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
^ abElections Division. "Measure 106, November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^ abcJeff 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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