Oregon Ballot Measure 89, also known as the Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative, was a ballot measure in the U.S. state of Oregon to determine whether or not to enact a "constitutional amendment specifically barring discrimination based on gender, a state version of the Equal Rights Amendment for women's rights once proposed for the U.S. Constitution".[1] Measure 89 passed with about 64% of votes statewide, gaining most of its support in 24 of the 36 counties.[2]
Results
editChoice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | 925,892 | 64.26 |
No | 514,907 | 35.74 |
Total votes | 1,490,327 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,178,334 | 68.42 |
Vote tallies by county:
County | Yes | Votes | No | Votes | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baker | 46.02 | 3,183 | 53.98 | 3,734 | 6,917 |
Benton | 69.99 | 25,670 | 30.01 | 11,003 | 36,673 |
Clackamas | 61.91 | 93,777 | 38.09 | 57,685 | 151,462 |
Clatsop | 64.08 | 8,894 | 35.92 | 4,986 | 13,880 |
Columbia | 57.46 | 11,064 | 42.54 | 8,191 | 19,255 |
Coos | 55.19 | 12,932 | 44.81 | 10,498 | 23,428 |
Crook | 47.79 | 4,182 | 52.21 | 4,570 | 8,752 |
Curry | 58.25 | 5,485 | 41.75 | 3,931 | 9,416 |
Deschutes | 62.84 | 42,488 | 37.16 | 25,124 | 67,612 |
Douglas | 49.63 | 19,913 | 50.37 | 20,210 | 40,123 |
Gilliam | 48.75 | 410 | 51.25 | 431 | 841 |
Grant | 45.23 | 1,421 | 54.77 | 1,721 | 3,142 |
Harney | 43.19 | 1,250 | 56.81 | 1,644 | 2,894 |
Hood River | 68.93 | 5,570 | 31.07 | 2,510 | 8,080 |
Jackson | 60.29 | 48,108 | 39.71 | 31,676 | 79,784 |
Jefferson | 50.61 | 3,386 | 49.39 | 3,304 | 6,690 |
Josephine | 55.12 | 18,151 | 44.88 | 14,779 | 32,930 |
Klamath | 48.82 | 11,021 | 51.18 | 11,556 | 22,577 |
Lake | 40.34 | 1,255 | 59.66 | 1,856 | 3,111 |
Lane | 67.22 | 95,239 | 32.78 | 48,799 | 141,679 |
Lincoln | 68.05 | 13,020 | 31.95 | 6,112 | 19,132 |
Linn | 50.59 | 21,482 | 49.41 | 20,979 | 42,461 |
Malheur | 46.62 | 3,408 | 53.38 | 3,902 | 7,310 |
Marion | 56.96 | 56,741 | 43.04 | 42,867 | 99,608 |
Morrow | 48.08 | 1,487 | 51.92 | 1,606 | 3,093 |
Multnomah | 78.57 | 224,464 | 21.43 | 61,200 | 285,664 |
Polk | 58.17 | 17,001 | 41.83 | 12,223 | 29,224 |
Sherman | 47.67 | 410 | 52.33 | 450 | 860 |
Tillamook | 60.71 | 6,289 | 39.29 | 4,070 | 10,359 |
Umatilla | 50.26 | 9,341 | 49.74 | 9,243 | 18,584 |
Union | 50.67 | 5,028 | 49.33 | 4,894 | 9,922 |
Wallowa | 50.69 | 1,781 | 49.31 | 1,732 | 3,513 |
Wasco | 57.09 | 5,120 | 42.91 | 3,847 | 8,967 |
Washington | 67.71 | 126,306 | 32.29 | 60,223 | 186,529 |
Wheeler | 46.29 | 312 | 53.71 | 362 | 674 |
Yamhill | 56.95 | 20,303 | 43.05 | 15,350 | 35,653 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wong, Peter (August 1, 2014). "Numbers assigned to state measures". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election".