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,Jeff Mapes, Oregon Voters Trounce Ballot Measure That Sought To Curb State Funding of Abortion, Oregon Public Broadcasting (November 6, 2018). would have barred the use of public funds to pay for abortions in Oregon, "except when medically necessary or required by federal law." The measure would have affected persons with Medicaid health insurance coverage and state employees. The measure was defeated by a broad margin, with 1,195,718 "no" votes (64.48%), and 658,793 "yes" (35.52%) votes. The measure was rejected in all five of Oregon’s congressional districts at the time.
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.
Vote tallies by county:
County No Votes Yes Votes TotalBaker43.283,53756.724,6358,172Benton73.1832,34926.8211,85544,204Clackamas62.09122,98037.9175,094198,074Clatsop64.7511,92035.256,48818,408Columbia58.0814,25041.9210,28524,535Coos53.8615,37146.1413,16428,535Crook43.184,93156.826,48811,419Curry53.696,14146.315,29711,438Deschutes61.2058,10738.8036,83694,943Douglas46.5722,51353.4325,82948,342Gilliam47.6747152.33517988Grant43.511,64956.492,1413,790Harney41.911,46458.092,0303,494Hood River71.717,69328.293,03510,728Jackson55.2956,05244.7145,323101,375Jefferson49.064,30750.944,4728,779Josephine47.2118,96852.7921,21540,183Klamath41.4711,62658.5316,40628,032Lake34.971,22165.032,2713,492Lane69.15122,17530.8554,513176,688Lincoln67.6016,28632.407,80524,091Linn47.9326,11352.0728,37054,483Malheur38.463,38161.545,4118,792Marion54.8269,36145.1857,156126,517Morrow44.011,57555.992,1743,749Multnomah83.02312,45716.9863,907376,364Polk54.5920,29745.4116,88037,177Sherman47.0945352.91509962Tillamook60.597,89239.415,13313,025Umatilla44.8810,70855.1213,14923,857Union46.665,45753.346,23711,694Wallowa46.601,86953.402,1424,011Wasco58.976,66541.034,63811,303Washington68.81169,57631.1976,851246,427Wheeler40.9732259.03464786Yamhill56.0425,58143.9620,06345,644
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