SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Californians voted to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in office on Tuesday, ending a statewide recall election that saw some Republicans again float unfounded claims of voter fraud.

Days before the polls closed, the campaign of one of the leading Republican candidates promoted a website urging people to sign a petition that declared Newsom had already won because of voter fraud. That language was lifted from a petition circulated to help former President Donald Trump s effort to overturn last years presidential election results.

By Tuesday afternoon, that language was removed from the website, leaving only a form for people to report irregularities, interference, or intimidation while voting. A spokeswoman for Larry Elder said the website is operated by a third party and that websites update their language all the time.