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School board recalls are the process of removing a member or members of a school board from office through a petitioned election, instead of during a regularly scheduled election. Between 2009 and 2025, Ballotpedia tracked an average of 35 recall efforts against an average of 80 school board members each year. A total of 20% of the school board members included in the efforts faced recall elections, and 12% of school board members were removed from office.

Bad behavior, mismanagement of funds, conflicts with district administrators or teachers, refusing to listen to their constituents, and violating open meetings laws are some of the reasons listed on petitions seeking to recall school board members. In response to recall efforts, school board members often argue that without access to information communicated during closed meetings, recall supporters cannot fully understand the details of certain situations or decisions. School board members have also called recall efforts political retaliation and have said that though they listen to their constituents' concerns, they must make their decisions based on what is best for the entire student body.

On this page, you can find information on:

* How recalls work
* An overview of recall efforts since 2006
* Details on recall efforts by year

Twenty-three states allow for the recall of school board members. Click here for more information on the laws governing the recall process for school boards in each state.

## Contents

* 1 How do recalls work?
* 1.1 Regulations
* 2 Recall efforts
* 3 Recall efforts by year
* 4 2026
* 4.1 List of recall efforts
* 5 2025
* 5.1 List of recall efforts
* 6 2024
* 6.1 List of recall efforts
* 7 2023
* 7.1 List of recall efforts
* 8 2022
* 8.1 List of recall efforts
* 9 2021
* 9.1 List of recall efforts
* 10 2020
* 10.1 List of recall efforts
* 11 2019
* 11.1 List of recall efforts
* 12 2018
* 12.1 List of recall efforts
* 13 2017
* 13.1 List of recall efforts
* 14 2016
* 14.1 List of recall efforts
* 15 2015
* 15.1 List of recall efforts
* 16 2014
* 16.1 List of recall efforts
* 17 2013
* 17.1 List of recall efforts
* 18 2012
* 18.1 List of recall efforts
* 19 2011
* 19.1 List of recall efforts
* 20 2010
* 20.1 List of recall efforts
* 21 2009
* 21.1 List of recall efforts
* 22 2008
* 22.1 List of recall efforts
* 23 2007
* 23.1 List of recall efforts
* 24 2006
* 24.1 List of recall efforts
* 24.2 See also
* 24.3 Footnotes

## How do recalls work?[edit]

The laws governing school board recalls differ from state to state. Typically, petitioners must deliver documents to the city or county election office and sometimes to the members they are seeking to recall as well. These documents usually include the reasons petitioners believe the official is unfit for office and initial signatures from supporters of a recall election. If a petition is approved, recall supporters must gather a set number of signatures from district residents to force the petition to a vote. Minimum signature amounts are usually calculated based on the number of votes cast in the district for a specific office or the number of registered voters during a previous election. These signatures are submitted to election officials, who must verify that petitioners reached the minimum number of signatures required by state law. State law also regulates the number of days between approval of recall petitions and recall election dates.[1]

In nearly all states that allow local recalls, the final decision of whether or not to keep an official in office is put to the voters at the ballot box. Virginia, however, sends recall efforts to the circuit court. Though recall efforts are started in a similar way in that state, with the collection of signatures on petitions, a recall election is never held. Instead, the recall is decided by trial.[2]

### Regulations[edit]

Some states require sufficient reason to hold a recall election, which can include abuse of power, malfeasance, or failure to perform prescribed duties. Other states do not require any grounds for recall.[1]

Some states also place time limits on the recall petitioning process and the timing of school board recalls. Petitioners may be limited to a certain number of days between submission of recall language and delivery of signed petitions necessary to force an election. There are also limitations regarding the timing of a recall election especially if there is a primary or general election in the near future. Some states do not allow recall efforts to start until an officeholder has served a specific amount of time, and others do not allow recall efforts to start near the end of an officeholder's term.[1]

## Recall efforts[edit]

School board recalls are tracked once recall paperwork is pulled. Ballotpedia covers recalls in school districts of all enrollment sizes as long as information is available.

The chart below details how many recall efforts were tracked each year. The 2026 numbers were current as of March 5, 2026.

Note: If a recall effort spanned multiple years, it was counted each year.

The table below gives a breakdown of how many officials were targeted and ultimately recalled and includes the recall success rate for each year, which was calculated by dividing the number of recalled officials by the total number of officials who were targeted for recall.

Recall efforts by year

Year  | Recall efforts tracked*  | Officials named in efforts  | Officials in recall elections  | Officials recalled  | Officials retained  | Success rate**
2026 | 14 | 35 | 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD
2025 | 30 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7.0%
2024 | 40 | 83 | 21*** | 11 | 7 | 13.4%
2023 | 48 | 97 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 13.4%
2022 | 54 | 123 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7.3%
2021 | 92 | 237 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0.4%
2020 | 29 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7.8%
2019 | 20 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6.4%
2018 | 33 | 74 | 27*** | 21 | 5 | 28.4%
2017 | 18 | 45 | 6*** | 2 | 2 | 4.4%
2016 | 33 | 78 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 17.9%
2015 | 35 | 77 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 22.1%
2014 | 29 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10.3%
2013 | 21 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10.7%
2012 | 31 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7.7%
2011 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16.7%
2010 | 38 | 91 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 27.5%
2009 | 20 | 54 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 22.2%
2008 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40.0%
2007 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0%
2006 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0%
*If a recall effort spanned across two years, the recall was counted both years.

**Recall success rates are calculated by dividing the number of recalled officials by the total number of officials who were targeted for recall.
***Includes officeholders who resigned before a recall election, but the election was still held.

## Recall efforts by year[edit]

Click on the tabs below to see school board recall specifics for the corresponding year.

# 2026[edit]

Ballotpedia has tracked 14 school board recall efforts against 35 board members in 2026. A recall election for one board member was scheduled for March 3, 2026.

The map below details how many recall efforts are being covered in each state in 2026. Ballotpedia has not tracked any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall| Status

|

Steven Chapman and Leezah Sun recall, Tolleson Union High School District, Arizona (2025-2026)| Did not go to a vote
Cody Ritts recall, Sonora Elementary School District, California (2025-2026)| Underway
Michael Todd recall, Liberty Elementary School District, Arizona (2025-2026)| Did not go to a vote
Jasjit Singh recall, Sacramento City Unified School District, California (2025-2026)| Underway
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District recall, Michigan (2025-2026)| Underway
Janelle Bowles recall, Peoria Unified School District, Arizona (2025-2026)| Underway
David Manriquez and Steven Rodrigue recall, Kern High School District, California (2025-2026)| Underway
Kenny Hodges and Sherry Sullenberger recall, Highland County Public Schools, Virginia (2025-2026)| Underway
Corvallis School District recall, Oregon (2026)| Underway
Alpena Public Schools recall, Michigan (2026)| Underway
Kenny King recall, Deer-Mount Judea School District, Arkansas (2026)| Scheduled
Springfield School District recall, Oregon (2026)| Underway (Kohl & De Graff)
Resigned (Quaas-Annsa)
Ryan Aho and Troy Margoni recall, Forest Park School District, Michigan (2026)| Underway (Aho)
Did not go to a vote (Margoni)
West Linn-Wilsonville School District recall, Oregon (2026)| Underway

