https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/14/california-recall-candidates-make-final-election-day-push-in-hours-before-polls-close/ > As the clock ticked toward the polls closing at 8 p.m., Gov. Gavin Newsom and his challengers made a final push on election day to turn out voters in a recall that will determine the leader of the Golden State and the current governor’s political future. > Newsom made a last-minute stop in San Francisco early Tuesday afternoon at a union hall to thank campaign volunteers for making calls and sending texts to party members on his behalf before heading to Sacramento to watch the returns. In Southern California, leading replacement candidate Larry Elder was gearing up for what his campaign dubbed a “victory party” at a hotel in Orange County.