Gavin Newsom California recall election results: See the map

It’s decision day in the nation’s most populous state as Californians vote in the recall election of embattled first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

For up-to-the-minute results, check out this map after polls close at 8 p.m. PT, 11 p.m. ET. App users: click here.

Newsom, who was overwhelmingly elected governor in 2018 in the heavily blue state of California, is facing a recall sparked last year mainly over accusations that he mishandled his state’s response to the coronavirus. The effort to oust the governor was fueled by the state's strict COVID restrictions on businesses and houses of worship, school shutdowns, as well as opposition to the state's high taxes and criticism of Newsom’s handling of the state’s growing homeless population.