Oregon Ballot Measure 117

Ballot Measure 117

Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure: Gives voters option to rank candidates in order of preference; candidates receiving majority of votes in final round wins.
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 893,668 42.30% No 1,219,013 57.70%
No   80-90%   70-80%   60-70%   50-60% Yes   50-60%

Oregon Ballot Measure 117, the Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure, was a proposed Oregon state initiative that was decided by voters as part of the 2024 Oregon elections on November 5, 2024. ^{[1] [2]} If approved, primary and general elections for statewide and federal offices would have been done through ranked-choice (instant-runoff) voting, as opposed to the current plurality voting system, starting in 2028. It would also have made the office of the secretary of state provide voter education on how to use the system. ^[3]

Background

Other states that have adopted similar measures are Maine and Alaska. Two Oregon counties have already adopted RCV for local elections, being Benton and Multnomah. ^[4]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	For Measure 117	Against Measure 117	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [5] [b]	October 16–17, 2024	716 (LV)	± 3.7%	41%	40%	20%

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

Results

Vote tallies by county: ^[6]

County	Yes	Votes	No	Votes	Total
Baker	24.21	2,241	75.79	7,017	9,258
Benton	56.79	27,239	43.21	20,725	47,964
Clackamas	38.67	88,555	61.33	140,454	229,009
Clatsop	41.11	9,000	58.89	12,895	21,895
Columbia	34.03	10,130	65.97	19,639	29,769
Coos	30.63	10,283	69.37	23,287	33,570
Crook	23.79	3,712	76.21	11,891	15,603
Curry	32.30	4,263	67.70	8,935	13,198
Deschutes	41.93	50,258	58.07	69,606	119,864
Douglas	25.80	15,173	74.20	43,628	58,801
Gilliam	23.79	260	76.21	833	1,093
Grant	23.25	979	76.75	3,231	4,210
Harney	21.19	864	78.81	3,214	4,078
Hood River	51.96	6,172	48.04	5,707	11,879
Jackson	38.68	43,580	61.32	69,098	112,678
Jefferson	28.90	3,237	71.10	7,965	11,202
Josephine	27.49	12,720	72.51	33,545	46,265
Klamath	26.72	8,919	73.28	24,460	33,379
Lake	21.23	854	78.77	3,168	4,022
Lane	43.96	87,502	56.04	111,562	199,064
Lincoln	43.20	12,166	56.80	15,998	28,164
Linn	30.68	20,842	69.32	47,098	67,940
Malheur	23.97	2,494	76.03	7,909	10,403
Marion	35.38	52,631	64.62	96,108	148,739
Morrow	24.88	1,108	75.12	3,345	4,453
Multnomah	56.95	220,355	43.05	166,600	386,955
Polk	35.44	15,992	64.56	29,138	45,130
Sherman	18.34	205	81.66	913	1,118
Tillamook	34.96	5,369	65.04	9,990	15,359
Umatilla	28.23	8,253	71.77	20,982	29,235
Union	27.84	3,876	72.16	10,046	13,922
Wallowa	29.01	1,402	70.99	3,430	4,832
Wasco	34.22	4,310	65.78	8,285	12,595
Washington	49.47	139,282	50.53	142,245	281,527
Wheeler	24.82	207	75.18	627	834
Yamhill	35.18	19,235	64.82	35,439	54,674

See also

• 2024 United States ballot measures
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• Ranked-choice voting in the United States

References

1. Bourgeois, Michaela (August 2, 2024). "Oregon voters to decide on 5 ballot measures in 2024 November election". KOIN . Retrieved October 28, 2024.
2. Fuentes, Carlos (October 13, 2024). "Election 2024: Your guide to Oregon's November election". The Oregonian . Retrieved October 28, 2024.
3. Lugo, Dianne. "What is Ballot Measure 117? Oregonians to decide adoption of ranked-choice voting". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. "Measure 117, ranked-choice voting, explained in comics". opb. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. Villeneuve, Andrew (October 24, 2024). "Oregon voters are split on ranked choice voting initiative, while poised to reject rebate plan and accept constitutional changes". Northwest Progressive Institute. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
6. "November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. November 5, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.