurer DeShano is running against Greg Petrimoulx to retain her seat. Trustees Whalen and Campbell are running to retain their seats against Jim Davison, Ken MacConnell, Jeremy Blohm, and Melissa Enfield. The elections are on Nov. 3.
- Christina Price: Clerk of Baroda Township, Michigan
- Price is running against Chelsie Nitz to retain her seat on Nov. 3.
- Sheila Coats: Treasurer of Watertown Township, Michigan
- Coats is running against Rebecca Myers and Jessica Ulfig to retain her seat on Nov. 3.
- Brett Kemble: City council president in Eskridge, Kansas
- Kemble is facing a yes/no recall election on Nov. 3.
- Susan Ptaszenski: Treasurer of Hamlin Township, Michigan
- Ptaszenski is running against Tim Walden to retain her seat on Nov. 3. A recall election was also scheduled for Trustee Johnaine Gurzynski, but it was canceled after she died on Sept. 23.
- Harry Thomas: City council member in San Angelo, Texas
- Thomas is facing a yes/no recall election on Nov. 3.
- Cheryl Kilbourn: Treasurer of Elmwood Township, Michigan
- Kilbourn is running against Gary Vollmar to retain her seat on Nov. 3.
From the Archives
In 2022, voters in San Francisco, California, removed District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office two and a half years into his first term. The June 7 recall passed with 55% of voters in favor and 45% opposed. This was the second attempt to remove Boudin. Richie Greenberg, a former San Francisco mayoral candidate, led an earlier effort that fell short of the 51,325 required signatures to get the recall on the ballot.
Recall supporters said burglaries, car break-ins, and homicides had reached crisis levels under Boudin. They also cited his office’s failure to charge a repeat offender who later killed two pedestrians while driving intoxicated in a stolen car. Boudin called the recall effort politically motivated and said reform was needed because past approaches “ignored root causes of crime and perpetuated mass incarceration.”
Mayor London Breed appointed Brooke Jenkins to replace Boudin. Jenkins won a special election for the office in November 2022.
Looking Ahead
The next issue of this newsletter will be published in January and will cover the end-of-year edition of Ballotpedia’s Recall Report. In the meantime, you can:
- Explore our recall elections hub.
- View past editions of this newsletter.
- Follow Ballotpedia on social media.
- Subscribe to Ballotpedia's Daily Brew for regular updates.
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