The Colorado recalls cost about $500,000 in taxpayer dollars. The Walker recall election cost Wisconsin about $13.5 million and the Davis recall cost California between $53 and 66 million. With states already cutting education, Medicaid benefits, mental health funding, food stamps, and even election administration, these unexpected expenses for state and local governments can come at the expense of other priorities. While Spivak notes, major statewide recalls can bring a boost the economy (“People coming in, buying coffee, renting hotel rooms,” and paying for political ads) governments can hardly rely on this to produce enough revenue to cover all of the costs for every special election.