# How long will Davis stay Governor of California?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729 "2003-10-31T21:25:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/1 "2003-10-31T21:25:13Z")

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Gov. Gray Davis has been a central figure in much of news coverage of the California fires. Davis, of course, lost an October 7 recall vote, with Arnold Schwarzenegger elected to replace him.

At the time of the vote, I understood that the transition would happen very quickly. It’s now more than three weeks later, and I haven’t seen anything about when Schwarzenegger will take office.

When will the hand-off of the Governorship occur, and why?

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/2 "2003-10-31T21:44:59Z")

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Well, I saw news coverage of Schwarzenegger in Washington lobbying for $$ as Governor, so, uh - I think Davis is finished.

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/3 "2003-10-31T21:50:14Z")

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Schwarzenegger will be sworn in as Governor on November 17.

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**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/4 "2003-10-31T21:53:59Z")

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OK, if Schwarzenegger will be sworn in on November 17, how did they pick that date?

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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/5 "2003-10-31T21:58:54Z")

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The inauguration is set for Nov. 17.

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/6 "2003-10-31T22:04:07Z")

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There is a legal timeframe established to get the votes finalized and certified by the Secretary of State before the vote is official.

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**Author:** ![Qburn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc79bd/32.png) [@Qburn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qburn)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-davis-stay-governor-of-california/210729/7 "2003-10-31T22:06:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Billdo \*  
> \*\*OK, if Schwarzenegger will be sworn in on November 17, how did they pick that date? \*\*

It’s based on a projection of when the vote count will be certified.