# 2025[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 30 school board recall efforts against 57 board members in 2025. Recall elections in 2025 removed four members from office and retained four members in office. The school board recall success rate was 13.3%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2025. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall| Status

|

Angela Hansen-Winker recall, Wrightstown Community School District, Wisconsin (2024-2025)| Recall approved
East Baton Rouge Parish School System recall, Louisiana (2024-2025)| Did not go to a vote
Lynda Fairman recall, York County School Division, Virginia (2024-2025)| Did not go to a vote
Regan Watson recall, Hamtramck Public Schools, Michigan (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Raymond Knoff recall, Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25, Idaho (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Liliana Arroyo and Luis Marquez recall, Gadsden Elementary School District, Arizona (2024-2025)| Recall defeated (Arroyo)
Recall approved (Marquez)
Kristopher Kenyon and Bryan Parks recall, Liberty Elementary School District, Arizona (2025)| 1 Did not go to a vote
1 Resigned
Shounak Dharap recall, Palo Alto Unified School District, California (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Jessica Bueno recall, Phoenix Elementary School District, Arizona (2025)| Resigned
Sigalie Sabag and Russell Stuart recall, Beverly Hills Unified School District, California (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Tim Clark and Meghin Margel recall, Kent School District, Washington (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Pacifica School District recall, California (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Grossmont Union High School District recall, California (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Alisha Ames and Judy Saunders recall, Maine School Administrative District 46, Maine (2025)| Recall approved
Robert Fisher recall, Park Ridge Public Schools, New Jersey (2025)| Resigned
Devon Conley recall, Mountain View Whisman School District, California (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District recall, Alaska (2025)| Recall defeated
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District recall, Alaska (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Beverly Hinton and Deborah Laframboise recall, Hazel Park Schools, Michigan (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Steven Chapman and Leezah Sun recall, Tolleson Union High School District, Arizona (2025-2026)| Did not go to a vote
Cody Ritts recall, Sonora Elementary School District, California (2025-2026)| Underway
Michael Todd recall, Liberty Elementary School District, Arizona (2025-2026)| Did not go to a vote
Jasjit Singh recall, Sacramento City Unified School District, California (2025-2026)| Underway
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District recall, Michigan (2025-2026)| Underway
Hudson School District recall, Wisconsin (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Hannah Rupprecht recall, Red Cloud Community Schools, Nebraska (2025)| Did not go to a vote
Janelle Bowles recall, Peoria Unified School District, Arizona (2025-2026)| Underway
David Manriquez and Steven Rodrigue recall, Kern High School District, California (2025-2026)| Underway
Kenny Hodges and Sherry Sullenberger recall, Highland County Public Schools, Virginia (2025-2026)| Underway
Cherie Faulkner and Heather Lander recall, Maine School Administrative District 63, Maine (2025)| Resigned

# 2024[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 40 school board recall efforts against 83 board members in 2024. Recall elections in 2024 removed 14 members from office, including three who resigned before the election, and retained seven members in office. The school board recall success rate was 13.4%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2024. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall| Status

|

Tony May recall, Garfield School District RE-2, Colorado (2023-2024)| Recall approved
Trenton Bowens recall, Benton Harbor Area Schools, Michigan (2023-2024)| Did not go to a vote
Temecula Valley Unified School District recall, California (2023-2024)| 1 Recall approved;
2 Did not go to a vote
Amy Facchinello recall, Grand Blanc Community Schools, Michigan (2023-2024)| Did not go to a vote
Grant Public School District recall, Michigan (2023-2024)| 2 Recall defeated;
2 Did not go to a vote
Emily MacDonald recall, Woodland Joint Unified School District, California (2023-2024)| Recall approved
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools recall, Michigan (2023-2024)| Did not go to a vote
Rick Ledesma and Madison Miner recall, Orange Unified School District, California (2023-2024)| Recall approved
Terri Cunningham-Swanson recall, Plattsmouth Community Schools, Nebraska (2023-2024)| Recall approved
Jesse Crow and Emily Morrison recall, Camden-Frontier Schools, Michigan (2023-2024)| Recall defeated
Onaway Area Community School District recall, Michigan (2023-2024)| 1 Recall approved;
3 Did not go to a vote
Reef-Sunset Unified School District recall, California (2023-2024)| 1 Recall approved;
2 Resigned;
2 Did not go to a vote
Gwen Keller and Janell Wise recall, Raymond School District, Wisconsin (2023-2024)| 1 Recall defeated;
1 Resigned
Ryan Jergensen and Linda Hurley recall, Sunol Glen Unified School District, California (2023-2024)| Recall approved
Lamont Elementary School District recall, California (2023-2024)| Did not go to a vote
Karl Frisch recall, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia (2024)| Did not go to court
Blanca Nava and Andrew Ramirez recall, Keppel Union School District, California (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Misty Cox recall, Mingus Union High School District, Arizona (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Carmel Unified School District recall, California (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Barbara Mozdzen recall, Chandler Unified School District, Arizona (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Jennifer Klipp and Jennifer Ray recall, Marquette Area Public Schools, Michigan (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Nyssa School District recall, Oregon (2024)| 2 Did not go to a vote; 1 Resigned
Nancy Loera recall, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, California (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Omar Medina recall, Santa Rosa City Schools, California (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Emil Mackey and Deedie Sorensen recall, Juneau Borough School District, Alaska (2024)| Recall defeated
Greg Holt and Jayson Wedge recall, Auburn Union Elementary School District, California (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Kevin Vodak recall, Baraboo School District, Wisconsin (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Elnora Gavin recall, Benton Harbor Area Schools, Michigan (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Milwaukee Public Schools recall, Wisconsin (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Connor Krebbs and Wade Rinehardt recall, Marysville School District, Washington (2024)| 1 Resigned;
1 Did not go to a vote
Brandywine Public School District recall, Michigan (2024)| 3 Did not go to a vote;
1 Resigned
East Baton Rouge Parish School System recall, Louisiana (2024-2025)| Did not go to a vote
Gold Oak Union Elementary School District recall, California (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Lynda Fairman recall, York County School Division, Virginia (2024-2025)| Did not go to a vote
Kirstin Shapiro recall, Regional School Unit 21, Maine (2024)| Resigned
Kathy Egan recall, Marsh Valley Joint School District, Idaho (2024)| Recall approved
Liza Rankin recall, Seattle Public Schools, Washington (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Rachael Abell and Jeffrey Silva recall, Beverly Public Schools, Massachusetts (2024)| Did not go to a vote
Angela Hansen-Winker recall, Wrightstown Community School District, Wisconsin (2024-2025)| Recall approved
Liliana Arroyo and Luis Marquez recall, Gadsden Elementary School District, Arizona (2024-2025)| Recall defeated (Arroyo)
Recall approved (Marquez)

