46 candidates listed in CA recall election on Gov. Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a visit to a mobile COVID-19 vaccination center on March 10, 2021 in South Gate, California. Newsom spoke about the state's vaccination progress during the pandemic as he faces a well-funded recall effort whose proponents aim to collect 2 million signatures in efforts to trigger a special election. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a visit to a mobile COVID-19 vaccination center on March 10, 2021 in South Gate, California. Newsom spoke about the state's vaccination progress during the pandemic as he faces a well-funded recall effort whose proponents aim to collect 2 million signatures in efforts to trigger a special election. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

California election officials have released the final list of candidates who met the qualifications to run in the California gubernatorial recall election.

The list has increased to 46 candidates looking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 election. When the preliminary list of candidates was released on July 19, only 41 candidates had qualified for the ballot.

One of the later qualifiers was conservative talk show host Larry Elder, who won a lawsuit on Wednesday to have his name placed on the ballot.

Election officials kept Elder off the recall ballot because they said he filed incomplete tax returns.

According to the Sacramento Bee, Elder sued, claiming that the state elections law requiring tax disclosures only applies to primary races and since the recall is a special election, that law did not apply.

Politico reported that Elder's victory allowed at least two other candidates to make the ballot after having been previously disqualified due to not submitting five years of tax information.

The field of candidates include former Republican Mayor of San Diego Kevin Faulconer, Caitlyn Jenner and John Cox.

While Faulconer was an early entrant into the race, he lost a battle Wednesday over his ballot designation. A judge rejected Faulconer’s request to be listed as a "retired San Diego mayor,"saying that his CURRENT jobs as a businessman and educator must be shown instead.

Newsom’s campaign made its own gaffe when his party affiliation, Democrat, was mistakenly left off recall paperwork. His party affiliation will not be listed on the ballot.

Voters will face two questions on the ballot: Should Newsom be recalled and who should replace him? The votes on the second question will only be counted if more than half say yes to the first.