2014 Oregon Ballot Measure 89

Referendum

Ballot Measure 89

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Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative

Results

Choice

| Votes  | %

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Yes | 925,892 | 64.26%
No | 514,907  | 35.74%
Valid votes  | 1,440,799  | 96.68%
Invalid or blank votes  | 49,528  | 3.32%
Total votes | 1,490,327 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 2,178,334  | 68.42%

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Results by county

Yes

70–80%

60–70%

50–60%

50–60%

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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

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Measure 89  Choice  | Votes  | %

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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

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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

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* Gender inequality in the United States

## References

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1. ^ Wong, Peter (August 1, 2014). "Numbers assigned to state measures". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
2. ^ "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election".

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