# 2023[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 48 school board recall efforts against 97 board members in 2023. Sixteen of those board members faced recall elections. The recall elections were held on January 10, 2023, August 1, 2023, August 8, 2023, August 29, 2023, November 7, 2023, and December 12, 2023. The school board recall success rate was 13.4%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2023. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Julia Lester and Sarah Otterson recall, Maine School Administrative District 17, Maine (2022-2023) | 1 Recall approved; 1 Resigned
Richland School District recall, Washington (2022-2023) | Recall approved
Emily Eckroth recall, Bismarck Public Schools, North Dakota (2023) | Resigned
Sandusky Community School District recall, Michigan (2023) | Recall approved
Beverly Hills Unified School District recall, California (2022-2023) | Did not go to a vote
Laural O’Rourke recall, Eugene School District, Oregon (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Muskegon Heights School District recall, Michigan (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Paul Bixler recall, Liberty Elementary School District, Arizona (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Heather Booth recall, Elizabeth School District, Colorado (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Rebecca Chandler recall, Ojai Unified School District, California (2023) | Resigned
David Brandt recall, Kearney Public Schools, Nebraska (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Ryan McQueen recall, Regional School Unit 21, Maine (2023) | Resigned
El Monte Union High School District recalls, California (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Candice Voynick recall, Glide School District, Oregon (2023) | Resigned
Mountain Valley School District RE-1 recall, Colorado (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Andrea Haitz recall, Mesa County Valley School District 51, Colorado (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Nikkie Whaley recall, Washington Elementary School District, Arizona (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Trenton Bowens recall, Benton Harbor Area Schools, Michigan (2023-2024) | Did not go to a vote
Elias Haynes and Lindsi Haynes recall, Gateway Unified School District, California (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Dena Kimble and Gilbert Cancio recall, Apache Junction Unified School District, Arizona (2023) | Did not go to a vote
John Kelly recall, Sonoma Valley Unified School District, California (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Williston Basin School District recall, North Dakota (2023) | Recall defeated
Vanessa Reid recall, Leavenworth Unified School District 453, Kansas (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Cynthia Kwiecinski recall, Easthampton Public Schools, Massachusetts (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Davison Community Schools recall, Michigan (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Joe Gibson and Cindy Trotter-Hogue recall, Anderson Union High School District, California (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Rick Ledesma and Madison Miner recall, Orange Unified School District, California (2023-2024) | Recall approved
AngelAnn Flores recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Temecula Valley Unified School District recall, California (2023-2024) | 1 Recall approved; 2 Did not go to a vote
Keith Rutledge and Susan Brown recall, West Bonner County School District, Idaho (2023) | Recall approved
Anna Hendricks recall, Allendale Public School District, Michigan (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Troy School District recall, Michigan (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Sargent Public Schools recall, Nebraska (2023) | Recall approved
Amy Facchinello recall, Grand Blanc Community Schools, Michigan (2023-2024) | Did not go to a vote
Romulus Community Schools recall, Michigan (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Jesse Crow and Emily Morrison recall, Camden-Frontier Schools, Michigan (2023-2024) | Recall defeated
Grant Public School District recall, Michigan (2023-2024) | 2 Recall defeated; 2 Did not go to a vote
Jennifer Klipp and Jennifer Ray recall, Marquette Area Public Schools, Michigan (2023) | Did not go to a vote
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools recall, Michigan (2023-2024) | Did not go to a vote
Terri Cunningham-Swanson recall, Plattsmouth Community Schools, Nebraska (2023-2024) | Recall approved
Emily MacDonald recall, Woodland Joint Unified School District, California (2023-2024) | Recall approved
Lamont Elementary School District recall, California (2023-2024) | Did not go to a vote
Gwen Keller and Janell Wise recall, Raymond School District, Wisconsin (2023-2024) | 1 Recall defeated; 1 Resigned
Ryan Jergensen and Linda Hurley recall, Sunol Glen Unified School District, California (2023-2024) | Recall approved
Onaway Area Community School District recall, Michigan (2023-2024) | 1 Recall approved; 3 Did not go to a vote
Tony May recall, Garfield School District RE-2, Colorado (2023-2024) | Recall approved
Reef-Sunset Unified School District recall, California (2023-2024) | 1 Recall approved; 2 Resigned; 2 Did not go to a vote

# 2022[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 54 school board recall efforts against 123 board members in 2022. Recall elections against school board members were held on January 11, 2022, January 18, 2022, January 24, 2022, February 15, 2022, March 29, 2022, April 4, 2022, and November 8, 2022. The school board recall success rate was 7.3%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2022. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

San Francisco Unified School District recall, California (2021-2022) | Recall approved
Suzy Ernest and Roland Rushman recall, Leyton Public Schools, Nebraska (2021-2022) | Recall defeated
Andy Grosshans recall, Waverly School District 145, Nebraska (2021-2022) | Recall defeated
Chris Waddle recall, Giltner Public Schools, Nebraska (2021-2022) | Recall approved
Gladstone Area Schools recall, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Cave Creek Unified School District recall, Arizona (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
A. Jeremy Hoenack recall, Litchfield Elementary School District, Arizona (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Mount Pleasant City School District recall, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Forest Hills Public Schools recall, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Ellie Householder recall, Antioch Unified School District, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Cupertino Union School District recall, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Matthew Smith Jr. recall, Davison Community Schools, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Fairfax County Public Schools recall, Virginia (2021-2022) | 1 did not go to court; 2 dismissed in court
Virginia Beach City Public Schools recall, Virginia (2021-2022) | Did not go to court
Tustin Unified School District recall, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Loudoun County Public Schools recall, Virginia (2021-2022) | 1 Resigned; 2 dismissed in court; 3 did not go to court
Jose Lalas recall, Corona-Norco Unified School District, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Dave Brown and Brian Shannon recall, Newberg School District, Oregon (2021-2022) | Recall defeated
Wendy Jonathan and Tricia Pearce recall, Desert Sands Unified School District, California (2021-2022) | 1 Did not go to a vote; 1 Resigned
Art LeBlanc and Tim Stentiford recall, Regional School Unit 21, Maine (2021-2022) | 1 Recall defeated; 1 Did not go to a vote
Romulus Community Schools recall, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Marshall Public Schools recall, Michigan (2022) | 2 Did not go to a vote; 1 Resigned
Diane Brown and Michael Knapp recall, Belchertown Public Schools, Massachusetts (2021-2022) | Recall defeated
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District recall, Massachusetts (2022) | Did not go to a vote
John Conely and Bill Trombley recall, Brighton Area Schools, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Kerri Tillett recall, Northern Burlington County Regional School District, New Jersey (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Angie Taylor recall, Washoe County School District, Nevada (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Kari MacRae recall, Bourne Public Schools, Massachusetts (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Jason Beckrow and Rachel Wade recall, Lakeshore School District, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Templeton Unified School District recall, California (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Ron Koetz and Jeff Davis recall, Alsea School District, Oregon (2022) | Recall approved
Bill Spaulding recall, Watervliet School District, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Woodland Park School District RE-2 recall, Colorado (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Michael Vines recall, Isle of Wight County Public Schools, Virginia (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Niles Community School District recall, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Brett Weir and Kathy Weykamp recall, St. Joseph Public Schools, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Glen Lake Community Schools recall, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Bridgman Public Schools recall, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Christine Dye recall, Cedar Grove School District, New Jersey (2022) | Resigned
Sonya Hutchison recall, Buffalo School District RE-4, Colorado (2022) | Recall approved
Frank Cordova and Ralph Sepulveda recall, Cobre Consolidated Schools, New Mexico (2022) | Resigned
Scott Fayette recall, Los Alamitos Unified School District, California (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Richland School District recall, Washington (2022-2023) | Recall approved
Chuck Dallas and Michael Sleeper recall, Shawano School District, Wisconsin (2022) | Resigned
Joyce Ellis-McNeal and Laura MacIntyre recall, Flint City School District, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Salem-Keizer Public Schools recall, Oregon (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Julia Lester and Sarah Otterson recall, Maine School Administrative District 17, Maine (2022-2023) | 1 Recall approved; 1 Resigned
Gretna Public Schools recall, Nebraska (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Guadalupe Marino recall, Schuyler Community Schools, Nebraska (2022) | Recall approved
Sandusky Community School District recall, Michigan (2022) | Did not go to a vote
Beverly Hills Unified School District recall, California (2022-2023) | Did not go to a vote
Gina Mitchell recall, Sargent School District RE-33J, Colorado (2022) | Recall approved
Renita Armstrong and Sue ElHessen recall, Bellflower Unified School District, California (2022) | Did not go to a vote

