The contributions were among the biggest to any candidate in the recall race.

Short, stocky and balding, Mr. Bustamante described himself as the Danny DeVito of the recall race.

The recall race features a two-part ballot, with voters first deciding whether to recall Governor Davis, and then choosing a replacement from among 135 candidates.

According to the advocacy group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, candidates and outside groups spent more than $80 million in the governor's recall race.

More than $35 million was spent on the recall races.

Mr. Clinton said this morning that it was entertaining to watch the recall race from afar, with its colorful characters and highly compressed schedule.

Should a Democrat win a special recall race, the victor would probably not relinquish the throne two years later.

In an underhanded strategy, Republicans then ran Republican supporters as Democratic candidates in the recall races.

Arnold Schwarzenegger bills himself as the Sacramento outsider in the recall race who can bring a new perspective to government.

He made it clear that he considered the final days of the recall race to have boiled down to just himself and Governor Davis.