2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 106
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Prohibits spending "public funds" directly/indirectly for "abortion"; exceptions; reduces abortion access | |||||||||||||
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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. As of 2022, this is among the most recent statewide ballot measures in Oregon to have been rejected by voters.[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[edit]
- ^ a b Elections Division. "Measure 106, November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c Jeff Mapes, Oregon Voters Trounce Ballot Measure That Sought To Curb State Funding of Abortion, Oregon Public Broadcasting (November 6, 2018).
- ^ Hillary Borrud (August 4, 2018). "Oregon ballot measures at 30-year low. Here's why". The Oregonian/OregonLive.com.
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