# 2021[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 92 school board recall efforts against 237 board members in 2021. Recall elections against 17 board members were held in 2021. The school board recall success rate was 0.42%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2021. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

A. Jeremy Hoenack recall, Litchfield Elementary School District, Arizona (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Alberto Contreras recall, Chualar Union School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Amery School District recall, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Amy Sudbeck recall, Nemaha USD 115, Kansas (2021) | Recall defeated
Andy Grosshans recall, Waverly School District 145, Nebraska (2021-2022) | Scheduled
Art LeBlanc and Tim Stentiford recall, Regional School Unit 21, Maine (2021-2022) | 1 Scheduled; 1 Did not go to a vote
Bill Wilson recall, Fremont Union High School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Boulder Valley School District recall, Colorado (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Cave Creek Unified School District recall, Arizona (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Central Valley School District recall, Washington (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Chardá Bell-Fontenot recall, La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Charles Kucinski recall, Nutley Public Schools, New Jersey (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Chico Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Chippewa Valley Schools recall, Michigan (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Chris Waddle recall, Giltner Public Schools, Nebraska (2021-2022) | Scheduled
Cupertino Union School District recall, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Curt Stookey and Brian West recall, Winston-Dillard School District, Oregon (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Dave Boetcher recall, Waunakee Community School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Dave Brown and Brian Shannon recall, Newberg School District, Oregon (2021-2022) | Scheduled
Dave Nickels and Meredith Sauer recall, Manitowoc School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
David Sandoval and Cory Underhill recall, Peoria Unified School District, Arizona (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Diane Brown and Michael Knapp recall, Belchertown Public Schools, Massachusetts (2021-2022) | Scheduled
Diane Summers recall, Fallbrook Union High School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Douglas County School District recall, Colorado (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Ellie Householder recall, Antioch Unified School District, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Fairfax County Public Schools recall, Virginia (2021) | 2 underway; 1 dismissed in court
Fairfax Elementary School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Fargo Public Schools recall, North Dakota (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Forest Hills Public Schools recall, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Gadsden Elementary School District recall, Arizona (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Gary Mertig recall, Butternut School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Defeated
Georgia Acosta recall, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Gladstone Area Schools recall, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Idaho Falls School District 91 recall, Idaho (2020-2021) | 2 defeated; 1 did not go to a vote
Jennifer Lieber and Regan Price recall, Weld County School District RE-4, Colorado (2021) | 1 Did not go to a vote; 1 Resigned
Jennifer Riedeman and Craig Mulder recall, Rosendale-Brandon School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
John Hiatt recall, Bangor School Department, Maine (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Jon Aitken and Claudia Anderson recall, Vail Unified School District, Arizona (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Jose Lalas recall, Corona-Norco Unified School District, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Kent School District recall, Washington (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Kim Rost recall, Nampa School District, Idaho (2021) | Defeated
Kimberly Moran and Melissa Zuidema recall, Litchfield Elementary School District, Arizona (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Kristin Gibson recall, San Dieguito Union High School District, California (2021) | Resigned
Kristin van Reesema recall, Chelsea School District, Michigan (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Lance McDaniel recall, Montezuma-Cortez School District, Colorado (2021) | Approved
Las Cruces Public Schools recall, New Mexico (2019-2021) | 1 Resigned; 2 Did not go to a vote
Los Alamitos Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Loudoun County Public Schools recall, Virginia (2021-2022) | 2 Underway; 1 Resigned; 3 Did not go to a vote
Loup City Public Schools recall, Nebraska (2021) | Defeated
Lucia Mar Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Maine School Administrative District 51 recall, Maine (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Marcia Duncan recall, Ajo Unified School District, Arizona (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Mark Maselli and Sheri Zada recall, Benicia Unified School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Martha Alvarado recall, Vista Unified School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Matthew Showalter recall, Shepherd Public School District, Michigan (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Matthew Smith Jr. recall, Davison Community Schools, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Mequon-Thiensville School District recall, Wisconsin (2021) | Recall defeated
Michael Allman recall, San Dieguito Union High School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Michelle Maginot and Bridget Watson recall, Sunnyvale School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Mike Kipp recall, Nampa School District, Idaho (2021) | Defeated
Mount Diablo Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Mount Pleasant City School District recall, Michigan (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Nancy Chaires Espinoza recall, Elk Grove Unified School District, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Nancy Sikorski and Eric Solberg recall, Sparta Area School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Resigned
Norris School District 160 recall, Nebraska (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Northshore School District recall, Washington (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Paradise Valley Unified School District recall, Arizona (2020-2021) | Did not go to a vote
Patricia Jo Forsberg and Katie Thurmes recall, Somerset School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Resigned
Patrick Phair recall, Waupaca School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 recall, Idaho (2020-2021) | Defeated
Ridgefield Park Public Schools recall, New Jersey (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Rob Brigham recall, Wahoo Public Schools, Nebraska (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Rochester Community School District recall, Michigan (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Rusty Rhynalds and Justin Glanzer recall, Minden Public Schools, Nebraska (2021) | Did not go to a vote
San Francisco Unified School District recall, California (2021-2022) | Scheduled
San Juan Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
San Ramon Valley Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District recall, California (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Scottsdale Unified School District recall, Arizona (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Seattle Public Schools recall, Washington (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Stevens Point Area Public School District recall, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Suzanne McEvoy and Mark Aguire recall, Liberty Elementary School District, Arizona (2021) | 1 resigned; 1 did not go to a vote
Suzy Ernest and Roland Rushman recall, Leyton Public Schools, Nebraska (2021-2022) | Scheduled
Tustin Unified School District recall, California (2021-2022) | Did not go to a vote
Valerie Fisher recall, Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, Nebraska (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Virginia Beach City Public Schools recall, Virginia (2021-2022) | Underway
Wendy Jonathan and Tricia Pearce recall, Desert Sands Unified School District, California (2021-2022) | 1 Did not go to a vote; 1 Resigned
West Sonoma County Union High School District recall, California (2021) | 2 did not go to a vote; 1 resigned
Whitefish School District recall, Montana (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Wisconsin Rapids School District recall, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote
Yolanda Adams recall, Kenosha Unified School District, Wisconsin (2021) | Did not go to a vote

