OUSD 2001 successful recall election

In addition to the 2024 recall, OUSD had a recall in 2001 that recalled Martin Jacobson, Maureen Aschoff, and Linda Davis from the OUSD Board.

In their place, Kathy Moffat, Melissa Taylor Smith, and John Ortega were installed as OUSD Trustees as a result of the 2001 recall, as the LA Times reported. Cal State Fullerton also reported on the 2001 recall.

What did Stop the Recall claim?

StoptheRecall.com reported that: “The recall petition signature campaign was initiated and orchestrated by OUEA leaders (document), union president John Rossmann, union supporters, and less than 10 ‘community members’ (some of which are married to union members). It’s all over the current OUEA website along with a list of erroneous statements!” These arguments did not carry the day.

2001 OUSD Recall Election Results

The following shows the election results from the Orange County Registrar of Voters website election results archive (archived here).

ORANGE COUNTY
ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
June 26, 2001

	Reg/Turnout	Percentage
Total Registered Voters	98,313
Precinct Registration	98,313
Precinct Ballots Cast	12,084	12.3%
Absentee Ballots Cast	8,571	8.7%
Total Ballots Cast	20,655	21.0%

RECALL-JACOBSON-AREA 1

	Vote Count	Percentage
YES	10,508	51.5%
NO	9,897	48.5%

SUCCESSOR IF MARTIN JACOBSON IS RECALLED

	Vote Count	Percentage
MELISSA TAYLOR SMITH	10,751	100.0%

RECALL-ASCHOFF-AREA 2

	Vote Count	Percentage
YES	10,260	50.9%
NO	9,909	49.1%

SUCCESSOR IF MAUREEN ASCHOFF IS RECALLED

	Vote Count	Percentage
JOHN H ORTEGA	7,313	67.6%
JOHN B CAMPBELL	3,504	32.4%

RECALL-DAVIS-AREA 4

	Vote Count	Percentage
YES	10,402	51.3%
NO	9,859	48.7%

SUCCESSOR IF LINDA DAVIS IS RECALLED

	Vote Count	Percentage
KATHY MOFFAT	10,748	100.0%

Further reading

• Misinformation Is Driving the Recall of Orange School Trustees, LA Times, June 10, 2001, by Maureen Aschoff
• Plenty of Reasons for Orange Recall, LA Times, June 17, 2001
• Recall Targets 3 Members of School Board, LA Times, July 19, 2000
• StopTheRecall.com (archive.org)
• 1992 OUSD Recall