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State Props.

14 contests

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Proposition 1: Housing bond

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Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    59.6%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,685,016 votes
  2. No
    40.4%
    3,175,059 votes

7,860,075 total votes

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Proposition 2: Rainy day fund

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Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    59.8%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,698,203 votes
  2. No
    40.2%
    3,156,737 votes

7,854,940 total votes

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Proposition 3: High-income tax

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Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    58.9%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,661,951 votes
  2. No
    41.1%
    3,254,080 votes

7,916,031 total votes

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Proposition 4: Public fundraising

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    48.3%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,744,295 votes
  2. No
    51.7%
    4,014,020 votes

7,758,315 total votes

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Proposition 5: Recall reform

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    50.6%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,858,401 votes
  2. No
    49.4%
    3,769,047 votes

7,627,448 total votes

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Proposition 37: Homebuyers loan

Passes — called by News-Press

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    61.2%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,783,474 votes
  2. No
    38.8%
    3,036,774 votes

7,820,248 total votes

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Proposition 38: Research bond

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    55.5%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,355,869 votes
  2. No
    44.5%
    3,488,608 votes

7,844,477 total votes

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Proposition 39: Voter ID

Fails — called by News-Press

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    41.2%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,280,015 votes
  2. No
    58.8%
    4,684,867 votes

7,964,882 total votes

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Proposition 40: Billionaire tax

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    44.7%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,566,935 votes
  2. No
    55.3%
    4,406,663 votes

7,973,598 total votes

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Proposition 41: Tax audits

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    47.3%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,704,941 votes
  2. No
    52.7%
    4,129,704 votes

7,834,645 total votes

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Proposition 42: Property taxes

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    54.0%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,273,690 votes
  2. No
    46.0%
    3,637,705 votes

7,911,395 total votes

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Proposition 43: Tax threshold

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    44.8%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,491,550 votes
  2. No
    55.2%
    4,298,231 votes

7,789,781 total votes

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Proposition 44: Clinic funding

Fails — called by News-Press

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    18.1%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%1,410,227 votes
  2. No
    81.9%
    6,368,063 votes

7,778,290 total votes

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Proposition 45: Environmental review

Race not yet called

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    45.7%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,543,070 votes
  2. No
    54.3%
    4,210,969 votes

7,754,039 total votes

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