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2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 106

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Measure 106

Prohibits spending "public funds" directly/indirectly for "abortion"; exceptions; reduces abortion access
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 658,793 35.52%
No 1,195,718 64.48%
Total votes 1,854,511 100.00%

Results by county
Source: Oregon State Elections Division[1]

Oregon Ballot Measure 106 was a ballot measure on the 2018 election ballot in the U.S. state of Oregon.

The measure, a proposed amendment to the state Constitution,[2] would have barred the use of public funds to pay for abortions in Oregon, "except when medically necessary or required by federal law."[3] The measure would have affected persons with Medicaid health insurance coverage and state employees.[2] The measure was defeated by a broad margin, with 1,195,718 "no" votes (64.48%), and 658,793 "yes" (35.52%) votes.[1]

The measure was sponsored by anti-abortion activists, who succeeded in placing the measure on the ballot in 2018 after failures in the previous three election cycles. Planned Parenthood and other groups opposed the measure.[2]

Vote tallies by county:

County No Votes Yes Votes Total
Baker 43.28 3,537 56.72 4,635 8,172
Benton 73.18 32,349 26.82 11,855 44,204
Clackamas 62.09 122,980 37.91 75,094 198,074
Clatsop 64.75 11,920 35.25 6,488 18,408
Columbia 58.08 14,250 41.92 10,285 24,535
Coos 53.86 15,371 46.14 13,164 28,535
Crook 43.18 4,931 56.82 6,488 11,419
Curry 53.69 6,141 46.31 5,297 11,438
Deschutes 61.20 58,107 38.80 36,836 94,943
Douglas 46.57 22,513 53.43 25,829 48,342
Gilliam 47.67 471 52.33 517 988
Grant 43.51 1,649 56.49 2,141 3,790
Harney 41.91 1,464 58.09 2,030 3,494
Hood River 71.71 7,693 28.29 3,035 10,728
Jackson 55.29 56,052 44.71 45,323 101,375
Jefferson 49.06 4,307 50.94 4,472 8,779
Josephine 47.21 18,968 52.79 21,215 40,183
Klamath 41.47 11,626 58.53 16,406 28,032
Lake 34.97 1,221 65.03 2,271 3,492
Lane 69.15 122,175 30.85 54,513 176,688
Lincoln 67.60 16,286 32.40 7,805 24,091
Linn 47.93 26,113 52.07 28,370 54,483
Malheur 38.46 3,381 61.54 5,411 8,792
Marion 54.82 69,361 45.18 57,156 126,517
Morrow 44.01 1,575 55.99 2,174 3,749
Multnomah 83.02 312,457 16.98 63,907 376,364
Polk 54.59 20,297 45.41 16,880 37,177
Sherman 47.09 453 52.91 509 962
Tillamook 60.59 7,892 39.41 5,133 13,025
Umatilla 44.88 10,708 55.12 13,149 23,857
Union 46.66 5,457 53.34 6,237 11,694
Wallowa 46.60 1,869 53.40 2,142 4,011
Wasco 58.97 6,665 41.03 4,638 11,303
Washington 68.81 169,576 31.19 76,851 246,427
Wheeler 40.97 322 59.03 464 786
Yamhill 56.04 25,581 43.96 20,063 45,644

References

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  1. ^ a b Elections Division. "Measure 106, November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Jeff Mapes, Oregon Voters Trounce Ballot Measure That Sought To Curb State Funding of Abortion, Oregon Public Broadcasting (November 6, 2018).
  3. ^ Hillary Borrud (August 4, 2018). "Oregon ballot measures at 30-year low. Here's why". The Oregonian/OregonLive.com.