[snip] A recall election would present voters with two questions. The first would ask whether Newsom should be recalled from the office of governor. The second would ask who should succeed Newsom if he is recalled. A majority vote is required on the first question for the governor to be recalled. The candidate with the most votes on the second question would win the election, no majority required. [4] In the 2003 recall of Davis, 135 candidates ran and the winner received 48.58 percent of the vote. [/snip]
https://ballotpedia.org/Gavin_Newsom_recall,_Governor_of_California_(2019-2021)
[snip] One hopeful is former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a moderate who officially launched his campaign at a press conference in Los Angeles Tuesday... Viewed by many as the only remotely viable GOP candidate for Governor in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly two to one, Faulconer told Politico that he would run if the recall drive qualifies by the March deadline, or in the typical 2022 election cycle. [/snip]
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/gavin-newsom-recall-candidates/
The chance of any Republican winning any statewide race in CA is extremely remote at best and becomes nonexistent if more than one GOPer enters the race. Perennial loser John Cox thinks he has a shot as well.
As far as recalling Newsom, unless more than half the voters support it, it won’t happen. The silver lining, though, is that it’s forcing him to speed the reopening of the CA economy.