North Orange County's city-by-city breakdown of 2021 Governor Newsom recall election results

 

Among the interesting aspects of the recent recall election in the seven north county cities served by this newspaper are the counts for votes cast by mail and at vote centers.

Voters opposed to the recall dominated the mail-in tallies, while voters favoring the recall prevailed in the ballots cast in person at the county's vote centers – except in Yorba Linda.

Yorba Linda's voters favored the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom in both mail-in votes and in votes cast at vote centers. But mail-in voters in Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma and Placentia opposed the recall as in-person voters supported the recall.

Overall, a majority of voters in Brea, Placentia and Yorba Linda supported the recall, while a majority of voters in the four other north county cities opposed the recall, with the largest margin of “yes” votes tallied in Yorba Linda.

Here's the city-by-city breakdown, with numbers rounded to the nearest percentage:

Brea: Turnout was 67% of 29,287 registered voters, 60% by mail and 7% in-person. Total vote was 52% “yes” and 48% “no,” with 52% “no” by mail and 85% “yes” in-person.

Buena Park: Turnout was 54% of 43,282 registered voters, 48% by mail and 6% in-person. Total vote was 43% “yes” and 57% “no,” with 62% “no” by mail and 76% “yes” in-person. The “no” vote prevailed in all five of the city's voting districts.

Fullerton: Turnout was 59% of 77,532 registered voters, 52% by mail and 7% in person. Total vote was 44% “yes” and 56% “no,” with 60% “no” by mail and 75% “yes” in-person. The “no” vote won in four of the city's five voting districts, with “yes” winning north-central Ward 2.

La Habra: Turnout was 58% of 33,318 registered voters, 51% by mail and 7% in-person. Total vote was 45% “yes” and 55% “no,” with 60% “no” by mail and 80% “yes” in-person.

La Palma: Turnout was 64% of 9,592 registered voters, 56% by mail and 8% in-person. Total vote was 44% “yes” and 56% “no,” with 61% “no” by mail and 77% “yes” in-person.

Placentia: Turnout was 66% of 30,683 registered voters, 57% by mail and 9% in-person. Total vote was 51% “yes” and 49% “no,” with 54% “no” by mail and 79% “yes” in-person. The “no” votes won in three of the city's five voting districts, with “yes” winning center-city Wards 4 and 5.

Yorba Linda: Turnout was 72% of 47,977 registered voters, 62% by mail and 10% in-person. Total vote was 63% “yes” and 37% “no,” with 58% “yes” by mail and 88% “yes” in-person.

Larry Elder was the run-away winner in each city among voters who cast replacement votes.

In the 45-square-mile Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, the recall was supported in four of the district's five voting areas. Only voters in southwest Area 2 opposed the recall, with 65% “no” votes.

Supporting the recall were voters in northwest Area1, with 54% “yes” votes; eastside Area 3, with 63% “yes” votes; central-east Area 4, with 61% “yes” votes; and central-west Area 5, with 52% “yes” votes.