2014 Oregon Ballot Measure 89

{{infobox referendum

|name=Ballot Measure 89

|title=Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative

|country=Oregon

|yes=925,892

|no=514,907

|total=1,490,327

|electorate=2,178,334

|map=Oregon 2014 Measure 89.svg

|map_size=300px

| map_caption = Results by county

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{{col-2}}

Yes

{{legend|#47729E|70–80% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}

{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}

{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}

{{col-2}}

No

{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}

{{col-end}}

}}

Oregon Ballot Measure 89, also known as the Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative, was a ballot measure in the U.S. state of Oregon to determine whether or not to enact a "constitutional amendment specifically barring discrimination based on gender, a state version of the Equal Rights Amendment for women's rights once proposed for the U.S. Constitution".{{Cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/228987-92294-numbers-assigned-to-state-measures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803180515/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/228987-92294-numbers-assigned-to-state-measures|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2014|title= Numbers assigned to state measures|first=Peter|last=Wong|accessdate=August 7, 2014|date=August 1, 2014|work=Portland Tribune}}

Measure 89 passed with about 64% of votes statewide, gaining most of its support in 24 of the 36 counties.{{Cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873735|title=Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}

Results

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|title=Measure 89

|yes=925,892 |yes%=64.26

|no=514,907 |no%=35.74

|invalid=

|invalid%=

|total=1,490,327

|electorate=2,178,334

|turnoutpct=68.42|}}

Vote tallies by county:

width="60%" class="wikitable sortable"

! width="11%" | County

! width="10%" | Yes

! width="10%" | Votes

! width="10%" | No

! width="10%" | Votes

! width="10%" | Total

align="center"|Baker

|align="center"|46.02

|align="center"|3,183

|align="center"|53.98

|align="center"|3,734

|align="center"|6,917

align="center"|Benton

|align="center"|69.99

|align="center"|25,670

|align="center"|30.01

|align="center"|11,003

|align="center"|36,673

align="center"|Clackamas

|align="center"|61.91

|align="center"|93,777

|align="center"|38.09

|align="center"|57,685

|align="center"|151,462

align="center"|Clatsop

|align="center"|64.08

|align="center"|8,894

|align="center"|35.92

|align="center"|4,986

|align="center"|13,880

align="center"|Columbia

|align="center"|57.46

|align="center"|11,064

|align="center"|42.54

|align="center"|8,191

|align="center"|19,255

align="center"|Coos

|align="center"|55.19

|align="center"|12,932

|align="center"|44.81

|align="center"|10,498

|align="center"|23,428

align="center"|Crook

|align="center"|47.79

|align="center"|4,182

|align="center"|52.21

|align="center"|4,570

|align="center"|8,752

align="center"|Curry

|align="center"|58.25

|align="center"|5,485

|align="center"|41.75

|align="center"|3,931

|align="center"|9,416

align="center"|Deschutes

|align="center"|62.84

|align="center"|42,488

|align="center"|37.16

|align="center"|25,124

|align="center"|67,612

align="center"|Douglas

|align="center"|49.63

|align="center"|19,913

|align="center"|50.37

|align="center"|20,210

|align="center"|40,123

align="center"|Gilliam

|align="center"|48.75

|align="center"|410

|align="center"|51.25

|align="center"|431

|align="center"|841

align="center"|Grant

|align="center"|45.23

|align="center"|1,421

|align="center"|54.77

|align="center"|1,721

|align="center"|3,142

align="center"|Harney

|align="center"|43.19

|align="center"|1,250

|align="center"|56.81

|align="center"|1,644

|align="center"|2,894

align="center"|Hood River

|align="center"|68.93

|align="center"|5,570

|align="center"|31.07

|align="center"|2,510

|align="center"|8,080

align="center"|Jackson

|align="center"|60.29

|align="center"|48,108

|align="center"|39.71

|align="center"|31,676

|align="center"|79,784

align="center"|Jefferson

|align="center"|50.61

|align="center"|3,386

|align="center"|49.39

|align="center"|3,304

|align="center"|6,690

align="center"|Josephine

|align="center"|55.12

|align="center"|18,151

|align="center"|44.88

|align="center"|14,779

|align="center"|32,930

align="center"|Klamath

|align="center"|48.82

|align="center"|11,021

|align="center"|51.18

|align="center"|11,556

|align="center"|22,577

align="center"|Lake

|align="center"|40.34

|align="center"|1,255

|align="center"|59.66

|align="center"|1,856

|align="center"|3,111

align="center"|Lane

|align="center"|67.22

|align="center"|95,239

|align="center"|32.78

|align="center"|48,799

|align="center"|141,679

align="center"|Lincoln

|align="center"|68.05

|align="center"|13,020

|align="center"|31.95

|align="center"|6,112

|align="center"|19,132

align="center"|Linn

|align="center"|50.59

|align="center"|21,482

|align="center"|49.41

|align="center"|20,979

|align="center"|42,461

align="center"|Malheur

|align="center"|46.62

|align="center"|3,408

|align="center"|53.38

|align="center"|3,902

|align="center"|7,310

align="center"|Marion

|align="center"|56.96

|align="center"|56,741

|align="center"|43.04

|align="center"|42,867

|align="center"|99,608

align="center"|Morrow

|align="center"|48.08

|align="center"|1,487

|align="center"|51.92

|align="center"|1,606

|align="center"|3,093

align="center"|Multnomah

|align="center"|78.57

|align="center"|224,464

|align="center"|21.43

|align="center"|61,200

|align="center"|285,664

align="center"|Polk

|align="center"|58.17

|align="center"|17,001

|align="center"|41.83

|align="center"|12,223

|align="center"|29,224

align="center"|Sherman

|align="center"|47.67

|align="center"|410

|align="center"|52.33

|align="center"|450

|align="center"|860

align="center"|Tillamook

|align="center"|60.71

|align="center"|6,289

|align="center"|39.29

|align="center"|4,070

|align="center"|10,359

align="center"|Umatilla

|align="center"|50.26

|align="center"|9,341

|align="center"|49.74

|align="center"|9,243

|align="center"|18,584

align="center"|Union

|align="center"|50.67

|align="center"|5,028

|align="center"|49.33

|align="center"|4,894

|align="center"|9,922

align="center"|Wallowa

|align="center"|50.69

|align="center"|1,781

|align="center"|49.31

|align="center"|1,732

|align="center"|3,513

align="center"|Wasco

|align="center"|57.09

|align="center"|5,120

|align="center"|42.91

|align="center"|3,847

|align="center"|8,967

align="center"|Washington

|align="center"|67.71

|align="center"|126,306

|align="center"|32.29

|align="center"|60,223

|align="center"|186,529

align="center"|Wheeler

|align="center"|46.29

|align="center"|312

|align="center"|53.71

|align="center"|362

|align="center"|674

align="center"|Yamhill

|align="center"|56.95

|align="center"|20,303

|align="center"|43.05

|align="center"|15,350

|align="center"|35,653

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