California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall election this week. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gray Davis, who was removed as governor of California through a recall election in 2003.

California Gov. Gray Davis concedes defeat in Los Angeles after the recall election in October 2003. (Los Angeles Times) By Nicholas Goldberg Columnist . Sept. 15, 2021 3 AM PT .

The most head-scratching political puzzle in California has only one solution: Gray Davis. Perhaps paradoxically, Davis, the former governor who voters recalled in 2003, may be the most important ...

California officials set Oct. 7 as the date for a special ballot to decide whether to unseat Governor Gray Davis. After a report from Spencer Michels, Gwen Ifill discusses the impending recall ...

NPR's Ina Jaffe profiles California Gov. Gray Davis, the first statewide elected official ever to face a recall vote. Davis was re-elected last year by a five-point margin, but since then ...

Gray Davis could lose. How could the Democratic governor of California blow a 14-point lead for his reelection bid in November? Because Bill Simon is running against him.

Former California Gov. Gray Davis knew Dianne Feinstein almost as long as he's been in politics. From competitors vying for a US Senate seat, to colleagues working to make Californians lives ...

Former California governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown pose for photograph after Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn-in as California’s 40th governor during the inauguration at ...

Former California governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown pose for photograph after Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn-in as California’s 40th governor during the inauguration at ...

Former California governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown pose for photograph after Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn-in as California’s 40th governor during the inauguration at ...