# 2020[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 29 school board recall efforts against 64 board members in 2020. Four recall elections were held in 2020. The school board recall success rate was 7.8%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2020. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Las Cruces Public Schools recall, New Mexico (2019-2021) | 1 Resigned; 2 Did not go to a vote
Jose Lara and Leanne Ibarra recall, El Rancho Unified School District, California (2020) | Approved & resigned
Jody London recall, Oakland Unified School District, California (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Penny Soiseth and Curt Sullivan recall, Williams County Public Schools No. 8, North Dakota (2020) | Approved
Terry Slatic recall, Fresno Unified School District, California (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Traverse City Area Public Schools recall, Michigan (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Del Norte County Unified School District recall, California (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Westford School Department recall, Massachusetts (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Bryan Smith and Steven Otero recall, Los Lunas Public Schools, New Mexico (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Myles Fisher recall, Williams County Public Schools No. 8, North Dakota (2020) | Approved
Connie Bernard recall, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Margaret Weertz and Chris Lee recall, Grosse Pointe Public Schools, Michigan (2020) | Did not go to a vote
John Crabtree recall, Visalia Unified School District, California (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Rachael Davies recall, Lake Mills Area School District, Wisconsin (2020) | Resigned
Gini Pupo-Walker recall, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Lisa Roman recall, Lake Havasu Unified School District, Arizona (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Oconomowoc Area School District recall, Wisconsin (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 recall, Idaho (2020-2021) | Defeated
Elbert County School District C-2 recall, Colorado (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Appleton Area School District recall, Wisconsin (2020) | 1 resigned; 2 did not go to a vote
Kelly Cobb-Lemire recall, Braintree School Department, Massachusetts (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Robert Hesselbein and Minza Karim recall, Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin (2020) | Did not go to a vote
West Ada School District recall, Idaho (2020) | 2 Resigned; 3 Did not go to a vote
Idaho Falls School District 91 recall, Idaho (2020-2021) | 2 defeated; 1 did not go to a vote
Aaron Proctor recall, Whitepine School District, Idaho (2020) | Approved
Leah Lipska recall, Mount Horeb Area School District, Wisconsin (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Paradise Valley Unified School District recall, Arizona (2020-2021) | Did not go to a vote
Amy McSheffrey and Annette Sexton-Ruiz recall, Creighton Elementary School District, Arizona (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Molalla River School District recall, Oregon (2020) | Did not go to a vote

# 2019[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 20 school board recall efforts against 47 board members in 2019. Three recall elections were held in 2019. The school board recall success rate was 6.4%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2019. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Flambeau School District recall, Wisconsin (2019) | Approved
Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 recall, Colorado (2019) | 1 Approved; 2 Resigned
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools recall, North Carolina (2019) | 1 Resigned; 2 Did not go to a vote
Dixie School District recalls, California (2019) | Did not go to a vote (2 efforts)
Antelope Valley Union High School District recall, California (2019) | Did not go to a vote
John Agnew recall, Chattooga County School District, Georgia (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Middleton School District recall, Idaho (2019) | 3 Defeated; 1 Did not go to a vote (2 efforts)
Las Cruces Public Schools recall, New Mexico (2019-2021) | 1 Resigned; 2 Did not go to a vote
Kevin Alexander and Doris Black recall, Jackson-Madison County School System, Tennessee (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Jose Lara and Leanne Ibarra recall, El Rancho Unified School District, California (2020) | Approved & resigned
New Haven Unified School District recall, California (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Grosse Pointe Public Schools recall, Michigan (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Amador County Unified School District recall, California (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Lakeport Unified School District recall, California (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Jody London recall, Oakland Unified School District, California (2020) | Did not go to a vote
Penny Soiseth and Curt Sullivan recall, Williams County Public Schools No. 8, North Dakota (2020) | Approved
Northwest School Board recall, Nebraska (2019) | Did not go to a vote
Vermilion Parish School District recall, Louisiana (2019) | Did not go to a vote

# 2018[edit]

A total of 33 school board recall efforts nationwide were covered by Ballotpedia in 2018. They included 74 board members. Twelve recall elections were held in 2018. The school board recall success rate was 28.4%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2018. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Barbara Read recall, Dexter Community School District, Michigan (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Britton Deerfield Schools recall, Michigan (2018) | Approved
Carrie Peterson and Travis Barker recall, Browns Elementary School District, California (2018) | Approved
Cedar Springs Public Schools recall, Michigan (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Central Unified School District recall, California (2018) | 2 efforts: Did not go to a vote
Clatskanie School District recall, Oregon (2018) | 2 Approved; 1 Resigned
Crandon School District recall, Wisconsin (2018) | 1 Resigned; 1 Approved
Dan Cunningham recall, Dublin Unified School District, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Dee Prock and Vangi McCoy recall, Dolores School District, Colorado (2018) | 1 Defeated; 1 Resigned
Dick Bachelder recall, York School Department, Maine (2018) | Defeated
Flambeau School District recall, Wisconsin (2018) | Did not go to a vote
John Shuler recall, Constantine Public Schools, Michigan (2018) | Resigned
Joseph Barragan recall, Alvord Unified School District, California (2018) | Approved
Joyce Dalessandro recall, San Dieguito Union High School District, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Kathryn Ramirez recall, Salinas Union High School District, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Kim Hamilton and Mattie Thompson recall, Saginaw Public Schools, Michigan (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Linda Downing recall, Lacey Township School District, New Jersey (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Linda Raymond recall, Marion Public Schools, Michigan (2018) | Did not go to a vote
New Plymouth School District recall, Idaho (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Newark Unified School District recall, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Palo Verde Union Elementary School District recall, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Pocatello-Chubbuck School District No. 25 recall, Idaho (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Pueblo City Schools recall, Colorado (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Richland 44 School District recall, North Dakota (2018) | Approved
Ryan Sawyers recall, Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia (2018) | Resigned
Sandra Evans recall, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia (2018) | Did not go to court
Scarborough School Department recall, Maine (2018) | Approved
Sherri Reusche and Dennis Dunnigan recall, Calaveras Unified School District, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Tammy Loveland and Christine Wilder recall, Yosemite Unified School District, California (2018) | Did not go to a vote
Tecumseh Public Schools recall, Michigan (2018) | Approved
Trevor Shaw recall, Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, Alaska (2018) | Resigned
Williamston Community Schools recall, Michigan (2018) | 3 Defeated; 1 Approved

