[TomGuy]

Shall GRAY DAVIS be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?

21.4 % ( 3262 of 15213 ) precincts reporting as of Oct 7, 2003 at 9:24 pm

                       Votes            Percent

Yes         1,220,632             56.5 
No            943,221             43.5    

County Returns

Leading Candidates to succeed GRAY DAVIS as Governor if he is recalled:

21.4 % ( 3262 of 15213 ) precincts reporting as of Oct 7, 2003 at 9:24 pm

Candidate                        Party     Votes    Percent

  Arnold Schwarzenegger          Rep   1,055,076   51.4 
  Cruz M. Bustamante             Dem     615,946   30.0 
  Tom McClintock                 Rep     257,638   12.6 
  Peter Miguel Camejo            Grn      38,056    1.9 
  Arianna Huffington             Ind      24,528    1.2 
  Peter V. Ueberroth             Rep       8,723    0.5 
  Larry Flynt                    Dem       3,602    0.2 
  Bill Simon                     Rep       3,308    0.2 
  George B. Schwartzman          Ind       2,981    0.2 
  Gary Coleman                   Ind       2,436    0.2 

[Torie]

IF this were a typical election, and if the votes are mostly absentee, I would posit that the recall is close to a dead heat. But of course, some of the "if's" don't obtain.