At least Arnold won't make decisions as guv with the Oval Office in the back of his mind....
From what I understand anyone with $3500 filing fee and 65 supporting votes can be considered a candidate, and it looks like a few did:
Recall Election Candidates: (
www.politics1.com)
FILING DEADLINE: AUGUST 9, 2003
John Birke (D) - Attorney & '96 State Sen. Nominee
Audie Bock (D) - Ex-State Assemblywoman, Teacher & '02 Congressional Candidate
Daniel Brookman (D) - Attorney
Art Brown (D) - Filmmaker
Cruz Bustamante (D) - Lieutenant Governor & Ex-State Assembly Speaker
William Carlisle (D) - Attorney
Jeremy Chapman (D) - Cigarette Store Chain VP & Cigarette Tax Repeal Activist
Andrew Davis (D)
Oswaldo Diaz (D) - Banker
Noam Dromi (D) - Branded Entertainment Producer & Film Writer
Hatosha Drumgoole (D)
Fredrick "Rick" Engen (D)
Jesus Escamilla (D) - Senior Utilities Engineer Specialist
Dan Feinstein (D)
Brian Flemming (D) - Writer & Director
Larry Flynt (D) - Pornography Magazine Publisher & Casino Owner
Jimmy James Fong (D)
Lorraine "Abner Zurd" Fontanes (D) - Filmmaker
John Garamendi (D) - State Insurance Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & '82/'98 Candidate
Jose "Pepe" Gomez (D)
Isaac Gorbaty (D)
Joe Guzzardi (D) - Audlt Education Instructor, Newspaper Columnist & Anti-Immigration Activist
Thomas Hall (D)
Marcus Hough (D) - Teacher
Steven Ireland (D)
Tamila Jensen (D) - Attorney
David Johnson (D) - Non-Profit Group Organizer
Alan Kaye (D)
D.E. Kessinger (D)
Kelly Kimball (D)
Matt Lemcke (D)
Gary Leonard (D)
Frank "Mac" Macaluso (D) - Physician & Businessman
Steven Malone (D)
Paul Mariano (D) - Assistant Public Defender & USAF Veteran
John Mortensen (D) - Self-Employed Businessman
David Noel (D)
William John Olson (D)
Georgy Russell (D) - Computer Programmer
Mark Shirilau (D) - Electric Power Systems Engineer & Businessman
William Vaughn (D) - Moraga Town Councilman
Lee Zion (D) - Journalist & Navy Veteran
John Beard (R) - Printing Company Owner
Matt Brady (R)
Fred Brinkley (R)
Milton Brock (R)
Doug "Logan Darrow" Clements (R) - TV Show Producer & Ex-Magazine Publisher
Bob Dole (R)
Ted Dougherty (R)
Elton Gallegly (R) - Congressman & Ex-Simi Valley Mayor
Leigh Greenberg (R)
Hanna "John" Hajjar (R) - Artist
Jim Hoffman (R)
Mike Huber (R)
S. Issa (R)
Michael Jackson (R)
John Keusseyan (R)
Asimo Sondra Lawlor (R)
Robert Lippert (R)
Brian Lister (R)
Tom McClintock (R) - State Sen., Ex-Assembly Republican Whip & '94 State Controller Nominee
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) - Movie Actor
Bill Simon Jr. (R) - Investment Banker, Charity Director, Attorney & '02 Nominee
Peter Ueberroth (R) - 1984 US Olympics President, Ex-Major League Baseball Commissioner & Businessman
Roger Willoughby (R) - Retiree & Frequent Candidate
Anthony Wayne Ford (AIP)
Ron Gulke (AIP) - Electrical Contractor, Farmer, '74 Congressional Candidate & '02 Nominee
Philip Sandoval (AIP)
Diane Templin (AIP) - Attorney, Anti-Gay Activist & Frequent Candidate
Peter Camejo (Green) - Investment Company Founder, '76 SWP Presidential Nominee & '02 Nominee
Ivan Hill III (Green)
Timothy Jordan (Green)
Carlos Kumbhadas (Green)
Robert Peiser (Green)
Daniel Ford Tarr (Green) - Artist, '92 State Assembly Nominee & '96 San Diego City Council Candidate
Maurice Walker (Green)
Daniel Watts (Green)
Susan Wolfe-Tarr (Green) - '96 San Diego City Council Candidate
Christoper Agriella (Libertarian)
Erik Bryant (Libertarian)
Jack Hickey (Libertarian) - Research Scientist, Sequoia Health Care District Commissioner & Navy Veteran
Ken Hamidi (Libertarian) - Computer Engineer & Free Speech Activist
Shane Hill (Libertarian)
Jonathan Marvin (Libertarian)
Dale Ogden (Libertarian) - Actuarial Consultant & Frequent Candidate
Ned Roscoe (Libertarian) - Cigarette Store Chain President & Cigarette Tax Repeal Activist
Sandra Springston (Libertarian)
Iris Adam (Natural Law) - Business Analyst & Frequent Candidate
H. Lee Chauser (PFP) - Teacher
Jan Tucker (PFP) - Private Investigator & Frequent Candidate
C.T. Weber (PFP) - State Employee, Union Activist, Ex-State Party Chair & '98 State Controller Nominee
Angelyne (Independent) - Entertainer & Billboard Self-Promoter
Austin Alexander (Independent)
Mohammad Arif (Independent) - Website Publisher
Tom Benigno (Independent) - Retired Farmer, Ex-Grocery Store Owner & Frequent Candidate
John Burton (Independent) - Attorney
Mary Carey (Independent) - Porn Movie Actress
Christy Cassel (Independent)
Gary Coleman (Independent) - Actor
Dennis Conn (Independent) - Retiree, Community Activist & Frequent Candidate
Ron Friedman (Independent) - Radiologist
Gallagher (Independent) - Comic Performer
Leo Gallagher (Independent)
Jason Gastrich (Independent) - Baptist Minister & Doctoral Student
Sara Ann Hanlon (Independent)
Ted Hayes Jr. (Independent) - Homeless Activist & Frequent Candidate
Michael Hirt (Independent)
Arianna Huffington (Independent) - Columnist, Author, TV Pundit & Ex-Republican
D.L. Hughley (Independent) - Actor
Travis Kalanick (Independent) - Internet Technology Executive
Tovy Kamine (Independent)
Trek Thunder Kelly (Independent)
Philip "Jon" Kok (Independent)
Chuck Kovacic (Independent)
James Kurka (Independent)
Tim Lanzilotta (Independent)
Shu Yih Liu (Independent)
Ben Lofstedt (Independent)
Ed Manderfield (Independent) - Computer Consultant
Jack Meeks (Independent) - Retired Teacher & Nevada County School Board Member
Jerry Morissette (Independent) - Interstate Rest Stop Caretaker & Navy Veteran
Bill Murray (Independent)
William Pratt (Independent) - Recent High School Graduate
Brian Tracy (Independent) - Motivational Speaker & Consultant
Michael Wozniak (Independent) - Private Investigator & Retired Police Officer
Steve Young (Independent)