2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 106

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Measure 106
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Prohibits spending "public funds" directly/indirectly for "abortion"; exceptions; reduces abortion access
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes658,79335.52%
Light brown x.svg No1,195,71864.48%
Total votes1,854,511100.00%

2018 Oregon Ballot Measure 106 results map by county.svg
Measure 106 by district.svg
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:

CountyNoVotesYesVotesTotal
Baker 43.283,53756.724,6358,172
Benton 73.1832,34926.8211,85544,204
Clackamas 62.09122,98037.9175,094198,074
Clatsop 64.7511,92035.256,48818,408
Columbia 58.0814,25041.9210,28524,535
Coos 53.8615,37146.1413,16428,535
Crook 43.184,93156.826,48811,419
Curry 53.696,14146.315,29711,438
Deschutes 61.2058,10738.8036,83694,943
Douglas 46.5722,51353.4325,82948,342
Gilliam 47.6747152.33517988
Grant 43.511,64956.492,1413,790
Harney 41.911,46458.092,0303,494
Hood River 71.717,69328.293,03510,728
Jackson 55.2956,05244.7145,323101,375
Jefferson 49.064,30750.944,4728,779
Josephine 47.2118,96852.7921,21540,183
Klamath 41.4711,62658.5316,40628,032
Lake 34.971,22165.032,2713,492
Lane 69.15122,17530.8554,513176,688
Lincoln 67.6016,28632.407,80524,091
Linn 47.9326,11352.0728,37054,483
Malheur 38.463,38161.545,4118,792
Marion 54.8269,36145.1857,156126,517
Morrow 44.011,57555.992,1743,749
Multnomah 83.02312,45716.9863,907376,364
Polk 54.5920,29745.4116,88037,177
Sherman 47.0945352.91509962
Tillamook 60.597,89239.415,13313,025
Umatilla 44.8810,70855.1213,14923,857
Union 46.665,45753.346,23711,694
Wallowa 46.601,86953.402,1424,011
Wasco 58.976,66541.034,63811,303
Washington 68.81169,57631.1976,851246,427
Wheeler 40.9732259.03464786
Yamhill 56.0425,58143.9620,06345,644

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References

  1. 1 2 Elections Division. "Measure 106, November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 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.