# 2017[edit]

A total of 18 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2017. They included 45 board members. Five recall efforts against six members made it to the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2017 was 4.4%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2017. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Addison Community Schools recall, Michigan (2017) | Did not go to a vote (2 efforts)
Analee Maestas recall, Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico (2017) | Resigned
Anna Fallon recall, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, New Jersey (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Carl French and J.B. Atkins recall, Broken Bow Public Schools, Nebraska (2017) | 1 Defeated; 1 Did not go to a vote
Chad Perkins and Sharon Harris recall, Magdalena Municipal Schools, New Mexico (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Debra Vinson recall, Antioch Unified School District, California (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Houghton Lake Community Schools recall, Michigan (2017) | 1 Approved; 2 Did not go to a vote
Jake Speed recall, School District of Onalaska, Wisconsin (2017) | Approved
Kerry Burgess recall, Colorado River Union High School District, Arizona (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Lani Cupchoy and Benjamin Cardenas recall, Montebello Unified School District, California (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Lois Havenor recall, Eleva-Strum School District, Wisconsin (2017) | Resigned
Marion Public Schools recall, Michigan (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Mark Strozinsky and Frederic Iausly recall, River Valley School District, Wisconsin (2017) | Defeated
Napa Valley Unified School District recall, California (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Public Schools of Robeson County recall, North Carolina (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Westwood Heights Schools recall, Michigan (2017) | Did not go to a vote
Williamston Community Schools recall, Michigan (2017) | Did not go to a vote

# 2016[edit]

A total of 33 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2016. They included 78 board members. A total of 11 recall efforts against 19 members made it to the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2016 was 17.9%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2016. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Adams County School District 14 recall, Colorado (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Andy Patapow recall, Poway Unified School District, California (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Bob Benevento recall, Morgan Hill Unified School District, California (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Charlotte Public Schools recall, Michigan (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Coachella Valley Unified School District recall, California (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools recall, Michigan (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Dawn Turnbull recall, Lucerne Valley Unified School District, California (2016) | Approved
Debra Vinson recall, Antioch Unified School District, California (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Diana Parrigin recall, Covert Public Schools, Michigan (2016) | Approved
Diane Raulston recall, Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia (2016) | Did not go to court
El Rancho Unified School District recall, California (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Elizabeth Corker recall, Blaine County School District, Idaho (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Glendale School District recall, Oregon (2016) | 2 Resigned; 1 Approved
Great Bend USD 428 recall, Kansas (2016) | Defeated
John Mueller recall, Los Banos Unified School District, California (2016) | Approved
Kevin Turner recall, Clawson City School District, Michigan (2016) | Defeated
Kim Kopp recall, Galena City School District, Alaska (2016) | Approved
Lisa Hammel recall, Mountain Valley School District, Colorado (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Lori Carlson and Anne Osborne recall, Barnes County North School District, North Dakota (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Melton Ruybal and Phillip Trujillo recall, South Conejos School District, Colorado (2016) | Approved
Michelle Billadeau and Jay Clauson recall, Parshall Public School District, North Dakota (2016) | Defeated
Michelle Ogburn recall, Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia (2016) | Did not go to court
Platte Canyon School District 1 recall, Colorado (2016) | Defeated
Raisin City Elementary School District recall, California (2016) | 1 Defeated; 3 Approved
Scott McGee recall, Mashpee School Department, Massachusetts (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Sevastopol School District recall, Wisconsin (2016) | 2 Efforts: 1 Effort Did not go to a vote, 1 Effort Approved and Defeated
Silver Consolidated Schools recall, New Mexico (2016) | 1 Resigned; 2 Did not go to a vote
Three Rivers Community Schools recall, Michigan (2016) | Did not go to a vote
Tom Briten recall, Caldwell School District, Idaho (2016) | Did not go to a vote
West Ada School District recall, Idaho (2016) | 2 Efforts: 1 Effort Did not go to a vote, 1 Effort Approved
Yuba City Unified School District recall, California (2016) | Did not go to a vote

# 2015[edit]

A total of 35 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2015. These recall efforts included 77 board members. Ten recall efforts against 21 board members reached the ballot that year. The school board recall success rate in 2015 was 22.1%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2015. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Anchorage School District recall, Alaska (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Andrew Cruz recall, Chino Valley Unified School District, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Bernadette Dalesandro recall, Netcong Borough School District, New Jersey (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Butte School District recall, Montana (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Center Consolidated School District recall, Colorado (2015) | 2 Efforts: 1 Effort Did not go to a vote, 1 Effort Approved and Defeated
Centinela Valley Union High School District recall, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Cindy Bohne and Chris Linskey recall, Winchester School Department, Massachusetts (2015) | Did not go to a vote
City of Baker School System recall, Louisiana (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Dan Morrill recall, Creighton Community Public Schools, Nebraska (2015) | Defeated
Golden Plains Unified School District recall, California (2015) | Approved
Golden Valley Unified School District recall, California (2015) | Approved
Howell Public Schools recall, Michigan (2015) | Did not go to a vote
James Biewer recall, East China School District, Michigan (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Jeffco Public Schools recall, Colorado (2015) | Approved
Jose Barajas recall, San Ysidro School District, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Judy McGooden and Phil Rodriguez recall, Soquel Union Elementary School District, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Kingsburg Joint Union High School District recall, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Leif Skyving and Amy Rojas recall, Caldwell School District, Idaho (2015) | Approved
Lisa Totten and Kim Shirek recall, Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Manteca Unified School District recall, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Mark Dixon recall, Pierce County Public Schools, Georgia (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Mike Dama recall, Crivitz School District, Wisconsin (2015) | Defeated
Peggy Muller-Aragon recall, Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Sandra Brower recall, West Bonner County School District, Idaho (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Santa Cruz Elementary School District recall, Arizona (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Scott Hancock recall, De Soto School District USD 232, Kansas (2015) | Approved
Selma Unified School District recall, California (2015) | Approved
Sonja Cameron recall, Twin Rivers Unified School District, California (2015) | Defeated
Steven Nelson recall, Mountain View-Whisman School District, California (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Three Rivers Community Schools recall, Michigan (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Toledo Public Schools recall, Ohio (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Tucson Unified School District recall, Arizona (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Vaughn Elementary School District recall, Montana (2015) | Did not go to a vote
Zach Richardson recall, Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified School District, Arizona (2015) | Did not go to a vote

