2016 California elections

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2016 California elections

| country = California

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2014 California elections

| previous_year = 2014

| next_election = 2018 California elections

| next_year = 2018

| election_date = November 8, 2016

| registered = 19,411,771{{cite web |title=Historical Voter Registration and Participation |publisher=California Secretary of State |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf}}

| turnout = 75.27% ({{gain}} 33.07 pp)

}}

California state elections in 2016 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary elections being held on June 7, 2016. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, California voters elected one member to the United States Senate, all of California's seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all odd-numbered seats of the State Senate.

Pursuant to Proposition 14 passed in 2010, California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary for almost all races, with the presidential primary races being the notable exception. Under the nonpartisan blanket primary system, all the candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once during the primary. The candidates receiving the most and second-most votes in the primary election then become the contestants in the general election.

President of the United States

=Democratic primary=

=Republican primary=

=General election=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Hillary Clinton

| votes = 8,753,788

| percentage = 61.73%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Donald Trump

| votes = 4,483,810

| percentage = 31.62%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Gary Johnson

| votes = 478,500

| percentage = 3.37%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party (United States)

| candidate = Jill Stein

| votes = 278,657

| percentage = 1.96%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Bernie Sanders (write-in)

| votes = 79,341

| percentage = 0.56%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)

| candidate = Gloria La Riva

| votes = 66,101

| percentage = 0.47%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Evan McMullin (write-in)

| votes = 39,596

| percentage = 0.28%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Mike Maturen (write-in)

| votes = 1,316

| percentage = 0.01%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Laurence Kotlikoff (write-in)

| votes = 402

| percentage = 0.00%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Jerry White (write-in)

| votes = 84

| percentage = 0.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 14,181,595

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

United States Senate

Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, passed as California Proposition 14 (2010), all candidates for Senate appear on the ballot, regardless of party. Members of any party may vote for any candidate, with the top two vote getters moving on to the general election. Incumbent Barbara Boxer did not seek re-election, which makes this the first open Senate seat election in 24 years in California.

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| title = Primary results{{cite news|url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//sov/2016-primary/csv-voter-nominated-candidates.xls |title=CSV Files - Voter Nominated |work=California Secretary of State |date=July 16, 2016 }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Kamala Harris

| votes = 3,000,689

| percentage = 39.9%

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Loretta Sanchez

| votes = 1,416,203

| percentage = 18.9%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Duf Sundheim

| votes = 584,251

| percentage = 7.8%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Phil Wyman

| votes = 352,821

| percentage = 4.7%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tom Del Beccaro

| votes = 323,614

| percentage = 4.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Conlon

| votes = 230,944

| percentage = 3.1%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Steve Stokes

| votes = 168,805

| percentage = 2.2%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = George C. Yang

| votes = 112,055

| percentage = 1.5%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Karen Roseberry

| votes = 110,557

| percentage = 1.5%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Gail K. Lightfoot

| votes = 99,761

| percentage = 1.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Massie Munroe

| votes = 98,150

| percentage = 1.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party (United States)

| candidate = Pamela Elizondo

| votes = 95,677

| percentage = 1.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tom Palzer

| votes = 93,263

| percentage = 1.2%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ron Unz

| votes = 92,325

| percentage = 1.2%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Don Krampe

| votes = 69,635

| percentage = 0.9%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Eleanor García

| votes = 65,084

| percentage = 0.9%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jarrell Williamson

| votes = 64,120

| percentage = 0.9%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Von Hougo

| votes = 63,609

| percentage = 0.8%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = President Cristina Grappo

| votes = 63,330

| percentage = 0.8%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Jerry J. Laws

| votes = 53,023

| percentage = 0.7%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Matthew Herd

| votes = 41,344

| percentage = 0.6%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = John Thompson Parker

| votes = 35,998

| percentage = 0.5%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Ling Ling Shi

| votes = 35,196

| percentage = 0.5%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Herbert G. Peters

| votes = 32,638

| percentage = 0.4%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Emory Peretz Rodgers

| votes = 31,485

| percentage = 0.4%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Mike Beitiks

| votes = 31,450

| percentage = 0.4%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Clive Grey

| votes = 29,418

| percentage = 0.4%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Jason Hanania

| votes = 27,715

| percentage = 0.4%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Paul Merritt

| votes = 24,031

| percentage = 0.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Jason Kraus

| votes = 19,318

| percentage = 0.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Don J. Grundmann

| votes = 15,317

| percentage = 0.2%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Scott A. Vineberg

| votes = 11,843

| percentage = 0.2%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Tim Gildersleeve

| votes = 9,798

| percentage = 0.1%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Gar Myers

| votes = 8,726

| percentage = 0.1%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Billy Falling (write-in)

| votes = 87

| percentage = 0.0%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Ric M. Llewellyn (write-in)

| votes = 32

| percentage = 0.0%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Alexis Stuart (write-in)

| votes = 10

| percentage = 0.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 7,512,322

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

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| title=General election results{{cite web | url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/2016-complete-sov.pdf | title=Statement of Vote: 2016 General Election | publisher=California Secretary of State | date=November 13, 2016 | access-date=January 4, 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Kamala Harris

| votes = 7,542,753

| percentage = 61.60%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Loretta Sanchez

| votes = 4,701,417

| percentage = 38.40%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 12,244,170

| percentage = 100.0%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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United States House of Representatives

{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016}}

State Senate

State Assembly

Propositions

=June primary election=

Since the passage of a law in November 2011, state primary elections may only feature propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature.{{cite news |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html |title=Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill restricting ballot initiative to November elections |first=David |last=Siders |date=October 8, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |work=Sacramento Bee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212132244/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html |archive-date=February 12, 2013 }}

