If the recall is successful, the governor gets replaced by whoever has the highest plurality of votes. In other words, it creates a special scenario where you c

If the recall is successful, the governor gets replaced by whoever has the highest plurality of votes. In other words, it creates a special scenario where you can be elected governor with much less than 50% of the vote. I've always thought this is part of why California seems headed for its second recall election in just 16 years.