# 2014[edit]

A total of 29 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2014. These recall efforts included 58 board members. Seven recall efforts against 10 board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2014 was 10.3%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2014. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Adam Chacon and Reynaldo Tavison recall, Clifton Unified School District, Arizona (2014) | Approved
Al Loma recall, STAR Academy, Colorado (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Baker County Board of Education recall, Georgia (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Beverly Humiston-Scott recall, Mancos School District, Colorado (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Bill McDonald recall, Bessemer Area Schools, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Bobby Garcia and Louie Gonzales recall, Sunnyside Unified School District, Arizona (2014) | Approved
Carol Gordon recall, Vallecito Union School District, California (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Conejo Valley Unified School District recall, California (2014) | Did not go to a vote
David Reeves recall, Gooding School Board, Idaho (2014) | Defeated
Greg Richards and Thomas Willetto recall, Peak to Peak Charter School, Colorado (2014) | Defeated
Guadalupe Guzman recall, Alisal Union School District, California (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Humboldt USD 258 recall, Kansas (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Jamie Cade recall, Buckley Community Schools, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Janet Barnes recall, Salinas City Elementary School District, California (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Jeffco Public Schools recall, Colorado (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Joe Ayala and Joseph Martinez recall, Rialto Unified School District, California (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Kelly Marlow recall, Cherokee County School District, Georgia (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Kent Malm recall, Central City Public Schools, Nebraska (2014) | Approved
Lincoln Consolidated School District recall, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Lynn Slagle recall, Whitmore Lake Public Schools, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Medford School District recall, Oregon (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Meredith Ibarra recall, Alisal Union School District, California (2014) | Approved
Michael Law recall, Kuna School District, Idaho (2014) | Defeated
Ray Rodriguez recall, Newark Unified School District, California (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Rudy Patterson recall, Saginaw Public School District, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Saginaw Public Schools recall, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Steve Youngdahl recall, Lake Pend Oreille School Board, Idaho (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Timothy Idzikowski and Sharon Stiltner recall, Algonac Community School District, Michigan (2014) | Did not go to a vote
Washoe County School District recall, Nevada (2014) | Did not go to a vote

# 2013[edit]

A total of 21 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2013. These recall efforts included 56 board members. Five recall efforts against nine board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2013 was 10.7%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2013. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

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Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education recall, Michigan (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Auburn School Committee recall, Maine (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Beverly Borrego recall, Montague School, New Jersey (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Buck Crouch and Daniel Hernandez Jr recall, Sunnyside Unified School District, Arizona (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Byron Bailey and Herb De Groft recall, Isle of Wight County, Virginia (2013) | Did not go to court
Coachella Valley Unified School District Board recall, California (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Colorado Springs School Board recall, Colorado (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Dale Palser and Steve Belitz recall, Central City Public Schools, Nebraska (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Dennis Areias recall, Los Banos Unified School District, California (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Jill McGrady and Donita Winn recall, Antelope Valley Union High School District, California (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Kay Kinsler, Cung Nguyen and Lori Phillipi recall, Arcadia Unified School District, California (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Leticia Garcia and Sophia Green recall, Fontana Unified School District, California (2013) | Approved
Long Beach City College Board of Trustees recall, California (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Micheal Anderson and Matt Joppich, Hesperia School District, Michigan (2013) | 1 Approved; 1 Defeated
Michelle Daniels and Tom Sansote recall, Mayville Community School District, Michigan (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Mike Eagan recall, West Branch-Rose City Area Schools, Michigan (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Nancy Arnold recall, Teton School District 401, Idaho (2013) | Defeated
Rebecca Quintana and Reynold Esquivel recall, Stone Corral School District, California (2013) | Approved
Rita Nader recall, Central Arizona College, Arizona (2013) | Did not go to a vote
San Ysidro School District Board recall, California (2013) | Did not go to a vote
Sheila Castellini and Michael Anne Holland recall, Raton Public Schools, New Mexico (2013) | 1 Resigned; 1 Approved

# 2012[edit]

A total of 31 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2012. These recall efforts included 65 board members. Six recall efforts against seven board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2012 was 7.7%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2012. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

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Allen Rolf recall, Dodge County, Nebraska (2012) | Approved
Arlie Ricasa, Jim Cartmill and John McCann recall, Sweetwater, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Ben Clark recall, Fremont School Board, Idaho (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Bob Todd recall, Fayette County, Georgia (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Clarence Sharp recall, Monroe City School Board, Louisiana (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Darlene Johnson recall, Plainville Unified School District, Kansas (2012) | Approved
Eleanor Torres, Henrietta Macias, and Ramon Rodriguez recall, Rio School District, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Ellicott School Board recall, Colorado (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Flint School Board recall, Michigan (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Galesburg-Augusta school board recall, Michigan (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Gloria Lucero recall, North Conejos School Board, Colorado (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Houghton Lake Community School Board of Education recall, Michigan (2012) | Did not go to a vote
John Hampton, Chris Hampton, Jim Lehman, and Karen Miller, Potterville, Michigan (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Julie McConathy recall, Rapides Parish School Board, Louisiana (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Lynne Burroughs and Mark Henderson recall, Baker School Board, Oregon (2012) | Defeated
Mike Rios recall, Moreno Valley, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Phil Baker recall, Fremont School Board, Idaho (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Recall of the Oakland School Board, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Recall of the Parchment School Board, Michigan (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Reynold Esquivel and Rebecca Quintana recall, Stone Corral Elementary School District, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Rhonda Bembry, Carol Martinez, and Clarissa Gilliam Gardner recall, Hackensack, New Jersey (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Richard Grant recall, Culdesac School Board, Idaho (2012) | Approved
Ricky Smith and Mike Stephens recall, Morehouse Parish School Board, Louisiana (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt recall, Mount Baker School Board, Washington (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Sheila Harris recall, Caldwell School Board, Idaho (2012) | Approved
Sheila Whitley recall, Atwater School Board, California (2012) | Approved
Sherry Carr recall, Seattle, Washington (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Skyy Fisher recall, Compton Unified School District, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Tony Vang recall, Fresno Unified School Board, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Verbon Muhammad recall, Monroe City School Board, Louisiana (2012) | Did not go to a vote
Will Smith recall, Santa Maria-Bonita School District, California (2012) | Did not go to a vote

# 2011[edit]

A total of 20 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2011. These recall efforts included 48 board members. Five recall efforts against 12 board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2011 was 16.7%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2011. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

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Anna Tavera-Weller and Terry Howell recall, Forest Grove School Board, Oregon (2011) | Approved
Antoinette Lockett and Vera Perry recall, Flint School Board, Michigan (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Bob Parker recall, Howell School Board, Michigan (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Brian Doernemann, Dan Wisnieski and Tim Meyer recall, Dodge School Board, Nebraska (2011) | Approved
Christopher Wright recall, Falcon School Board, Colorado (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Donnie Dufour and Tommy Craig recall, DeSoto School Board, Louisiana (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Dorcas Brekel and Eric Windom recall, RE-1 School Board, Colorado (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Eileen Miranda Jimenez recall, West Covina Unified, California (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Gary Lake and Stef Dickinson recall, Ellicott School District 22, Colorado (2011) | Approved
Jay Chen, Norman Hsu, Joseph Chang and Anita Perez recall, Hacienda La Puente Unified, California (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Jesse Bryan recall, Salome School Board (November 2011) | Approved
Jim Bratlien recall, Grenora School Board, North Dakota (2011) | Did not go to a vote
JoDiane Cornwell, Robert Norton and Robin Sexton recall, Rudyard Area Board of Education, Michigan (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Joe Kessel recall, Billings County School Board, North Dakota (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Mike Baker, Larry Ferguson, and Gary Matson recall, Hitchcock County, Nebraska (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Nate Easley recall, Denver Public Schools, Colorado (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Recall of San Juan Island School Board, Washington (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Recall of the Bloomfield Hills School Board, Michigan (2011) | Did not go to a vote
Rick Maldonado, David Torrez, Melissa Cano and Mary Helen Villanueva recall, Parlier Unified, California (2011) | Defeated
Tracey Packard and Patricia Butler recall, Buena Vista School Board, Michigan (2011) | Did not go to a vote