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! scope="col" | №

! scope="col" | Result{{cite web | url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-primary/2016-complete-sov.pdf | title=Statement of Vote: June 7, 2016 Election | publisher=California Secretary of State | access-date=May 5, 2018}}

! scope="col" | Description

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Amends the state constitution to require a two-thirds vote in the respective chamber of the state legislature to suspend a state senator or assembly member. The proposal would also withhold the salaries and benefits of the suspended legislator.{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures/ |title=Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures |publisher=Secretary of State of California |access-date=July 26, 2015 }}{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Legislator_Suspension_Amendment,_Proposition_50_(June_2016) |title=California Legislator Suspension Amendment, Proposition 50 (June 2016) |work=Ballotpedia |access-date=2016-07-02 }}

=November general election=

The number of propositions in this election was significantly larger than previous elections. The increase has been attributed to the relatively low number of signatures required for ballot placement for this election. The number of signatures required for ballot placement is a percentage of the turnout in the previous election. Since the turnout in the November 2014 elections was low, the number of signatures required for ballot placement in 2016 was 365,880, whereas the typical requirement is well over half a million signatures.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-pol-california-ballot-measures-2016-20151108-story.html |title=California's ballot could be a blockbuster next November|work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2018-04-03|date=November 8, 2015|first=John|last=Myers}}

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! scope="col" | №

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | Description

| {{yes|Passed}}

| School Bonds. Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities. Initiative Statutory Amendment. This initiative statutory amendment would authorize $9 billion in bonds for school construction and modernization.{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures/ |title=Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures |publisher=Secretary of State of California |access-date=July 20, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/51/ |title=Proposition 51: K-12 and Community College Facilities |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| State Fees on Hospitals. Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds. Initiative Statutory and Constitutional Amendment. Among others, this proposed initiative statutory and constitutional amendment would require a two-thirds vote in the state legislature to change laws that impose fees on hospitals for purpose of obtaining federal Medi-Cal matching funds.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/52/ |title=Proposition 52: Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{no|Failed}}

| Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. This initiative constitutional amendment requires statewide voter approval for revenue bonds exceeding $2 billion for projects financed, owned, operated, or managed by the state or any joint agency created by or including the state.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/53/ |title=Proposition 53: Voter Approval of Revenue Bonds |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Legislature. Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. Among other requirements, prohibits the legislature from passing any bill unless it has been published on the internet and in print for at least 72 hours prior to the vote.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/54/ |title=Proposition 54: Legislative Procedure Requirements |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Extends income tax increases from 2012 and allocates the revenue from them for K-12 schools, community colleges, and healthcare programs.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/55/ |title=Proposition 55: Tax Extension for Education and Healthcare |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. Increases cigarette tax by $2.00 a pack and allocates revenues to healthcare programs and tobacco research.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/56/ |title=Proposition 56: Cigarette Tax |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Criminal Sentences. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. Increases access to parole for people convicted of nonviolent felonies and modifies how juvenile defendants can be tried as adults.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/57/ |title=Proposition 57: Criminal Sentences & Juvenile Crime Proceedings |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Senate Bill 1174: This mandatory proposition, placed by the state legislature and Governor on September 2, 2014, would repeal most of 1998's California Proposition 227, and thus allow multi-language education in public schools.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/58/ |title=Proposition 58: English Proficiency. Multilingual Education. |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Senate Bill 254: This mandatory proposition asks voters if they want California to work towards overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, in a similar manner to Proposition 49 from 2014 (which was removed from the ballot by the state supreme court).{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/59/ |title=Proposition 59: Corporate Political Spending Advisory Question |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{no|Failed}}

| Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements. Among other requirements, this initiative statute would mandate the use of condoms in adult films and require that producers of said films pay for STI testing and vaccinations for their performers.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/60/ |title=Proposition 60: Adult Film Condom Requirements |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{no|Failed}}

| State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards. This initiative statute prohibits California state agencies from paying more for prescriptions drugs than the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pays.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/61/ |title=Proposition 61: State Prescription Drug Purchase Standards |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{no|Failed}}

| Death Penalty. Initiative Statute. Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as the maximum punishment for murder.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/62/ |title=Proposition 62: Repeal of Death Penalty |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/63/ |title=Proposition 63: Firearms and Ammunition Sales |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute. Legalizes marijuana and hemp while imposing cultivation taxes and distribution standards.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/64/ |title=Proposition 64: Marijuana Legalization |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{no|Failed}}

| Carry-Out Bags. Charges. Initiative Statute. Redirects revenues from the sale of carry-out bags at grocery stores to environmental projects under the Wildlife Conservation Board.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/65/ |title=Proposition 65: Carryout Bag Charges |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Death Penalty. Procedures. Initiative Statute. Limits death penalty appeals and length of time for death penalty review. Invalidates Proposition 62 if passed by a larger proportion of the popular vote.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/66/ |title=Proposition 66: Death Penalty Procedure Time Limits |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

| {{yes|Passed}}

| Referendum to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags. This is a referendum on a law signed by the Governor on September 30, 2014, that would impose a statewide ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags at grocery stores.{{cite web |url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/67/ |title=Proposition 67: Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags |publisher=Secretary of State of California |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016 }}

References

External links

Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State's Elections Division
[https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/presidential-primary-election-june-7-2016 2016 Primary Election]
[https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/general-election-november-8-2016 2016 General Election]

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