Results
| Proposition 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | Percentage |
| Yes | 8,203,769 | 63.42% |
| No | 4,731,738 | 36.58% |
| Valid votes | 12,935,507 | 94.12% |
| Invalid or blank votes | 807,670 | 5.88% |
| Total votes | 13,743,177 | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | 79.42% | |
More Californians voted for Prop 2 (more than 8 million) than for any other initiative in state history.
The graph on the right shows 12 counties as having a majority that voted NO on Prop 2 (out of California's 58 counties). The graph was created before the final vote totals were certified. In reality, only 11 counties had a majority that voted NO. Sutter County voted YES by a margin of 50.2% to 49.8%.
The 11 counties in which a majority voted NO are agricultural and/or sparsely populated areas. But several significant agricultural counties, like Ventura and Kern Counties, voted YES.
Read more about this topic: California Proposition 2 (2008)
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