# 2010[edit]

A total of 38 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2010. These recall efforts included 91 board members. Fourteen recall efforts against 36 board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2010 was 27.5%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2010. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

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Alameda Unified School District board recall, Alameda County, California, 2010 | Did not go to a vote
Andrea Merida recall, Denver Public Schools, Colorado (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Benton Harbor Area Schools board recall, Michigan (2010) | Defeated
Bill Phillips recall, Knox County Public Schools, Tennessee, 2010 | Did not go to a vote
Brandon Hall recall, Grand Haven School Board, Michigan (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Buena Vista School Board recall, Michigan, 2010 | Did not go to a vote
Charles Lahn, Brian Boehnen and Harold Mulhern recall, Osseo-Fairchild, Wisconsin (2010) | Approved
Dan Castillo recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2010) | Approved
Diane Douglas recall, Peoria Unified School District, Arizona (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Elizabeth Dunn and Terry Elmore recalls, Garden Valley School District, Idaho (2010) | 1 Approved; 1 Defeated
Flint Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010 | Did not go to a vote
Gloria Romo and Ruben De La Rosa recall, Calexico School Board (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Henry Cook recall, Randolph County School District, Georgia (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Howell Board of Education recall, Michigan, 2010 | Did not go to a vote
Jill Cunningham, Cathey Grimes and Scott Sublette recall, Yoncalla School Board, Oregon (2010) | Approved
Jim Buchan recall, Yuba College, California (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Jim Carney and Robin Wellman recall, Palo Verde Unified School District, California (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Jose Morales recall, Stockton Unified School District, California (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Judy Lea Smith recall, Filer School District, Idaho (2010) | Approved
Laura Santos and Barbara Boyd recall, Bassett Unified Schools (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Louie Gonzales, Magdalena Barajas and Eva Carrillo Dong recall, Sunnyside Unified School District, Arizona (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Nick Serafin, Andrew Castaneda, Felipe Guerrero, Javier Serna and Juan Valencia recall, Woodville Union Schools, California (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Nome School Board recall, Alaska (2010) | 2 Approved; 3 Defeated
Pawnee Re-12 School District recall, Grover, Colorado (2010) | Approved
Recall of Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten, Capistrano Unified School District, California (2010) | Approved
Robert White recall, Simon Lake School, Connecticut (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Romeo Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010 | Did not go to a vote
Scott Svonkin recall, San Gabriel Unified School Board, California (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Sisters School Board recall, Sisters, Oregon (2010) | Did not go to a vote
St. Helena Unified School District board recall, California (2010) | Approved
Standish-Sterling Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010 | Approved
Steve Dunn recall, Lakewood School District, Wisconsin (2010) | Approved
Steve Lilly, Angela Chunka and Elizabeth Jaka recall, Vista, California (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Steven Wright recall, Lapwai School District, Idaho (2010) | Approved
Tehachapi Unified School District board recall, California (March 2010) | Defeated
Thomas Boone recall, Deer Valley Unified School District, Arizona (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Tom Hatfield, Blair Nash, Tom Tipton and Stan Spencer recall, Glide School District, Oregon (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Wayland School Board recall, Michigan (2010) | Did not go to a vote

# 2009[edit]

A total of 20 school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2009. These recall efforts included 54 board members. Ten recall efforts against 27 board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate in 2009 was 22.2%.

The map below details how many recall efforts were covered in each state in 2009. Ballotpedia did not track any school board recall efforts in the states depicted in gray.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Arsenio Cordova recall, Taos, New Mexico (2010) | Did not go to a vote
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District recall, California, 2009 | Approved
Falcon School District 49 board recall, Colorado 2009 | Defeated
Ferndale School District board recall, California, 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Gladstone School Board recall, Michigan 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Greg Wilkinson recall, Yuma, Arizona (2009) | Did not go to a vote
Jesus Velazquez recall, Alisal Union School District (August 2009) | Approved
Kent School District board recall, Washington, 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Leslie School Board recall, Michigan, 2009 | Approved
Lynwood Schools Recall of Board Members, 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Mason Consolidated Schools board recall, Michigan, 2009 | Defeated
Newman-Crows Landing school board recall, California, 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Pat Collins recall, Pentwater, Michigan (2009) | Defeated
Recall of three members of the Tahoe Truckee School Board, California (2009) | Did not go to a vote
Saginaw Board of Education recall, Michigan, 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Shannon Hiller recall, Mercer School Board, Wisconsin (2009) | Approved
Tecumseh School Board recall, Michigan, 2009 | Did not go to a vote
Verdigre School Board recall, Knox County, Nebraska, 2009 | Defeated
West Jefferson School Board recall, West Jefferson, Idaho, 2009 | Defeated
Westwood Heights School District recall, Michigan, 2009 | Approved

# 2008[edit]

A total of four school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2008. These recall efforts included five board members. One recall effort against two board members reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate of recalls covered by Ballotpedia in 2008 was 40%.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

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Michelle Strong recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008 | Did not go to a vote
Recall of Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper, Capistrano Unified School District, California (2008) | Approved
Sandra Scott recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008 | Did not go to a vote
Southfield school board members recall, Michigan, 2008 | Did not go to a vote

# 2007[edit]

A total of three school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2007. These recall efforts included three board members. All three recalls reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate of recalls covered by Ballotpedia in 2007 was 100 percent.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Edward Gamble recall, Chatham School Board, Alaska (2007) | Approved
Irene Paul recall, Chatham School Board, Alaska (2007) | Approved
Shelly Wilson recall, Chatham School Board, Alaska (2007) | Approved

# 2006[edit]

A total of two school board recalls were covered by Ballotpedia in 2006. These recall efforts included five board members. Both recalls reached the ballot. The school board recall success rate of recalls covered by Ballotpedia in 2006 was 100%.

### List of recall efforts[edit]

Recall  | Status

|

Eric Christen and Sandy Shakes recall, Colorado Springs District 11, Colorado (2006) | Approved
Simon Ayala, Eve Acosta and Ken Ortega recall, Rio School District, California (2006) | Approved

## See also[edit]

* Recall
* Laws governing recall
* Political recall efforts by office
* Political recall efforts by state
* Political recall efforts by year
* Upcoming recall elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of Local Officials," accessed April 15, 2014
2. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of state officials," March 8, 2016

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