China News Service, San Francisco, September 15th. US media reported on the 14th local time that the election for the California governor's recall ended on the night.

According to the calculated ballot results, Gavin Newsom will remain governor.

  The Associated Press reported on the 14th that after 60% of the votes were counted, the votes against Newsom's removal led by about 2-1.

Although this gap may narrow in the next few days, Newsom's victory is a foregone conclusion.

  That night, Newsom thanked the supporters in Sacramento, the capital of California.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Newsom said at the state Democratic Party headquarters that voters chose diversity and inclusion in their voting.

He said this election divided California and challenged the state's values.

Newsom called on the people of California to unite after the election.

  Newsom is the second governor in California history to experience a recall election, and will also be the first governor to win a recall election.

The then-Democratic Governor Gray Davis was ousted by voters in 2003 and replaced by the Republican Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

At the same time, Newsom has also become the second governor in American history to successfully remain in office in a recall election.

In 2012, the then Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, won the recall election.

  Some people who support the removal of Newsom believe that Newsom’s policy of shutting down businesses for a long time during the epidemic and restricting most children from returning to school is “wrong”.

In addition, California’s rising number of murders, homelessness crisis, and unemployment benefit fraud scandals have also dissatisfied Newsom’s critics.

  In November last year, Newsom moved most of California's counties back to the most restrictive level, causing the catering industry and other service industries to be closed again.

During this period, Newsom was found dining with several families in high-end restaurants.

After Newsom's behavior was exposed by the media, it caused public outrage.

  However, the wider Californians are on Newsom's side.

According to a poll conducted by the California Institute of Public Policy, Newsom’s approval rate has remained above 50% throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has won the approval of 60% of Californians.

The New York Times reported that California is currently one of the states with the highest vaccination rates in the United States and one of the states with the lowest incidence of new crowns.

  Among the many challengers, the conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder's approval rating is far ahead. In the final weeks of the campaign, the Republican challenger hinted that widespread election fraud could defeat him. On the evening of the 14th, Elder admitted defeat, but at the same time claimed to have won a moral victory. He said at a party in Orange County: "We admit that we lost this battle, but we will definitely win this war." (End)